Adversity resilience is a person's ability to face difficulties, challenges or problems encountered and find a way out in the face of challenges., someone with high adversity intelligence will be persistent in facing the challenges he faces and tend to survive until he succeeds. Indicators of resilience 1) self-confidence; 2) accept adversity; 3) take action to deal with difficulties; 4) dare to take risks; and 5) persist in adversity. Adversity resilience is related to a person's intelligence in overcoming various difficulties or problems in his life, including the difficulties and problems that exist in work. In carrying out his duties the principal is faced with various difficulties, obstacles and problems, both problems that exist within the school environment and those outside the school environment, which of course will affect the ability of the principal in dealing with obstacles, difficulties or problems that will also affect the principal's performance.