Embracing Vulnerability: The Path to Resilience

We often think of strength as having it all together and being composed, unshaken, always “on.” However, the truth is that real strength looks different. It’s softer, perhaps most importantly, it includes vulnerability.

The Courage to Feel

To be vulnerable is to allow yourself to feel fully, even when it’s uncomfortable. It’s acknowledging fear, sadness, or doubt instead of trying to push it deep down inside. That’s not weakness. That’s courage.

Vulnerability invites growth. When we allow ourselves to sit with our emotions and not run from them, we give ourselves the space to understand, heal, and ultimately evolve.

The goal isn’t to stay in a place of pain. It’s to move through it. Let your experiences shape you, then rise, stronger, wiser, and more resilient. Like a phoenix from the ashes, your rebirth begins the moment you decide not to let hardship define you.

Every Experience Shapes You

Every setback, challenge, and uncomfortable moment contributes to who we are becoming, even if it doesn’t make sense right away.

Growth often disguises itself as discomfort. But with time, perspective reveals purpose. Trust that nothing you experience is wasted. Every chapter, no matter how painful, adds to the depth, empathy, and insight we carry forward.

Speak to Yourself with Intention

The words we speak to ourselves matter more than we realise. Self-talk can be a tool of empowerment or a source of quiet destruction.

Affirmations can help. Daily, intentional reminders of your strength can help you reframe your mindset and build emotional resilience. Everyday I remind myself these things:
‘I am capable.

‘I grow through what I go through.

‘I choose resilience over regret.

By practicing affirmations consistently, it becomes easy to create space for self-compassion and possibility, even during difficult times.

You Don’t Have to Be Unbreakable

Resilience doesn’t mean you never falter. It means you allow yourself to bend, to break if needed, but then to rebuild with greater clarity and strength.

You don’t have to be unbreakable to be powerful. You just have to keep going.

Your Energy is Your Currency - Spend It Wisely

 

My Energy, My Time, and It Changes Everything.

There was a time when I drained myself dry, not from hard work, but from my mind. I used to waste hours feeling sorry about the setbacks, resisting change, and obsessing over things I couldn’t control. Worst of all, I let others’ success make me question my worth. Then life handed me a lesson I’ll never forget.

I was an Assistant Manager at a leading national bakery. I ran my team with efficiency. To the point that even the customers and the directors noticed. But so did a few jealous managers. Instead of matching my effort, they plotted against me. When the sabotage came to light, the truth revealed. I eventually walked away with two years’ worth of a salary. And just days later, a top-ranking organization hired me.

That moment taught me everything. Self-pity doesn’t protect you, it paralyzes you. The managers who tried to break me? They wasted energy tearing others down. I think if it were me, I’d rather build. The other day by chance in the City Centre I ran into one of those previous managers, and I was sad by what my eyes beheld.

It reminds me to welcome challenges, but I’m still growing. Its true that I speak up without apology, because kindness shouldn’t mean silence. I take smart risks, knowing stagnation is the real danger. And when others succeed, I cheer. Their light doesn’t dim mine.

Life’s too short to pour energy into what drains you. Focus on what builds you. That’s where the real power lies.