Stop Getting in Your Own Way: A Resilience Reboot

Resilience isn’t about being unshakable—it’s about bouncing forward, not back. When you stop getting in your own way, you discover just how much fuel is already in your tank.

CREATIVE RESILIENCE

Liz Stubbs

8/20/20251 min read

man wearing white long-sleeved shirt on air photo
man wearing white long-sleeved shirt on air photo

We’ve all done it: second-guessed ourselves, hesitated too long, or let fear steer the wheel. The truth is, the biggest barrier between where you are and where you want to go is often… you.

The good news? You can reboot your resilience—and shift from stuck to forward motion.

Try these two moves:

  1. Flip the Frame. Instead of asking, What if I fail? ask, What if this moves me forward in ways I can’t yet see? That tiny flip changes hesitation into possibility.

  2. Micro-Leaps Matter. You don’t need a giant breakthrough. Choose one small, bold action you’ve been avoiding—make the call, send the email, say yes. Each micro-leap stacks into momentum.

Resilience isn’t about being unshakable—it’s about bouncing forward, not back. When you stop getting in your own way, you discover just how much fuel is already in your tank.

Today’s challenge: Choose one micro-leap. Take it. Notice how it changes your energy.