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Resilience and Leadership in Asia

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The spontaneous gifts of Heaven are of high value; but the strength of perseverance gains the prize.

The spontaneous gifts of Heaven are of high value; but the strength of perseverance gains the prize. (Chinese proverb)

In this chapter, the sections that follow will deal with:

  • Being Resilient

  • The CORE Qualities

  • Boosting Endurance and Being Resilient

  • Buddha, Buddhism and Resilience

  • Being Resilient, the Confucian Way

From the outset, it is worthy to note that each and every one of us hungers for a sense of purpose and meaning in life. We need to feel that we matter and that our lives make a difference, and that matters to strengthen us to be strong, if not hardy.

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  1. Faculty of Construction Technologies, Infrastructure and Management, Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture & Civil Engineering (KazGASA)/Kazakh American University (KAU), Almaty, Kazakhstan

    Kim Cheng Patrick Low

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Low, K.C.P. (2018). Resilience and Leadership in Asia. In: Leading Successfully in Asia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71347-2_16

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