What 50 Years of Setbacks Taught Me About Resilience
Published on September 21, 2026
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I’ve been thinking lately about what resilience really means. I don’t believe resilience means you never get knocked down. Life has a way of making sure that happens sooner or later. To me, resilience is what happens next.
Over the years, I’ve worked in several businesses, managed projects, written and published books, learned new technology long after I thought I was finished learning new technology, and had plenty of plans that didn’t work the way I expected.
One lesson keeps coming back:
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A setback does not have to become a stopping point.
Sometimes the smartest thing you can do is stop, look at what happened, learn from it, change direction if necessary, and start moving again. That applies to building a website, writing content, publishing a book, learning AI, starting a business, or just dealing with life. I’ve been a member of Wealthy Affiliate for quite a while, but I haven’t been as involved in the community as I could have been. I want to change that.
So I’ll start with a question:
What is one setback you’ve experienced in the online journey that eventually taught you something valuable?
I’d genuinely like to hear your stories.
Lee
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