Midlife Fulfilled
How to Plan Your Resilience in Career and Health
On episode 209, Bernie is joined by Dr. Marie-Hélène Pelletier, affectionately known as MH, a distinguished leadership psychologist and author with over two decades of experience.
MH and Bernie dive deep into the concept of resilience, exploring its significance across the five key life pillars, with emphasis on career and health. Our conversation sheds light on MH’s unique approach to the intersection of psychology research and business strategy to help professionals and leaders thrive.
We unravel how resilience is not a trait but a dynamic state we can cultivate throughout our personal and professional lives.
This episode promises to fuel your midlife fulfillment journey by embracing resilience as a pivotal element in your life’s toolbox. Tune in and get ready to thrive.Here are three key discussion points from our conversation:
- Defining Resilience: MH describes resilience as our ability to navigate adversity and emerge stronger, a growth-focused mindset crucial in both personal and professional spheres. She emphasizes that resilience is a state that can fluctuate throughout life’s stages, rather than a fixed personality trait.
- Resilience in Career and Workplace: MH highlights the importance of understanding resilience as a systemic element within the workplace. It’s essential to recognize the interconnectedness between individual, team, and organizational resilience, and the collective impact they have on one another’s ability to thrive.
- The Five Life Pillars: We dove deep into how resilience can be applied across the five key life pillars with emphasis on health, and career. MH provided strategies tied to psychological research that offer a strategic approach to optimizing performance in each area.
Main Takeaway: Resilience is not a static trait but a dynamic quality that can be cultivated. By acknowledging its systemic nature in our lives, especially in midlife, we can strategically enhance our capacity to thrive against life’s demands.
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