HOPE:

Its Power and Potential in Our Lives

Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, but:

Entrance is at Lexington Ave. and 68th St.

Dining Room – 8th Floor
Govt-issued photo ID required for entrance to building, please.

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We’ll start with an optional 5-minute confidential self-quiz to gauge your level of hopefulness at this point.

Please come to share your experiences, knowledge, and wisdom!

1. What role does hope play in your life today? Is it a factor in your planning, coping, and social life?

2. Is Hope part of your religious or spiritual outlook?

3. What do you understand about the role of Hope in healthfulness and in coping with disease?

4. How would you relate Hope to “wishful thinking”, “denial”, and other forms of “false hope”?

5. Do you view Hope as a skill or set of skills (e.g., self-motivation, grit, determination, resourcefulness)?

Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one’s life or the world at large. As a verb, its definitions include: ‘expect with confidence’ and ‘to cherish a desire with anticip ation&rs quo;.

Ronald Gross

Co-chair, University Seminar on Innovation

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
http://universityseminars.columbia.edu/
516 487-0235 (E-mail preferred)

E-MAIL: GrossAssoc@aol.com

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Please see the attached 1-page backgrounder for this Conversation, by Gallup Senior Scientist Shane Lopez, Ph.D., author of Making Hope Happen.

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HOPE

Its Power and Potential in Our Lives

Wednesday, August 15th, 2018

5:45 – 8:00

Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue,

Entrance at the intersection of Lexington Ave. and 68th St.

Dining Room – 8th Floor

Govt-issued photo ID required for entrance to building, please.

Please come to share yourexperiences, knowledge, and wisdom!

Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one’s life or the world at large. As a verb, its definitions include: ‘expect with confidence’ and ‘to cherish a desire with anticipation’.

1. What role does hope play in your life today? Is it a factor in your planning, coping, and social life?

2. Is Hope part of your religious or spiritual outlook?

3. What do you understand about the role of Hope in healthfulness and in coping with disease?

4. How would you relate Hope to “wishful thinking”, “denial”, and other forms of “false hope”?

5. Do you view Hope as a skill or set of skills (e.g., self-motivation, grit, determination, resourcefulness)?

6. What are your hopes for our nation?

To stimulate your thinking: Excellent entry on Hope at Wikipedia.org, covering the scientific, cultural, religious, and psychological knowledge about the subject; The Hope Circuit: A Psychologist’s Journey from Helplessness to Optimism, by Martin Seligman; Making Hope Happen, by Shane J. Lopez, Ph.D.

Are you on the invitation list for announcements and enrichments?

If not, send an e-mail Ron Gross at grossassoc

HOPE – Shane Lopez.docx