‘Once you choose hope, anything is possible’
– Christopher Reeve

Its been said that the person with the most hope commands the most influence. For all positive change begins with hope. Our hopes and dreams inspire us to plan and work towards new outcomes, which today might be mere possibilities but tomorrow can become a wonderful reality.

Conversely, when we have no hope, life can become unbearable. In the words of Fyodor Dostoevsky, “To live without Hope is to cease to live”.

The liberating truth is that our future is not dependent on our past, our relationships, our education or our experience. We can choose hope today, which begins a lifestyle of choices, where we can change the trajectory that our life is on, and free us to enjoy the benefits of the choices and actions we take.

There is an almost unlimited amount of inspiring, encouraging and hope filled media, that we can access at the click of button, which serves to not only grow our hope levels, but also gives us the tools to fuel our transformation, here are a few examples:

• Films
  Many films based on true events tell the story of people overcoming great odds to accomplish what they could only have previously dreamt of.
• Books
  Reading biographies give us the language, experience and lessons learnt of achievers, and shows us how if its possible for them, we too can have hope for our lives and beyond.
  
• Podcasts
  There are many podcasts out there that contain inspiring content, providing not only the inspiration for change, but also directing you to the tools and resources to make the change. Great for listening to when you’re travelling to work / school  or just when you’re doing the washing up!
• Inspirational Speaker Videos
  There are many speakers, who have had unique journeys in their own lives who willingly share their experiences and lessons learnt, to enable us to streamline our journeys and avoid some of the pitfalls along the way.
  

We can make the conscious choice to search out Hope-filled media, in place of the majority of content which can be negative in nature, which instead of building hope in us, can rather leave us feeling disempowered and hopeless! 

Hope, however, is contagious, and the more we listen to, read about and watch inspiring people and events, the more hope grows within us for change. And our often long held limiting beliefs about ourselves and our circumstances begin to be dismantled, freeing us to soar above the common place frustrations and disappointments of life, to dare to dream that positive change is not only possible, but achievable.