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What is Resilience?

By Jan Lawrence | 16 August 2011

Resilience and the Adversities of Life Life is full of experiences of adversities.  Some of them are external such as fires, earthquakes, floods, wars, or violence.  Some of them are within the family, such as divorce, separation, abandonment, or loss of a job, home, or loved one.  And some of them are within the individual,…

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Challenging Negative Thinking Habits

By Jan Lawrence | 05 July 2011

  Each thought you have affects how you feel, each feeling you have affects how you behave and there are consequences to every single one of your behaviours, be it positive or negative.  Behaviours that are CONSISTENT become HABITS and habits can become who we are and how we respond to our environment. Negative Thinking…

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Realistic Optimism

By Jan Lawrence | 09 February 2011

Here is an extract from our Developing Personal Resilience course about learning to become more optimistic.

Highly resilient people have a realistic, optimistic view of the world. This optimism is not fantastical it is based in reality. They persist in seeking goals despite obstacles and setbacks. They tend to operate from hope of success rather than fear of failure. Setbacks are viewed as due to manageable circumstance rather than personal flaw.

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Resiliency Training Case Study – Suffolk County Council

By Jan Lawrence | 07 February 2011

This case study takes you through the process Suffolk County Council have undergone from deciding, 3 years ago, that they wanted to address the dynamic transformation agenda facing individuals, teams, the service and the council to the present day when over 250 staff and management have received resilience training.

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Developing Resilience Booklist

By Jan Lawrence | 09 November 2010

    Please click here to view the Booklist from our Developing Resilience Course

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Why Resilience Matters

By Jan Lawrence | 09 November 2010

  “Life is not what it’s supposed to be, it’s what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference”  Virginia Satir Life is full of experiences of adversities.  Some of them are external such as fires, earthquakes, floods, wars, or violence.  Some of them are within the family, such as…

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Resiliency Training for Community First and Wellness Works – Case Study

By Jan Lawrence | 06 September 2010

We approached In-Equilibrium because we have used them to deliver other courses in the past and we were confident that they would deliver high quality training that would meet the objectives of those people attending the workshop. And this certainly has been the case, the individual feedback that we receive from attendees has been consistently high.

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Training in Tough Times

By Jan Lawrence | 13 July 2009

In tough economic times, any sensible organisation will look at ways of managing costs while maintaining peak performance….If your ‘fleet’ of staff is reduced and stretched with increased workload, it’s even more important to make sure they are properly looked after…
by In Equilibrium consultant, Carol Taylor

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Credit crunch having big impact on wellbeing

By Jan Lawrence | 04 February 2009

More than 62% of people questioned in a recent survey said the current economic downturn is having a negative effect on their sense of well-being, according to

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New Course: Developing Personal Resilience

By Jan Lawrence | 14 November 2008

Personal resilience is arguably the most important resource for coping well during stressful times

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