From Hardship to Superpower

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ workplace ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฅ?

Conflict doesn't shake me. And at first, I couldn't figure out why.

Well.
Compared to the trauma of homelessness, workplace conflict is merely a micro moment. Rather than feeling ashamed, I now see that experience as a ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ.

Surviving homelessness gave me the ability to:
โ‡๏ธ Scenario plan for risks and threats
โ‡๏ธ Develop survival instincts and process urgent issues
โ‡๏ธ Prioritize and manage despite fear

This aligns with the concept of ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ-๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก โ†’ where surviving trauma can actually strengthen resilience, decision-making, and perspective.

The growth advantage is tangible:
โœ… Resilient people are 2.5ร— more likely to hit personal goals
โœ… 70% report higher life satisfaction and fewer burnout symptoms

These stats ring true in my own life and with my siblings. Resilience has shown us how to shift perspective and turn setbacks into strengths in ways I never expected.

Here's what I'm curious about:
๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ซ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ?

After all, we aren't going through hardships to flat line and keep us stuck.

Katie Goar

Katie Goar started with Quadel in 2007 and began leading the company as president in 2015. She leads Quadel with a special focus on customer service and has shifted the companyโ€™s corporate culture, resulting in excellent client service. Katie brings decades of affordable housing experience, having held a mayor-appointed position in city government, a top-level management role within a public housing authority and provided portfolio oversight for 60,000 multifamily units before leading Quadel, a nationwide affordable housing consulting and training organization.

https://www.katiegoar.com/
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