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The Psychological Power of Hope to Live a More Fulfilled Life
How to use hope to live a more wholesome life
“There is a popular belief that maintaining hope or optimism may influence survival.” Gail Ironson
Everyday life happens. It might not feel like it but it does. We convince ourselves that when ‘this’ happens we’ll be happy, if we could just do ‘this’ then we’d be living, really living.
The truth though, is that you are living. This (right here, right now, me writing this, you reading it) is the most real thing you’ve got.
We set goals so ambitiously yet deliver so half-heartedly. We read every piece of self-help available to feel like we are working towards where we want to be. But all that ends up happening is that we cycle the same content over and over getting the ‘self-help high’ and nothing else.
In order to pursue your goals, you need to be hopeful that you can achieve the things you are setting out to. You need to believe it.
We Set the Same Goals and Get the Same Outcomes
Every year feels the same. January 1st rolls around and we are hopeful and ambitious about the year ahead.
