Transforming Mission Leadercast With Tim Bias & Sara Thomas

You can find show notes for this episode at transformingmission.org/021 HOPE IS EVERYWHERE Leaders create a climate and an atmosphere of hope. Perhaps that’s why we ask, “Why is everyone talking about hope?” As people who seek to have “forward-looking faith” we are people of hope. Faith makes new beginnings possible. The new beginnings are the practice of living hope. There are four things people of hope believe: 1) The future will be better than the present 2) I have the power to make the future better than the present 3) There are many paths to my goals 4) None of the pathways are free of obstacles. The first two beliefs are about outlook and agency. The third and fourth beliefs are about mental flexibility. People of hope do not have a fixed mindset. People of hope have the mental flexibility that allows them to learn, adapt, change, and respond to the obstacles you face. Without the above, we lack the momentum hope needs to take a central place in our life and leadership.      Hope is needed in our time b