BEYOND HOPE

Empowerment, that was judged by

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Award for Best Personal Growth Book

of the Year, 2010.

Reflection 3. Beyond hope

Hope is a necessary element in your success equation. Hope is the longing and

wishing for something you do not have, but believe that having it will enhance

your life. Hope is merely your intention that something of importance will happen

in your life, but at the moment it is not clearly achievable. In fact, being

alive always triggers the possibility to hope.

Anyway, be careful that you do not use the concept of hope as a conditioned

belief that there is nothing that you can do, but sit back and hope for the best.

This conditioned belief puts you in a powerless pattern, and stifles the vibrant

action that you could otherwise take to manifest your intention of hope.

Hope is important as it raises your expectations of achievement, and what

you expect you get. However, hope on its own is not enough. You have to go beyond

hope to ACTION. This is akin to the admonition of, faith without works is

dead. Hope without action is fantasy.

You can live in hope, and just wish and wait for things to happen. Alternatively,

you can go beyond the waiting game, and design strategies and plans that will

take you nearer to realizing your hope.

So, what are you hoping for in your life? Review what is the most important

thing you are HOPING for in your life. Consider whether you are taking serious

relevant action to bring your most priority HOPE to fruition. If you are not

developing serious action plans, then start to develop, and activate those plans.

If you are already taking action on your cherished hope, double the effort, and

be consistent in its pursuit. You will then gloriously enter your Door of Hope.