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"Hope is believing that the future will be better than what life is today and believing that we have the power to make that so."\n\nWho else needs to hear that right now?\n\nWant to know more? Well, hope is the hot topic for this episode of the Potential Psychology Podcast!\n\nWe've reached the conclusion of this weekly series "How To Thrive", a collaboration with positive psychology coach Marie McLeod. This series is all about exploring how to thrive and practicing the BEACON model; a model of thriving that Marie has developed to guide us through the simple steps to thriving and flourishing in life. The 6 'beams' of the BEACON model are:\n\n \u2022Belonging\n \u2022Engagement\n \u2022Accountability\n \u2022Compassion\n \u2022Optimism\n \u2022NurtureEach one has a dedicated episode where we explore each of the beams and how they help us in our goal to thrive and flourish. Make sure you catch them all.\n\nIn this episode, Marie and I recap of our quest of getting better sleep from the Nurture episode, we discuss our plans and what we're looking forward to in 2022, and we explore:\n\n \u2022What's next for the "How to Thrive" series (hint: there's a documentary)\n \u2022Hope - what does it mean and why is it absolutely essential for our mental wellbeing?\n \u2022Tips for mapping out a vision of our "best possible future self"\n \u2022How to set intentions and take steps to plan our thriving year\n \u2022What's in store for 2022 (hint: e-learning and possibly an e-book)\n\nYour last 'How to Thrive' quest: \n\n \u2022Visualise your "best possible future self." If everything went as well as it possibly could, what would your life look like?\n \u2022What goals are you going to set to bring that vision to life?\n \u2022Consider the potential obstacles and plan around them.\n \u2022Check-in frequently to see how you're going.\n \u2022You can use the resources mentioned here and in our previous episodes to help you with this exercise.\n\n\nResources mentioned in this episode:\nMarie's website - needtoseesomeone.com and resources here.\nPositive Psychology: The Scientific and Practical Explorations of Human Strengths by Charles Richard Snyder and Shane J. Lopez\nSeligman's PERMA+ Model - a foundational model in positive psychology\nFacing Your Fears and Learning to Grow with Dr Patricia Zurita Ona\nDr. Peggy Kern\nhttp://potential.pro.viasurvey.org - VIA Strengths Survey\n\nLittle Lessons for Leaders Masterclass: Creating Hard Stops on Meeting Creep and Zoom Gloom. Ellen's new online program for leaders grappling with hybrid teams in a post-COVID world is now open. Register here.\n\nFeedback? We want to hear from you. Email podcast@potential.com.au\nWant to hear more? It's all at potential.com.au/podcast\nCheck out our Potential Psychology YouTube Channe...\n\n--- \n\nSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/potentialpsychology/message