According to the dictionary (Duden), resilience stands for psychological strength, the ability to overcome difficult life situations without lasting damage. Or in everyday language: fall down (encounter a setback), get up (recover), adjust your crown (readjust) and move forward!
Some people are significantly more resilient than the average person. At the same time, resilience is also situation-specific and depends in particular on a person’s life story. Someone who lost a beloved pet as a child may experience a similar loss as very painful and challenging later on. The same person, however, may have no problem performing in front of an audience and facing the risk of negative criticism. The good news is that we can increase our stress resilience, expand our comfort zone and thus evolve.