THE SCIENCE OF HOPE

WHAT IS HOPE?

Hope is the belief that the future will be better and you have the power to make it so. Hope is based on three main ideas: desirable goals, pathways to goal attainment, and agency (willpower) to pursue those pathways. Hope Research Center

INCREASING HOPE

goal setting

GOAL SETTING

pathways

WAYPOWER

willpower

WILLPOWER

GOALS: As we learn to set achievable and meaningful goals, we increase hope.
WAYPOWER: As we develop possibility and pathway thinking, we increase hope.
WILLPOWER: As we determine control and competency, we increase hope.

THE RESEARCH

Over 2000 studies have been done on hope. The research shows that those with high hope lead more successful and meaningful lives.

Univ. of Oklahoma, Univ. of Kansas, Univ. of Penn, Keene State College and Gallup are on the cutting edge of hope research for the last two decades.