Black Panther. So when you saw him doing all this fighting and he is doing, he had to learn it even though he knew he was sick and he was dying. But yet some of us make excuses. The fact that we were back into school. But you know what? We had lockdown. So you know what? I can’t do well anymore. I can’t achieve anymore.
We make excuses. How do you think he felt? When he knew he had cancer. He felt mentally weak. He had to find that energy. He had that perseverance. He had that resilience. You know what, I’m gonna do this. I’m gonna finish it.
What resilience really looks like
Resilience doesn’t mean you never feel tired, scared or low. It means you keep going even when you do. Setbacks like lockdown, a bad exam result or a tough season are real, but they don’t have to define what you achieve next. The people we admire most usually faced the same doubts we do; the difference is they kept showing up.
Turning excuses into action
Next time you hear yourself saying “I can’t”, try asking “What’s one thing I can do?” instead. Break the challenge into smaller steps, lean on the people around you, and celebrate progress, not just results. That’s how you build the resilience to finish what you start, in school, in sport and in life.
