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Suggested interviewer questions about resiliency

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Interview with Dr. Al Siebert, author of The Resiliency Advantage

• Dr. Siebert, why is there so much interest in resiliency?

• Isn't all this talk about resiliency by consultants and workshop leaders just a recycling of the worn out information about how to cope with stress?

• What does it mean to be resilient?

• Why do you say that resilient people have an advantage??

• Do people learn to be resilient or is it something you are born with?

• What are some examples of resiliency?
  • Lance Armstrong overcoming cancer;
  • Gert Boyle's success with Columbia Sportswear after husband died;
  • Aron Ralston's decision to cut his arm out from under a rock;
  • many more such stories are at the ResiliencyCenter.com website.

• Can parents teach their children to be resilient?

• What are the five levels of resiliency that you speak about?

• What does it take to be resilient? How can someone learn to be more resilient?

• Why is the problem-solving reaction so important?

• How do self-esteem and self-confidence contribute to resilience?

• Let's go through this quiz you developed.
  (NOTE: Radio interviewers enjoy having Al Siebert give them the quiz on the air. It is very involving and lets listeners learn more about the interviewer than they previously knew.)

• Explain the talent for serendipity. What does that mean?

Introduction:

Our guest today is Dr. Al Siebert. He is director of the Resiliency Center, and author of the newly released book The Resiliency Advantage. He also wrote The Survivor Personality, which has been translated into six languages. He is an ex-paratrooper with a Ph.D. in psychology from the . He is quoted in many articles and books about resiliency and has been a guest on OPRAH.

Ending:

Dr. Al Siebert, is author of the newly released book The Resiliency Advantage. His resiliency quiz and information on how to become more resilient is at his web site: ResiliencyCenter.com.

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