Leslie Bosserman: How to Build Emotional Resilience and Keep Moving Forward
What does it really mean to be emotionally resilient?
In this episode of A Woman’s Heart, Lisa Granger talks with Leslie M. Bosserman, author of Emotional Endurance, about what it takes to navigate life’s challenges without allowing setbacks, blame, or the things we haven’t accomplished yet to keep us stuck.
Leslie shares what she means by “planning to fail,” why curiosity is such an important part of emotional endurance, and how she defines emotional resilience. They also unpack the familiar phrase, “We teach people how to treat us,” and talk about the danger of becoming comfortable with blame.
Leslie offers a powerful picture: if you’re comfortable with blame, it’s like inviting the enemy to have a tea party with you. Instead of staying focused on what went wrong or what you haven’t done yet, she encourages us to pay attention to where we are right now and consider the next step forward.
3 Key Takeaways
1. Emotional endurance is about more than simply “bouncing back.”
Leslie explains what emotional resilience looks like in real life and why developing the ability to stay engaged, curious, and intentional can help us navigate difficult seasons.
2. Curiosity can change the way we respond to challenges.
Rather than immediately assigning blame or assuming we know why something happened, curiosity invites us to ask better questions, learn from our experiences, and consider what might be possible.
3. Don’t let what you haven’t done stop you from moving forward.
It’s easy to focus on the things we wish we had accomplished, the opportunities we missed, or the places where we feel behind. Leslie encourages us to stop allowing those unfinished pieces to define where we go next—and to take action from where we are today.
About Leslie Bosserman
Leslie M. Bosserman, EdM, CPCC, is the founder of Lead With Intention®, where she coaches and trains teams on the science of emotional endurance. She is a TEDx speaker, executive leadership coach, and creative entrepreneur who believes success should be based on fulfillment, not retirement.
Leslie is living her best life in Northern California, where she runs The Makers Place™, an innovative coworking space with onsite childcare. When she isn’t coaching, writing, or folding endless piles of laundry, you can find her enjoying the perfect cup of local coffee while parenting three young children.
Follow Leslie’s adventures at @leadwithintention.
Free Gift from Leslie
Leslie is offering a free Intention Reflection Guide to help you reflect on where you are, what matters to you, and how you want to move forward.
