Fortitude Institute LLC

Melissa Herr

melissa@emotionalfortitude.com

You can't regulate your way out of a misaligned business

Hello, I'm Melissa

I'm pretty eclectic entrepreneurially, I run all my projects through this company: Fortitude Institute

How Emotional Fortitude is Developed

Emotional fortitude is not an innate trait; it’s a skill that can be developed and strengthened over time, much like a muscle. Ways to build it include:

  • Practice Mindfulness: Staying present in the moment to recognize emotions and respond thoughtfully, rather than reacting impulsively.

  • Embrace Adversity: Viewing challenges as chances to learn, improve, and become stronger, instead of fearing or avoiding them.

  • Develop a Growth Mindset: Believing that your abilities and intelligence can be developed through effort, learning, and persistence.

  • Cultivate Self-Compassion: Treating yourself with kindness and understanding during moments of failure or difficulty, avoiding excessive self-criticism.

  • Strengthen Your Support System: Building a network of positive relationships to lean on for encouragement and guidance when you need it.

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What do you do?

You Don’T Have To Suffer For Any Longer

To develop emotional fortitude, begin by practicing self-awareness to understand your emotional triggers and responses. Then, cultivate resilience by viewing setbacks not as failures, but as opportunities for learning and growth. Actively challenge negative thought patterns by replacing overly critical or catastrophic thoughts with balanced, realistic ones. Develop strong emotional regulation skills by learning healthy coping mechanisms like deep breathing, exercise, or mindfulness instead of avoidance. Finally, build a supportive network of trusted people who can provide perspective and encouragement during difficult times.

begin where you are

With emotional fortitude you can use your full-intelligence.

This is the leadership that is so desperately needed today. It starts with how we lead our Self, and it extends to how we lead others.

High-Stakes Decision Making

When you can’t be certain, time is not on your side and your dealing with high-stakes, it’s a huge advantage to have developed those emotional fortitude skills.

Attuned Business Development

What does building and growing an attuned business even look like? Well, it looks like a business model that starts with core human needs, and extends to a ‘needs based’ strategic approach to marketing, sales and offer generation. 

Neurodivergent & Gifted Superpower

2e individuals will understand the complexity of navigating decisions when you’re brain moves very, very quickly. Emotional fortitude is the missing piece of the puzzle to reach your full potential, and experience your gifts as a total positive. 

Entrepreneurial women

How We Can Work Together

Melissa Ansley Herr

I like to create and collaborate in that lovely hybrid state of ventral vagal dominance with just the right amount of sympathetic activation. If that’s you too, well lovely. We’ll work together well.

Stay In Touch

Mailing Address

1385 Las Vistas Rd., Fallbrook CA 92028

Email

melissa@emotionalfortitude.com

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