10 Scientifically Proven Resiliency Factors: How to handle COVID-19 Stress
This course explores the science behind resilience and equips you with practical strategies to build mental, emotional, and physical strength. You'll discover how to bend without breaking, maintain flexibility in challenging times, and develop habits that support lasting well-being. From physical and brain fitness to emotional adaptability and moral grounding, each module guides you through key components of resilient living.
By the end of the course, you’ll have the tools to face fear, foster grounded optimism, and find deeper meaning and purpose in life. Whether you're seeking personal growth or navigating adversity, this course offers a structured path toward becoming more resilient.
Renowned Positive Psychology Expert, Speaker and Presenter
Braco Pobric is the bestselling author of Habits and Happiness: How to Become Happier and Improve Your Wellbeing by Changing Your Habits and a founding member and Chief Happiness Officer of the Institute for Advanced Human Performance. He is a Certified Positive Psychology Coach, Certified NLP Practitioner, and former globally Certified Trainer and Business Coach for Dale Carnegie Training. Mr. Pobric delivered workshops and speaking engagements for some of the world's largest conferences in Positive Psychology : Fourth World Congress of Positive Psychology ,International Conference on Positive Psychology and Cognitive  Behavioral Therapy, International Festival of Positive Education, etc. He worked as a teaching assistant for the University of California, Berkeley, course  "Science of Happiness," in which we helped participants  across the world understand and apply   Positive Psychology tools. He is a creator of many Accredited Educational Programs including but not limited to Flourishing, Human Change, Science of Happiness and Management Consulting, taught Science of Happiness across the US and UK and has over 40,000 registered online students in 165 countries. Mr. Pobric was a Vice President for the large Wall Street firm, Management Consultant for one of the “Big Five" Companies, Consulting Practice Manager for national large management consulting firms and owner and president for technology consulting, wholesale-retail and internet businesses. He currently holds a leadership role with a large global financial company where he served multiple responsibility including Head of North America Operation, Head of Global Technology Command Centre and is now responsible for North America, Europe and Asia Pacific Regions Data Centers supporting $1.4 trillion of average daily volume. He lives in New Jersey with his wife Nevenka and their cat Ringo.
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