Resilience Building Words

verb to mentally prepare oneself for something difficult or challenging

• She steeled herself for the difficult conversation ahead.
• He steeled his nerves before jumping off the cliff.
• I steeled myself for the intense workout at the gym.
• The team steeled their resolve to come back stronger next season.

noun a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

verb a word that expresses an action or a state of being

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

• After the scandal, he decided to turn over a new leaf and focus on rebuilding his reputation.
• I'm tired of being lazy, I think it's time to turn over a new leaf and start exercising regularly.
• I used to be a troublemaker, but I've decided to turn over a new leaf and stay out of trouble.
• She had been struggling with her self-esteem, but after therapy, she was able to turn over a new leaf and start loving herself more.