--- title: Get Inspired!- A Self-Care Practice in Building Resiliency To Lead description: Building resiliency to lead your organization involves first GETTING INSPIRED as a self-care activity even during a global pandemic. image: https://www.designgroupinternational.com/hubfs/Building%20Resiliency%20To%20Lead%20-%20Get%20Inspired.png --- ![www.designgroupinternational.comhs-fshubfs_DGI Logo (New)DGI Logo - Landscape-1](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/hs-fs/hubfs/social-suggested-images/www.designgroupinternational.comhs-fshubfs_DGI%20Logo%20(New)DGI%20Logo%20-%20Landscape-1.png?width=200&height=93&name=www.designgroupinternational.comhs-fshubfs_DGI%20Logo%20(New)DGI%20Logo%20-%20Landscape-1.png) ![www.designgroupinternational.comhs-fshubfs_DGI Logo (New)DGI Logo - Landscape-1](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/hs-fs/hubfs/social-suggested-images/www.designgroupinternational.comhs-fshubfs_DGI%20Logo%20(New)DGI%20Logo%20-%20Landscape-1.png?width=200&height=93&name=www.designgroupinternational.comhs-fshubfs_DGI%20Logo%20(New)DGI%20Logo%20-%20Landscape-1.png) ![www.designgroupinternational.comhs-fshubfs_DGI Logo (New)DGI Logo - Landscape-1](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/hs-fs/hubfs/social-suggested-images/www.designgroupinternational.comhs-fshubfs_DGI%20Logo%20(New)DGI%20Logo%20-%20Landscape-1.png?width=200&height=93&name=www.designgroupinternational.comhs-fshubfs_DGI%20Logo%20(New)DGI%20Logo%20-%20Landscape-1.png) - [ABOUT US ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/transforming-influence/javascript;) - What is Process Consulting? - [MEET US ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/transforming-influence/javascript;) - Areas of Specialty - Meet Our Process Consultants - Meet our Partners and Senior Consultants - Meet our Consultants - [Maestro-level leaders](https://www.maestrosuiteadvisors.com/) - [Society for Process Consulting](https://www.maestrosuiteadvisors.com/) - [Culture Change Leadership](https://www.acausegreater.org/) - [BE A CONSULTANT ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/transforming-influence/javascript;) - Explore Process Consulting - Community of Practice - Shared Platform - [BE CREDENTIALED](https://linktr.ee/MaestroSuiteAdvisors) - [RESOURCES ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/transforming-influence/javascript;) - Blog Library - Books - Podcasts - Cohorts - Case Studies - [ABOUT US ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/transforming-influence/javascript;) - What is Process Consulting? - [MEET US ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/transforming-influence/javascript;) - Areas of Specialty - Meet Our Process Consultants - Meet our Partners and Senior Consultants - Meet our Consultants - [Maestro-level leaders](https://www.maestrosuiteadvisors.com/) - [Society for Process Consulting](https://www.maestrosuiteadvisors.com/) - [Culture Change Leadership](https://www.acausegreater.org/) - [BE A CONSULTANT ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/transforming-influence/javascript;) - Explore Process Consulting - Community of Practice - Shared Platform - [BE CREDENTIALED](https://linktr.ee/MaestroSuiteAdvisors) - [RESOURCES ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/transforming-influence/javascript;) - Blog Library - Books - Podcasts - Cohorts - Case Studies Get Started # Building Resiliency To Lead - Get Inspired ![Dawn Yoder Graber](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/hubfs/Dawn_WEBSIZEResolution-14%20copy.jpg) by [Dawn Yoder Graber](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/transforming-influence/author/dawn-yoder-graber) March 27, 2020   **Building your resiliency to lead ** **Get INSPIRED!** **by Dawn Y. Graber** ![Woman journaling- Inspiration Resiliency](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Woman%20journaling-%20Inspiration%20Resiliency.jpg?width=342&name=Woman%20journaling-%20Inspiration%20Resiliency.jpg)   **Resiliency ****Self-Care Practice #1 ** **GET INSPIRED **each day!   This will require a commitment to mindfulness and most likely a slice of planned time.        What inspires you?   Who inspires you? **   **   **Inspiration is such that moves you to action and belief and puffs up ** **your confidence that you’ll get there. **   To get inspired do you need to spend time in silence? In learning? In conversation with that special someone? In prayer? In a sacred text? In the natural world?   **Sometimes we are hit over the head with inspiration but most of the time we need to pause long enough for our souls to connect to that which moves us.**   That takes time and intention.   **And you CAN build your resilience to lead in such a time as this by first GETTING INSPIRED as your first order of self-care .**    **YOU are the person for such a time as this.** *The threat of decreased donor engagement for our organizations, interrupted supply chains for our businesses, layoffs, distractions from mission focus, the steep learning curve to work as a team virtually, and the stress of an unknown timeframe for this pandemic to end has knocked us for a loop. But RESILIENCE promises us “...the ability to bring energy- mental, spiritual, physical and emotional energy- to our lives, and particularly to situations that are difficult...” ([Ferguson, Laurie J, PhD](https://lauriejferguson.com/services_consulting.html)) * **If you missed my first blog in this BUILDING RESILIENCE series please visit [Transforming Influence ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/about-dawn-yoder-graber)and sign up to receive future posts. ** Photo from licensed subscription from: 123RF ###### Tags: [Non-Profit Leadership, ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/transforming-influence/tag/non-profit-leadership) [Design Group International, ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/transforming-influence/tag/design-group-international) [Self-care, ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/transforming-influence/tag/self-care) [Managing Change, ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/transforming-influence/tag/managing-change) [leadership, ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/transforming-influence/tag/leadership) [coaching, ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/transforming-influence/tag/coaching) [Transforming Influence, ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/transforming-influence/tag/transforming-influence) [Effective Leadership, ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/transforming-influence/tag/effective-leadership) [Coronavirus, ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/transforming-influence/tag/coronavirus) [DawnYGraber, ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/transforming-influence/tag/dawnygraber) [Inspiration, ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/transforming-influence/tag/inspiration) [Transforming Influence Blog](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/transforming-influence/tag/transforming-influence-blog) ![Dawn Yoder Graber](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/hubfs/Dawn_WEBSIZEResolution-14%20copy.jpg) Post by [Dawn Yoder Graber](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/transforming-influence/author/dawn-yoder-graber) March 27, 2020 Coach to Rising Women Executives & Energizing Educator for your Team’s Targeted Learning Opportunities. 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