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then I can take inspired action. When I feel hopeless, I want to hide out and stay in my pajamas all day.
Feeling like there is no hope is one of the most challenging emotions to manage. After all, why would someone even try when she believes there is no hope, and correspondingly, no possibility for things to improve?
Finding hope when it seems like there’ s none to be found can be tricky, but it is possible and it can make the difference between giving up on your business dreams and finding that success is just around the next corner.
It’ s important to remember that no matter how hopeless things appear, there’ s always the opportunity for things to get better. Even if it doesn’ t seem like it at the time, things can change. I have discovered that I can create hope by grabbing one tiny golden thread and pulling on it to remind me that I am connected to a miraculous life of wonder and that I love the work that I do in the world.
WHEN YOU’ RE FEELING DOWN ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS, TRY THESE STRATEGIES TO HELP BRING BACK HOPE:
1. Consider all the miraculous things you’ ve done in your life.
You’ ve probably learned how to walk, talk, ride a bicycle and maybe even how to drive. Perhaps
IT’ S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT NO MATTER HOW HOPE- LESS THINGS APPEAR, THERE’ S ALWAYS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THINGS TO GET BETTER.
you’ ve graduated from high school or college, learned a foreign language or raised a child.
Let’ s think for a minute about learning how to talk. It doesn’ t seem very miraculous; nearly everyone learns to do it. But consider how difficult it really is. Babies start out making unintelligible sounds. In a couple of years they can say a few things, though not very well. In a few more years, they can say a fair amount- though still struggle with pronunciation. This is all after years of daily effort.
So regardless of what you’ re facing, remember your earlier miracles and know you’ re entirely capable of working through it. For humans, the seemingly impossible is, in fact, possible. Remember when we thought no one could land on the moon or when there were no personal computers?
Take a moment right now to create a list of five miraculous things you have accomplished in your life. Just five, I know you could write 50 or more but for now, write them down and notice how you feel. Are you amazed and surprised at the difference? Did you have to dig deep to find five?
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