Resilience in Focus is a quick-access toolkit designed to help you manage stress, lift your mood, and stay mentally ready—whether you need support for the week ahead or just the next 15 minutes. It offers practical tools and infographics on skills like optimism, mindfulness, goal-setting, and making stress work for you. Resilience in Focus also features deep dives into selected topics that offer insight into strengthening personal and relational resilience. Core areas covered include Emotional Resilience, Family Resilience, Physical Resilience, Social Resilience, and Spiritual Resilience. For more in-depth support, reach out to your local R2 Performance Center for individual or group workshops.
Charting Your Course: Goal Setting as Your Compass to Financial Readiness
By Dr. Erin Towner, Lead Master Resilience Trainer – Performance... read more
Charting Your Course: Goal Setting as Your Compass to Financial Readiness
By Dr. Erin Towner, Lead Master Resilience Trainer – Performance Expert
Soldiers and their Family members know how important planning and preparation are. From mission
readiness to running a household, if you want to be successful, you need to set goals and make a plan to
achieve them. Just as you wouldn’t embark on a mission without a clear destination and a detailed plan,
you shouldn’t navigate your financial future without defined goals and a road map to get there. Goal
setting acts as the compass that guides your financial journey, providing direction, motivation and a
framework for making smart choices.
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Trust at the Core: Essential for Leadership and Mission Success
By Brian Dabbs, Master Resilience Trainer – Performance Expert
Trust is the foundation... read more
Trust at the Core: Essential for Leadership and Mission Success
By Brian Dabbs, Master Resilience Trainer – Performance Expert
Trust is the foundation of any successful organization. In the Army, it is essential for mission success, unit cohesion and effective leadership. A strong culture of trust ensures that Soldiers operate with integrity, communicate openly and hold one another accountable to high standards. When properly cultivated, it leads to increased morale, operational efficiency and unit effectiveness.
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Stay Laser-Focused: Channel Your Energy to Where It Matters Most
By Eugene Wentworth, Master Resilience Trainer – Performance Expert
Stress is entirely... read more
Stay Laser-Focused: Channel Your Energy to Where It Matters Most
By Eugene Wentworth, Master Resilience Trainer – Performance Expert
Stress is entirely normal and finds its way into everyday life. Indeed, each of the five pillars of wellness— physical, emotional, social, spiritual and family— are deeply interconnected, each influencing and reinforcing the others. When one pillar weakens, the others feel the impact and can become stressed. If you fail to compartmentalize stress to the area from which it comes, this emotional response can find its way into all the pillars. Take control by identifying what’s important now for the task at hand so that you can stay task-focused, rather than being consumed by stress and wasting critical energy.
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Use Problem-Solving to Overcome Challenges
By Janeane Hernandez, Master Resilience Trainer – Performance Expert
After weeks of grueling tests and... read more
Use Problem-Solving to Overcome Challenges
By Janeane Hernandez, Master Resilience Trainer – Performance Expert
After weeks of grueling tests and setbacks, a Soldier in Ranger School is on the verge of quitting, convinced that he’s not cut out for the challenge. But he doesn’t realize that every small victory—the times he perseveres through pain or mistakes—proves he has what it takes to succeed. If only he could see beyond his setbacks. Have you ever experienced a problem like this? We often focus on what we think is the problem, using selective information or experiences to support our beliefs, without considering the whole picture and other contributing factors.
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Break Free From the Rumination Cycle: Tune In or Tune Out
Written by Dr. Erin Towner, Lead Master Resilience Trainer - Performance Expert
Have you ever... read more
Break Free From the Rumination Cycle: Tune In or Tune Out
Written by Dr. Erin Towner, Lead Master Resilience Trainer - Performance Expert
Have you ever replayed past events or upcoming worries in your mind on repeat? This is called rumination, a cycle of counterproductive thinking that fuels anxiety and hinders the ability to take purposeful action to move forward. Using mindful thinking and mental games, you can learn to break free from this cycle and embrace a more present and peaceful state of mind.
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