Nov 8, 2021
Resilience is the audacity to never give up. ~ Beate Chelette
We’ve heard a lot of definitions for the word “Resilience” in the past year, but this is one of our favorites.
We call upon our Resilience when we’ve been knocked down, and often it feels like we’re dragging ourselves back to a standing position, even after the Resilience kicks in. But combining the idea of Resilience with audacity imbues Resilience with power. Kick-ass power at that.
One definition of audacity is “the bold or arrogant disregard of normal restraints.” We love that! Challenge requires boldness, and it’s the perfect time to break free of normal conventions and behaviors. It’s the perfect counterpart to Resilience.
Being Resilient with audacity sends a clear “Aw, hell no!” message to our challenges and struggles. Does that minimize them? Not at all. Every challenge must be acknowledged and respected for what it is. But we should never, ever take our challenges lying down.
Our friend, Beate Chelette, a first-generation American immigrant, refused to allow her challenges to take her down, even audaciously writing to the President of the United States to request help for her small business. And guess what? She got it.
Hear more of Beate’s inspiring, bold story on her episode of the Brilliantly Resilient podcast, and find her at https://beatechelette.com/.
XO,
KS & MFB