High Hope People

Hope is undoubtedly hugely significant in all people but very relevant in leadership too.

Leaders who have a vision have high levels of hope that they will bring it to fruition, otherwise, they’re not going to put the work in, inspire their team or drive for that outcome.

Hope gives us all a reason to keep going when we face a tremendous setback or stumble.

Hope gives us that feeling that things will become easier and the challenges will subside, but only if we keep going and believe it’s possible.

What is hope?

People who have high levels of hope see a brighter future. They’re optimistic about what could be and what’s to come.

On the other hand, people with low hope, don’t feel excited about what’s to come, they very much think their present circumstances reflect their future. They are either content with being unsatisfied, fear making a shift or don’t see any value in changing things.

People with high levels of hope achieve a ton more and grow quicker.

Why is that?

Because high hope people are motivated towards a positive future, they know where they are today is not where they’ll be tomorrow if they apply themselves and take action.

They have the willingness to change, take risks and improve. They look inside themselves and trust their capabilities, or they can see other people have achieved it, so why can’t they?

What’s common in high hope people?

• Purpose - they see meaning in the work they’re doing.

• Plan - they have a plan for where they’re going and what they want to become.

• Positivity - they’re optimistic, positive and nurture an environment to support their journey.

• Visualise - they visualise their future and the person they will become.

• Goals - they’re focused, they have a target and direction they’re heading.

• Bounce back quickly - it’s not always an easy road and failure is inevitable but they know this is just short-term pain, things even out over the long run and they remain on an upwards trajectory.

• Opportunity - there is a constant focus on finding the gold in what looks to be a disaster, where’s the opportunity here to get better? Sometimes it arrives in an unexpected package. They see it as happening for me, not to me.

• Humble - stay grounded and adopt a beginner’s mindset with an appetite for learning, being open to change and improving every day.

If you don't have hope for a brighter future or goals you're working on that will help you get there, you are not going to have the willingness to take action, put yourself forward and drive on. Very much living in the present.

High hope people recognise the present is more bearable because they see themselves in the future which gives them the hope to work towards it.

Writing down a goal that is meaningful to you, mapping out the how and driving towards it will help you develop hope, high levels of excitement and a strong feeling of optimism that the future is looking good and you’re moving forward. Try it.

All the best

David

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