Hope is not something you feel. It is something you do.

In this episode of Get Superpowered, I sat down with Gidon Lev and Julie Gray to unpack hope as a skill.

Gidon Lev survived Theresienstadt concentration camp as achild, built a full life across nine decades, and is still facing forward at 91.

Julie Gray is the writer who helped Gidon bring the message of hope to the world – in their book Let's Make Things Better.

In this conversation, Gidon and Julie walk you through whathope actually is and what it isn't, how to maintain hope when circumstances argue against it, and how hope follows actions, even the smallest ones.

You will learn three practical ‘try-today’ moves:

1. Take one action, however tiny.

When hope is low, don't wait for it to return before acting.

Take the 50-meter walk. Make the lemon cake.

Action creates evidence. Evidence builds hope. That is the flywheel.
2.     Give yourself credit for what you have already overcome.

Look back at three challenges you have already navigated.

For each one, ask: how did I do that?

The proof you need to go forwards is already behind you.

3. Give yourself permission to imagine things going well.

Notice how often you allow yourself to imagine things going wrong.

Now deliberately choose the opposite.

You cannot hope for what you cannot imagine.

Hope is not a feeling. It is the smallest possible yes. And it is available to you right now.

Want to learn more about Gidon Lev and Julie Gray's work?

Book ‘Let's Make Things Better’,https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lets-Make-Things-Better-Gidon/dp/103504398X

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Website: https://www.gidonlev.com/