Resilience isn’t just about pushing through challenges—it’s also about how we frame those challenges in our minds. Over the years, I’ve discovered that one of the most powerful tools for staying resilient is something surprisingly simple: gratitude. When I’m in the middle of a stressful week—deadlines piling up, clients changing plans at the last minute, or projects falling through—it’s easy to focus only on what’s going wrong. I used to do exactly that, and it drained me faster than any workload ever could. Then I started a small practice: pausing each day to reflect on at least one thing I was grateful for. Sometimes it was something big—a client appreciating my work, a proposal finally accepted. Other times it was small: a quiet cup of coffee in the morning, a kind message from a colleague, or simply finishing a task I was proud of. These small moments of gratitude became anchors. They reminded me that even when things aren’t perfect, there is still value, growth, and posi...
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