How to Be a Survivor

At some point in everyone's life they will, unfortunately, experience some kind of crisis. Whether it's a natural disaster, emotional pain or physical loss such as the death of a loved one, these difficult periods require the ability to be a strong survivor. Knowing the characteristics of a survivor is the key to practice these skills.

Instructions

Difficulty: Challenging

1. Have a good attitude. Even when life isn't dealing a great hand you've still got to stay positive no matter what. Be optimistic about your situation. Believe in yourself.
2. Be adaptable. Change isn't easy under the best of circumstances. Force yourself to become willing to change and find something good about it. You're responsible for the effort not the outcome.
3. Redirect fear and channel it into courage. When faced in survival situations, fear can easily take over and ruin your chances of making it. Use that negative energy and practice channeling it toward doing something courageous to achieve a better outcome.
4. Maintain a sense of humor. A good sense of humor goes a long way in stressful situations. To be a survivor in some instances just requires the ability to laugh off what would seemingly be awful.
5. Turn to a higher power. Many people believe in something or someone to give them strength. When the need arises ask for help from a greater resource. Just being able to look outside of your crisis and feel hopeful can make the difference of whether or not you'll survive it. Have faith.
6. Draw support from others. Look to others for help especially if someone has survived what you're going through. When we can't find the means within ourselves to survive believe that someone else believes you'll get through it.
7. Make a plan. A good survivor has a plan and then a back-up plan. If plan A doesn't work than try plan B. The point to being a successful survivor is to never give up.