The Hope Quotient – Book Review
“Hope” is the thing with feathers –
That perches in the soul –
And sings the tune without the words –
And never stops – at all.
Emily Dickinson
If someone asked you what the most vital ingredient is to a person’s survival, what would your answer be?
There are many pragmatic answers to that question but in my heart, I believe the most important – and often overlooked – ingredient in a person’s life is hope.
Renown pastor and leader Ray Johnston believes this too and has released a new book – The Hope Quotient – that teaches people how to measure and raise the level of hope they have in their lives!
Ray notes that hope is important because:
- Hope liberates.
- Hope unleashes compassion.
- Hope encourages people.
- Hope motivates.
- Hope helps people attempt new things.
- Hope motivates people to find new strength.
- Hope propels people forward – even when it seems impossible.
Ray says that hope is not just an emotion you feel, or wishful thinking or blind optimism, but a state of being that you can learn and create.
In The Hope Quotient, Ray provides you with a diagnostic test code that allows you to complete an online Hope Quotient Assessment and create a personal roadmap towards a future filled with greater potential and hope.
Once you’ve completed the test, you can use the information to implement seven strategies that will help you raise your personal hope factor:
- Recharge your batteries.
- Raise your expectations.
- Refocus on the future.
- Play to your strengths.
- Refuse to go it alone.
- Replace burnout with balance.
- Play great defense.
You’ll also learn how to unleash a culture of hope:
- In your marriage.
- In your kids.
- In your career.
- In your church.
- In your community.
- In the world.
Ray has succeeded in writing an extremely encouraging book that has the potential to transform your life.
I rate The Hope Quotient 5 out of 5 stars.
Video – Ray Johnston Discusses The Hope Quotient with Jerry Rose on Significant Insights
About Ray Johnston
Ray has a rich and varied background as a university and graduate-school professor, speaker, writer, and founder of Thrive Communications. He is also the founding pastor of Bayside Church in the Sacramento, California suburb of Granite Bay, which Ray describes as “a church for people who don’t like church.” Bayside has grown into one of the largest churches in the nation with more than 12,000 people coming together every weekend at the Granite Bay campus and thousands more in multiple affiliated churches throughout the Sacramento region.
Resources
For More Information
- Visit The Hope Quotient website.
- Visit Ray’s Blog.
- Connect with Ray on Twitter.
- The Hope Quotient is available on Amazon.
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This sounds like a wonderful book and a must read for sure. Thank you for a great review!
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Glad you enjoyed the review Melanie – be sure to enter the giveaway for a chance to win the book! 🙂
It would be great for me to replace burnout with balance. I left a very demanding career a few years ago and I’ve wanted to make some positive adjustments to my life ever since. This looks like a great guide, thanks for the chance to win it.
You’re welcome Carl – and thank you for all of your tweets! Best of luck to you! This one’s is a challenge for me as well!
BTW, my mailing address is in the U.S. and my email is carlscott(at)prodigy(dot)net(dot)mx. Thanks again.
Sounds like a very inspiring book. Great video. We all most definitely need hope!
I need to learn how to refuse to go it alone.
That’s a challenge for most of us! Best of luck to you!
Replace burnout with balance is probably my biggest bugaboo from the list.,
Refuse to go it alone – I am too shy to ask for help. Live in the USA.
Sounds like a very interesting book and a worthwhile read
I need to focus on play to your strengths. So often we all emphasize our weaknesses instead of our strengths.
So true! This is something I do my best to focus on in life!
I would probably need to refocus on the future
I forgot to say why. Probably because as a cancer survivor you just quite dont know what the future holds, but you know Who holds the future.
Love the title and the concept. I think hope is what is missing in so many people’s lives, and it is important to keep it regardless of external appearances. Law of Attraction really. We get what we put out.
My accountability group was just talking about hope the other day. This book sounds like it would be a good read for us. Thanks for sharing this at Mommynificent.com’s Booknificent Thursday! Always enjoy your contributions!
Tina