The five pillars - how they apply to you and your lives

Take home messages

• Resilience is the ability to continually perform at a standard regardless of outside stresses/pressures.
• The ‘five pillars’ provide a structure to reflect on and devise a plan to gain a positive result.
• We all have options and options provide hope, enthusiasm and instigate action.

Introduction

The overall theme of this paper/presentation is about providing a simple structure for each person to reflect on (the ‘five pillars’) and devise a plan to gain a positive result from the actions they implement. This structure contains simple disciplines which when implemented, allows the person to be at their resilient best.

Resilience is the ability to continually perform at a standard regardless of outside stresses/pressures. It’s also the ability to reform our shape after we have experienced a stress of some description.

Reflection on the ‘five pillars’ will provide a prioritisation of where to place energies to increase the person’s ability to perform.

The five pillars

Setting expectations

A set of simple disciplines that you operate that puts you in a healthy physical, mental and emotional state. As an example, do you have an exercise plan that you follow on a weekly basis? This is about controlling the controllable in your life and acknowledging those that are uncontrollable.

Living the example

The commitment to implement your disciplines and also to assist others to implement theirs! How often are you finding excuses not to follow your discipline plans and if so what are those excuses? Make your reward greater than your sacrifice!

Encouraging others

It is often hard for people to ask for help outright. What is more prevalent is that people ask for assistance or ‘for a hand’ to complete a task or series of tasks. Be open to ask, and also be open to hear what people really may be asking for. The great Australian term is ’never let your mate down’! Some people lack the confidence to expose themselves to new environments, yet when they do, they regret the time they waited. Are you or do you know people who are waiting?

Involving others

Stay connected within the community. Proactively find ways to integrate as well as sending out ‘invitations’ for others to integrate with you. Are you involved in at least three social outings per month? What do you get out of ‘being connected’ to the level that you are and would you receive greater benefits if you were more connected?

Taking responsibility

Be strong in following what it is that allows you to operate at your best. Be proactive to initiate social gatherings and involve yourself in community activities. 

Conclusion

The final call of the presentation is to provide attendees with a positive intent that they have options. Options provide hope, enthusiasm and instigate action. 

Less resilient people are often that way because they believe they cannot identify with the ‘options’. Less resilient people tend to see smaller possibilities.

I will bend, but I will not break!

Contact details

Shane Garner
0408 058 253
shane@mmateam.com.au