Being Hopeful

Train yourself to see the positive benefits in every situation.

There is a solution to every problem, even if that means a change in direction. As you cultivate a positive outlook you will see it is easier to come up with solutions. Fear and frustration block innovation.

• Hope correlates with high academic and athletic performance, greater physical and psychological well-being, better self-esteem, and increased relationships.
• Hope can enhance well-being over time.
• Hope results in the person viewing stressful situations as a challenge rather...

Imagine that you’re playing a board game like Monopoly.

The game is a given — something we are born into — and our existence is framed such that it’s only meaningful in the context of the game’s rules and elements and processes.

That’s how the ego relates to life: “life is a g...