Wikipedia: A resource (French la ressource, German ‘means, source’ from Latin resurgere ‘to spring forth’) is a means, a fact, as well as a characteristic or property for pursuing goals, meeting requirements, carrying out specific actions or allowing a process to proceed in a targeted manner.
A resource can be a material or immaterial good. In business administration, economics and organizations, this usually means operating resources, financial resources, natural resources (land, raw materials, energy) or people and (working) time.
In psychology, it also means skills, personal characteristics or a mental attitude; in sociology, it also means education, health, prestige and social networking. In psychological and psychosocial fields of action, the terms ‘strengths’ or ‘sources of strength’ are also often used.