Join us as Sabina Dewan, founder and executive director of the Just Jobs Network, a global research institute renowned for its cutting-edge work on job creation and workforce development, bravely shares her personal "origin story" of resilience, recalling a childhood surgery where she pushed herself to recover quickly out of fear and guilt to alleviate her parents' burden.

Sabina shows us how "struggle-based" resilience mostly results in insecurity, exhaustion, and transactional relationships, masking the true cost of constantly "proving your worth" rather than just being.

To move beyond resilience, means coming from a place of self-awareness, self-worth, care, and growth, rather than struggle and sacrifice. Letting go of external narratives and impossible standards frees up immense generative energy and creativity. For leaders, especially women, embracing self-compassion isn't indulgent; it actually fuels excellence and positive organizational culture.

Sabina beautifully emphasises that worth is intrinsic, not earned through endless doing or suffering. It's about recognizing the abundance, joy, and inherent creativity that exists everywhere, even in challenging circumstances, and choosing to lead and live from that place of authentic being, rather than perpetual struggle.

References

https://justjobsnetwork.org/