Be like Alice:Be like Alice:

Resiliency and Resiliency and the courage to the courage to changechange

What is Resiliency?What is Resiliency?Power to deal with changeThe ability to return to an original form

after being bent, compressed, or stretched

The ability to recover readily from adversity, and thrive

HardinessLearning from a growth mind-set

New definition Hartling 2008New definition Hartling 2008

Ability to connect, reconnect, and resist disconnection in response to hardships, adversities, trauma and alienating social/cultural practices.

How does this describe your institution?

Why is it important?Why is it important?

Who are the Who are the characters and characters and what do they what do they teach us?teach us?Is your Is your kingdom kingdom resilient? Are resilient? Are individuals individuals relilient? relilient?

““Off with their Off with their heads” is not heads” is not an adaptive or an adaptive or effective effective strategystrategy

NarcissismNarcissism

For example….For example….Watch out for your inner Red Watch out for your inner Red QueenQueen

Who are our advisors?Who are our advisors?

Red Queen issuesRed Queen issues

Problem solving deficit disorderSatisfaction misalignment

◦(from getting not doing)Age compressionCompassion deficit disorder

Diane Levin and Jean Kilbourne

Hero complex…everyone is a heroHero complex…everyone is a hero71.2% of freshman rate their academic 71.2% of freshman rate their academic abilities above average (Chronicle)abilities above average (Chronicle)

How do we live How do we live up to our vows?up to our vows?How is expert How is expert status holding status holding us back?us back?

When our self-view limits usWhen our self-view limits us

Are you yourself Are you yourself or a reflection of or a reflection of the other?the other?How do we How do we mirror others? mirror others? Can we resist Can we resist the urge to the urge to blend in?blend in?

What What happens happens when we when we are fearfully are fearfully tied to the tied to the clock and clock and rules and rules and schedules schedules and plans?and plans?

Madness or brilliance? Madness or brilliance?

MuchnessMuchness

At times At times disappearing disappearing as a coping as a coping strategy strategy might be might be effective. effective.

DisappearingDisappearing

Wisdom? Wisdom?

Finding ourselvesFinding ourselves

Alice is:Alice is: Self-Aware Realistic Positive Courageous Accepting Commits Growth mindset The world is a Challenge

not a threat Tolerates ambiguity,

uncertainty and paradox Durable and

Independent spirit

Stay CuriousStay Curious

How do we get to Wonderland? How do we get to Wonderland?

Where is the land beyond the eye, that Where is the land beyond the eye, that people can not see, where can it be? people can not see, where can it be?

Don’t be afraid of Don’t be afraid of adventuresadventures

Be willing to face the JaberwockyBe willing to face the Jaberwocky

Believe impossible thingsBelieve impossible things

Why we need to be resilientWhy we need to be resilient