Keeping hope alive

It was Samuel Johnson who said “Hope itself is a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords; but, like all other pleasures immoderately enjoyed, the excesses of hope must be expiated by pain.” Hope is much more than a feeling; it’s the by product of seven key factors, which, when they are built into your life, cause hope to thrive....




When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.





Just reading this short summary you can learn so much.



Factor 1: Recharge Your Batteries - Nobody does well running on empty.

Factor 2: Raise Your Expectations - You don’t get what you deserve; you get what you expect.

Factor 3: Refocus on the Future - It’s time to throw away your rearview mirror. Nobody goes forward well when they are looking back.

Factor 4: Play to Your Strengths - Be yourself; everyone else is taken.

Factor 5: Refuse to Go It Alone - The Lone Ranger made a great television series, but it’s a lousy way to live.

Factor 6: Replace Burnout with Balance - People who are burning the candle at both ends are not as bright as they think they are.

Factor 7: Play Great Defence - Avoid toxic hope killers that can threaten your future.

Finally, and in the words of the first African American President, Barack Obama, “The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.” –Barack Obama

Keep hope alive!