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Costa Rica, 2015. Lesley Paterson is stood next to the water, waiting for the whistle to blow and the triathlonA sporting event consisting of three separate contests, usually swimming, cycling and running. The word derives from the Greek words for "three", treis, and "competition", athlos. to begin.

It is the most important race of her life. She needs to win the prize money to pay for her biggest dream: turning a book into a film. And to make the race harder, she has a broken arm.

Lesley Paterson could have given up, but she kept going. She won the race and she had enough money to make the film.

It was the start of an amazing journey. Now, she will go to the OscarsA colloquial name for the Academy Awards, named after a nickname for the golden statue given to winners. to see if she has won a major film prize.

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To achieve her dreams, Paterson had to be resilient. Resilience is the ability to keep going even when things are hard.

Some experts say that some people are born with more resilience than others. But scientists also think that you can learn to be more resilient.

People who have a hard time and focus on what they can learn from it become more resilient than those who focus on what went wrong.

By working hard, learning new skills and looking after your mental health, scientists think people can become more resilient.

Yes! Resilience is a mixture of things. Some people are born with more resilience, but it is also possible to learn to become more resilient by changing your ways of thinking and looking after your mental health.

No! Research by scientists shows that some people are naturally much better than others at dealing with hard times.