My resilience brought me here and will take me all the way long!

@Bryan Clement Healthy eating and exercise 100% builds my strong, successful, resilient, mentality.When I come out of the gym, it looks like I just took a shower.

Well, to assess this, you'd want to look at how prepared Americans currently are for economic turmoil and how financially resilient the typical American family is. 

The kid would probably be doing great if he had the work ethic and resiliency but one set back or slight against him and he gets super emotionally upset, wants to quit and give up.I see a lot of that in the workplace nowadays too.

So far despite the hardships many are enduring I think we've been remarkably resilient.  

The city's job market has been relatively stable, contributing to the overall economic resilience of the region.

But we upstate New Yorkers are a resilient people.

Not because you need it to attract renters (though it helps) but more because stone countertops will be much more resilient to damage, and will last much longer than laminate.Long term, the cost will probably be about the same -- granite will cost 3-4 times laminate, but will last about 3-4 times longer.  

Over time, it's proven to be a fairly safe and very resilient asset class. 

I am very much learning, but am doing so with a great team who also had to make themselves more resilient and recession-proof after 2008-2010.