A CEO once told me “Hope is not a strategy”. He was right.
Hope is a belief.
Hope is the belief that we have the power to make our future better.
And Hope does you good! Hope helps improve the immune system and aids recovery from illness.
To live in Hope you must believe and practice three things:
- As John Lennon said “Everything will be OK in the end. If it’s not OK – it’s not the End.” Envision a better future and you’re half-way there.
- Move towards that future. “We are the ones we have been waiting for.” Focus – Commitment – Discipline.
- Chart the pathway forward from where you are to where you want to be. Start with the Answer and work back. Act Now.
Some executional tips:
- Start with small steps. Short term, specific, measurable and achievable goals. For tomorrow, next week, next month, next 100 days.
- Replace cynicism with optimism and positivity. Be excited.
- Replace daily gossip – which is largely negative, with ‘positive’ gossip. Share at least one positive thing every day that somebody else did.
- Take responsibility for your own happiness. YOLO (you only live once) is nonsense. YODO (you only die once). So start every day the right way. Full of Hope! Every new day is – a new day.
(With thanks to Peaky Bugger Jim Rigg and Lauren Jackson.)
KR
