Cultivating Hope - Goals

This fall, we invite you to join us for a thought-provoking series on the science of hope and the life-changing power of cultivating it. In our opening week, Joe Pittenger will introduce the series and dive into one of the essential ingredients of building hope: setting meaningful and achievable goals.

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Extract from: The Science of Hope: An Interview with Shane Lopez

University of Minnesota - www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu

“If someone asked you to describe "hope”, what words would come to mind? Optimism? Dreams? Plain old wishful thinking?

How about this: hope is “the belief that the future will be better than the present, along with the belief that you have the power to make it so.”

That’s the definition used by Dr. Shane Lopez, senior scientist at Gallup, who also wants us to know how useful hope can be. “Hope is the leading indicator of success in relationships, academics, career, and business—as well as of a healthier, happier life,”

— Jeffrey Davis, M.A., “The Science of Hope: An Interview with Shane Lopez”