Andromeda DavisWhen it comes to being successful in life, experts agree there’s one quality that is more important than anything else: resiliency. Everybody suffers disappointments and failures, but resilient people get back up and try again.
Some Zodiac signs are naturally more resilient than others, as you will discover below. Luckily, this is a skill that can be learned through practice, so even if you’re near the bottom of the list, you can still develop resiliency.
12. Pisces (February 19-March 20)
Sorry, fishy friend. Pisces has a hard time with this all-important skill. When you get knocked down, you tend to stay down. But it doesn’t have to be that way!
11. Virgo (August 23-September 22)
Virgo is a very organized, task-driven Zodiac sign. Unfortunately, when things go wrong and plans need to be altered on the fly, Virgo cracks. Being flexible and adaptable is a big part of resiliency.
10. Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Why are you ranked so low on this list, Cancer? It’s because you become too emotionally invested in outcomes you cannot control. When plans fall apart, you fall apart too.
9. Leo (July 23-August 22)
Why are you so low on this list, Leo? It’s all about ego. You think of yourself as a winner. Therefore, when you fail, it threatens your entire worldview. Remember that everyone stumbles from time to time.
8. Aquarius (January 20-February 18)
Aquarius, you truly believe in the things you are trying to achieve. That makes it so much more frustrating–even heartbreaking–when you fail. Sometimes you get emotionally overwhelmed and give up instead of pushing through.
7. Scorpio (October 23-November 21)
When someone is as tough as you, Scorpio, they usually break before they bend. Whether you think of that as a good quality or not, it means that resiliency isn’t your strongest personality trait.
6. Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Taurus, your stubbornness is both a strength and weakness here. On the one hand, you are determined to see things through no matter how many setbacks you face. On the other, you also don’t know how to cut your losses or change plans when things aren’t working.
5. Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)
Before you get too pleased at your ranking, Sagittarius, the reason you are more resilient than most signs is because you don’t care as much about ambition. You are just a laid back, go-with-the-flow kind of person.
4. Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Gemini is one of the more resilient signs, in large part because you always have so many things going on at once that a single failure barely registers. If something goes wrong with one idea, you have a dozen more lined up.
3. Libra (September 23-October 22)
Libra never makes a move without weighing out all the pros and cons. During that process, you also game out all the ways things could go wrong. It might not be the fastest way to make a decision, but it means that you’re never caught off-guard by failure and always have a backup plan.
2. Aries (March 21-April 19)
Aries takes an interesting approach to failure. In the moment, it’s awful. But then you get over the disappointment and frustration, rub some dirt on it, and get back out there.
1. Capricorn (December 23-January 20)
Capricorns always have a plan. And a backup plan. And a backup for your backup. You are prepared, determined and utterly driven. You aren’t just resilient; you have grit.
Shea Lee
