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Key Highlights
Resilience is a skill set, not an event: Rather than something you call upon in extraordinary moments, resilience requires daily practice, preparation, and intentional habits built during quieter timesThe flashlight technique: When facing uncertainty, narrow your focus to "what is important now" rather than trying to see everything in the shadows - shine your flashlight on the one next step that will create momentumShift from "why" to "what's next": Move from rumination (getting stuck asking "why is this happening to me?") to agency by reframing around choices and actions - even choosing to pause is taking controlThree pillars of preparedness: Build margin and space in your calendar now, prepare for multiple scenarios (not pessimism, but readiness), and practice maintaining composure in low-stakes moments before high-stakes ones arriveThe intersection of urgency and intentionality: Resilience is measured by how you show up when pressure demands speed - slow your physical pace, speak deliberately, and create pauses to signal composure and control to your teamNotable Quotes
"We are in a marathon and not a sprint. How do we keep our energy, our focus, our commitment up for the long term through the lulls and valleys of everything we're experiencing?""Ignore the landscape for right now. If we can just narrow the focus, hyper-focus on what can I do next, or what do I choose to do next - even if I choose to do nothing, I'm choosing to do nothing.""Rather than going into 'why is it happening to me?' if we can move to a statement - here's what we can do - and turn to action, that's where agency comes from.""Control the controllables. The uncontrollables are always going to change - the weather, the dynamics, the situation. But if we come back to here's the narrative that will gain me momentum, that's really powerful.""Reflection is important, but we don't want to get stuck in rumination. How do you get out of the rut of pondering and worrying and fretting? Change from looking backwards to looking forwards."Featured Speakers
Diana Hong is a Partner and Executive Coach at CRA | Admired Leadership with over 20 years of experience advising senior leaders on strategic communication and leadership through major organizational changes. Known for helping leaders cut through complexity and create clarity, she specializes in preparing teams for uncertainty and building resilience as a daily practice rather than an emergency response.Emma Mufraggi is an Executive Coach at CRA | Admired Leadership, an executive coach who has led executives across Europe, Latin America, and North America through their most challenging moments. With deep experience in both elite athletics and executive leadership, she brings unique insights on composure under pressure, the power of preparation, and building support networks that sustain performance.Wes Bender serves as a facilitator and thought leadership coordinator at CRA | Admired Leadership, helping to connect practical leadership insights with real-world application through webinars and educational content.Resources Mentioned
Field Note: "Resilience as Preparation" (spare tire analogy)
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