"People who are mentally tough stay mentally tough because they don't slip easily into shame or self-criticism or self-loathing."
Instead of rushing to recover from a tough situation, give yourself time to feel your emotions, psychologist Cortney Warren wrote for CNBC Make It last year.
"A key component of resilience is emotional flexibility, or the ability to regulate your feelings and reduce their intensity in a given situation," wrote Warren.
'No'Imagine this: You're dealing with your jam-packed work schedule when a colleague asks you to help them finish an assignment.
Don't feel guilty for putting yourself first and saying no, according to psychologist Jessica Jackson.
Persons:
Brené Brown, Brown, Cortney Warren, Warren, Judy Ho, Jessica Jackson, Jackson
Organizations:
CNBC