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Hoping for a Positive Outcome
Hope. It means different things to different people, and at different times in their lives. But this moment is the most important to you, so let’s spend some time focusing on how hope can boost your resiliency and keep you moving forward.
I believe in the concept of hope as a state of mind. Not in the “wishful thinking” kind of way, but instead in the knowing that our futures are bright if we decide to make it so. Do you remember this phrase from decades ago when it was a part of our culture? It was when Jean-Luc Picard uttered the words during an episode of the Star Trek television series. It turns out that “make it so” is a time-honored Naval phrase meaning to do what is necessary to accomplish the task or goal.
But as economist Benjamin Ola Akande reminded the world in his letter to President Barack Obama in 2009, hope is not a strategy. It requires follow up and decisive action in order to achieve the goal. How can this precept be valuable to us during turbulent times in the world, and how can we benefit personally?
The year 2020 has rocked and shaken most people to their core. No matter where you live in the world you have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in one way or another. And the state of the government and the ensuing political climate in the United States is also having a global effect.
