A Flicker of Hope: Finding Hope in a Desperate Situation

A short, direct book for anyone in a rough stretch who wants something more useful than being told to cheer up. It argues that hope is a practice rather than a mood, and then gives you the practice: how to work with rock bottom instead of against it, a four-step method for changing a limiting belief, and a set of small daily habits that keep your outlook steady. Plain-spoken and encouraging, with no pretence that any of it is easy.

What's inside

• Why hope is the fuel for change, and the harsh realities the book insists you face first
• Rock bottom as a starting point: the power of having nothing to lose, reframing your situation, and setting big goals from there
• A four-step method for altering a limiting belief: identify the "I am" statements, choose a better belief, cut the emotional ties, gather proof
• Dreaming big: why small goals can cost you more than big ones, and how belief energises intent
• Three real stories of people who kept going against the odds, including Abraham Lincoln's long record of setbacks
• The five common stumbling blocks: negative friends and family, not enough action, unclear goals, no mentor, impatience
• How hope differs from optimism, and why the distinction matters when things are genuinely hard
• Leaving the past behind: gratitude, distance from negative people, working on yourself, taking risks, cultivating new interests
• Daily practices that keep hope alive: helping someone, dropping the victim role, smiling, gratitude, reading, meditation and movement
• Beating procrastination and the 21-day idea for making a new habit stick

Details

• PDF, 51 pages
• Instant digital download
• Read on any device, or print it
• For personal use