I don’t know about you, but I try to be hopeful. Having hope is expecting that things will improve and be better.
Psychologist Mark Goulston posted this list of “hope killers:”
- If you have no gratitude, you’re disappointed.
- If you have no confidence, you’re doubtful.
- If you have no faith, you’re pessimistic.
- If you have no belief, you’re skeptical.
- If you have no trust, you’re cynical.
- If you have no respect, you’re disdainful.
- If you have no forgiveness, you’re bitter.
Disappointment, doubt, pessimism, skepticism, cynicism, disdain, and bitterness are hope killers that can find their way into our thought processes and crowd out hope. But, if we want “hope,” they can’t stay.
This list is worth clipping and putting somewhere you can see it. When you’re thinking life sucks, check out the list. Find the negative that plagues you. Do the opposite.
If you aren’t hopeful, you’re hurting your team. Adjust your approach.
