The "Hopeless" Battles We Find Ourselves In - What We Need To Do As Leaders

Looking out into the world, I find a lot of Hopelessness.

So many people feel they are powerless to do anything.

They feel powerless in their work.

They feel powerless due to policies within the government.

They feel powerless to impact changes to help others and the world.

They drown their feelings in things that bring them no real solutions.

Not that all of those things are "inherently" bad, more that they become so due to the fact that they allow us to drown in the Hopelessness.

Narcotics, Games, Movies, TV Shows, Fashion, and more.

All utilized to mask the Hopelessness that is felt.

But are these feelings true?

Are we really "Powerless"?

Are we really "Hopeless"?

Should we all just give up and allow it to crumble around us?

No.

No we shouldn't.

There is only ONE point at which we truly become Powerless and Hopeless.

It is when we allow ourselves to be Hopeless, and allow that feeling to dictate our actions.

Only when our actions are dictated by Hopelessness do we truly lose.

As Leaders, we cannot allow our actions to be controlled in this way.

The feeling of Hopelessness is not inherently bad, it is simply a notification from our bodies that we feel something is wrong and that it needs action to be fixed.

True, many of the problems in the world are big, much bigger than an individual.

However, if we give up and stop acting, then it only gets worse.

The only way to overcome that feeling of Hopelessness is to choose to act.

In that choice, we will actually begin to develop Hope, even if it is only incremental and small at first.

However, if we are consistent, keep moving, and keep acting toward something better, we will create momentum.

That momentum can change the course of history, especially as our momentum sparks others to act as well, inspiring more Hope from everyone involved.

We are NOT Powerless.

We are NOT Hopeless.

Life only becomes this way when we stop acting.

The call of a Legendary Leader is to combat the Hopelessness in the world.

To act toward something better.

To inspire others to act, to be an Exemplar.

All action toward the Good helps us combat Hopelessness.

All action toward the Good inspires us to feel Powerful.

We simply need to take a step.

Then another.

And another.

With action, we create Power.

With action, we create Hope.

Choose to act.

Choose to be Powerful.

Choose to create Hope.