How to Nurture Hope?

In 1965 Martin Seligman “discovered” learned helplessness. He noticed that when animals are subjected to painful positions they cannot control, they stop trying to escape. They become passive. Seligman attributed this helpless behavior as something that was learned after repeated failure.

Learned helplessness is a form of conditioning. Conditioning is based on the idea that human behavior is learned via associations and responses in the environment.

Unlearning this association and deconditioning the response takes just a little bit of practice.

So what do we do to improve the Hope situation? Unlearning this association and deconditioning? Leaders enhanced Hope in follower's minds. So as a leader what they do to improve people’s mind.

What is hope?

“a feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen” - Oxford Dictionary

“the emotional state which promotes the belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one’s life” - Wikipedia
I dwell in possibility. Emily Dickinson

When we develop hope, then self-confidence and self-belief that matters will probably work out in our favor.

Creating hope takes hard work. All the team members need work on HOPE to make it better.

Hope is directly related to our sense of possibility. The greater our perception of possibilities, the greater our hope.
A leader is a dealer in hope. Napoleon Bonaparte.

There are many approaches to discover hope. We may have our own plan.

People who successfully cultivate hope in their lives don’t become helpless by seemingly insurmountable obstacles. They get involved. They look at the stable thing that they can, in the place where they are, with the tools and the people around them. They contribute and impact positively in people's life.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. Helen Keller

People who successfully cultivate hope surround themselves with the individuals who are doing an outstanding task; It inspires individuals to be learned from others and better prepare for the future.
There is a saying in Tibetan, “Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength”. No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that’s our real disaster. Dalai Lama.

People who successfully cultivate hope read inspirational books that can stimulate their thoughts and their devotion to go on to do more.
Keep your face to the sun and you will never see the shadows. Helen Keller.

People who successfully cultivate hope take a break and spend time with nature. This exercise has to be performed frequently, it will revitalize individuals.

Believe in something remarkable: Be it spiritual or some miraculous power, which will support us when we are in trouble.

Doing mindful exercise. Mindful exercise will make us refresh, reduce stress, and promote hope situations.

Find our core competency and strength; which is unique to us and at ease, we can do it. When we play with our confidence, we are more hopeful to achieve the result and learn something new additional in a process.
Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. Desmond Tutu

Maintain good health, when we have excellent health, we will be vigorous and can perform many things as our mind will also be with full of our support
Every cloud has a silver lining. John Milson

When we are hopeful we are curious to explore more and seek an opportunity to identify more. Hopeful people cultivate a curious mindset.
Hope itself is like a star – not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity, and only to be discovered in the night of adversity. Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Hopeful people stretch their comfort zone and grabbed the opportunity to support others. In a process, they learn many things.

Learn from the individuals who are passing through a similar situation. We learn max form others and be ready for future challenges.Hopeful people build relationship with similar minded people and learn from them.
However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. Where there’s life, there’s hope. Stephen Hawking

Asking a better question to clarify doubts and ambiguity of your life. Hopeful people ask and discover so that they are more confident.

Set a bigger purpose and work for it to achieve it. Hopeful people set a better goal and achieve those by taking action.

Collaborate with others, create a team for the journey, when we are alone, we occasionally suffer more, when we are accompanying an understanding companion, Hope will improve.
Hope is the ocean for the river, the sun for trees, and the sky for us. Maxime Lagacé

There are many more but all these steps will strengthen our HOPE.