Think about times when you’ve drawn on inner strengths such as grit, confidence, and compassion to handle issues in the past. Then take some moments to consider how you could tap into those inner strengths again to deal with the current challenge. Also consider the talents and skills that you could bring to bear. How could you work on the problem? What plans could you make to prevent it, manage it, or recover from it? Think about other resources inside yourself—such as mindfulness and your own good heart—and how these could help

