To build resilience, you must feel you have the ability inside yourself to respond to challenges. You must hold strong to the belief that you can face and conquer challenges under your own power, and not depend on someone else to save you. Leaning on others for support and guidance through challenges is one thing. And it’s an absolutely necessary thing. This job is hard, and we can’t do it alone. BUT, resilience is internal. It’s our own way of being and our own attitudes towards our circumstances. Nobody can give those to us. We have to create and cultivate that by using our own experiences in combination with those lessons being shared with us by others. When we feel empowered, we believe we can influence our surroundings, our circumstances, and the outcomes associated with those. This contributes to a sense of competence and confidence. We empower ourselves when we take risks, make mistakes (or even fail), and discover our own ability to get up and keep moving.