ABSTRACT
In this last chapter, I want to pull together material from the previous ones to provide an overview of resilience. When tough times threaten or appear without warning, you have choices to make such as: accepting (without liking) the unwelcome reality that has intruded into your life and finding constructive ways to deal with it; burying your head in the sand and hoping it will disappear; looking to others to deal with it for you; or withdrawing into self-pity and helplessness. The first choice is the resilient response though some of the individuals I’ve presented in this book took the other routes before, however reluctantly, summoning up the energy and determination to face their difficulties. What follows are key lessons for coaches to remember in helping their clients to develop greater resilience.
