8 Pillar Resilience Challenge

Seek and Embrace Change (40 actions)

(Use these suggestions to choose one task to embrace change)

161. Do one small thing differently each day: Route, routine, or order of tasks.  

162. Regularly declutter your environment: Let go of what no longer fits your life.  

163. Update your goals quarterly: Adjust based on new information and priorities.  

Growth mindset (40 actions)

(Use these suggestions to work on growth Mindset)

121. Reframe “I can’t” to “I can’t yet”: Add the “yet” consciously.  

122. Celebrate effort, not just outcomes: Notice what you controlled.  

123. Track your learning curve: Document progress over weeks and months.  

Get skills (40 actions)

(Try these options when working on Get Skills)

81. Learn touch typing or improve speed: Boosts all digital work.  

82. Develop basic spreadsheet skills: Formulas, charts, simple models.  

83. Learn to create clear slide decks: Visual clarity, minimal text, strong structure.  

Think critically (40 actions)

(Use these suggestions to choose tasks)

41. Ask “What’s the evidence?” regularly: For claims you hear or believe.  

42. Practice the “steelman” technique: State opposing views in their strongest form.  

43. Identify assumptions in arguments: What must be true for this to work?  

Expand Knowledge (40 actions)

(use these as suggestions to choose an Expand Knowledge task)

1. Read books weekly: Choose a mix of nonfiction and fiction.  

2. Follow a structured reading list: Curate themes (history, science, psychology).  

3. Listen to educational podcasts: Rotate topics to avoid echo chambers.  

Here is a list of commonly held Limiting beliefs. These are generally beliefs that are often untrue and need to be challenged. Use this as a resource if you need help identifying a held limiting belief.

I will also link to methods that work to challenge these beliefs.

There is a downloadable sheet at the bottom of this Post.

This is a list Donated by Daniela Sota Registered Psychotherapist.

If you are in distress, please reach out to a Mental Health Professional.

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