The Hope Institute
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Your Total Hopefulness Score is:
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Remember that your Hopefulness is a Power Center in your brain. We explained that your Hopefulness (power center) is like a cellphone that uses 10 batteries (or power cells). You are most hopeful if all ten batteries (power cells) are full of charge. Your Total Hopefulness Score comes from adding up ten kinds of questions (the ten "batteries" or power cells that power hope.). There are two kinds of Mastery questions, two kinds of Attachment questions, three kinds of Survival questions, and three kinds of Spiritual questions about God or great unseen powers. After looking at your total score, for a cost of ten US dollars you can choose to see your scores for the four kinds of questions (Mastery, Attachment, Survival, and Spiritual powers). You can also see your scores for each of the ten power cells that make up the four kinds of questions.
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Would you like to see a full report with your scores on all ten scales and the four major parts of hope (Mastery, Attachment, Survival, and Spiritual Hope)? If yes, click below to purchase your full report and get a detailed hopefulness profile.
Mastery Hope Score:
00
/16
Your Mastery Hope score comes from two kinds of questions. Your Goal Progress score shows if you believe you are strong enough to make your plans work and have your dreams come true. Your Goal Support score shows if you have enough help from other people to make your plans work and your dreams to come true.
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Goal Progress Score:
00
/8
Goal Support Score:
00
/8
Attachment Hope Score:
00
/16
Your Attachment Hope Score comes from two kinds of questions. Your Social Connection Score shows if you you feel that you have enough love and care from family and friends. Your Trust Score shows if you have enough trustworthy friends, family members, or other honest adults around you.
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Social Connection Score:
00
/8
Trust Score:
00
/8
Survival Hope Score:
00
Your Survival Hope Score comes from three kinds of questions. Your Personal Coping Score shows if you think you are good at solving problems. Your Coping Support Score shows if you have family, friends or people to help you solve problems. Your Freedom Score shows if you feel able to find ways to get out of trouble or escape from traps.
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Personal Coping Score:
00
/8
Coping Support Score:
00
/8
Freedom Score:
00
/8
Spiritual Hope Score:
4
/24
Your Spiritual Hope Score comes from three kinds of questions about God or great unseen powers. Your Spiritual Power Score shows if you feel that God or great unseen powers can make you more powerful. (If you say yes, how much stronger can these powers make you?) Your Spiritual Connection Score shows if you believe that God or some other great unseen power stays close to you and cares about you. (If you say yes, how much do they care about you?) Your Your Spiritual Protection Score shows if you feel that God or great unseen powers can protect you and want to protect you? (If you say yes, how well can these powers protect you?)
You cannot derive any sense of purpose or meaning from work. The workplace may not have a mission nor even a basic commitment (e.g., manufacturing “excellence”). Alternatively, you may sense that the workplace priorities do not align with a stated mission, or the workplace mission may not reflect your core values. However, as we stated elsewhere in the report, people vary in their sensitivity to issues of meaning and purpose, in or out of work. Issues of meaning and purpose may not be important to you. Alternatively, these issues matter but you find a sufficient degree of meaning and purpose outside of work and do not seek it within the workplace.
Spiritual Power Score:
00
/8
Spiritual Connection Score:
00
/8
Spiritual Protection Score:
00
/8
(survivalHopeScale): Survival Hope(survivalHopeBand): med(survivalHopeSum): 11(survivalHopeGauge): 55(survivalHopeDisplayText): You may experience some (but not a great deal of) flexibility, skill-development opportunities, and feedback to assure you of a good future. Another possibility is that the workplace is unbalanced in nurturing survival hope. You may have flexibility and options but little skill-development opportunities. You might receive considerable feedback but see few options for lateral or upward mobility. Scholarly writings on hope emphasize a need for options (hopelessness is often equated to entrapment). In addition, the survival dimension of hope includes adaptability through action and imagination. A good work situation fosters this survival dimensional of hope if it provides some flexibility or "breathing room" for thought and action. If you read this paragraph closely, you can see that survival hope is multidimensional (options, imagination, ability to adapt or pivot). Which of these facets is/are most important to you: having options, room for imagination or creativity, skill-building for a flexible approach heading towards the future? Which of these are in greater or lesser supply in your workplace? (survivalHopeDisplayTextId): b9dac252-cb53-4b78-801e-7824d8469905(masteryHopeScale): Mastery Hope(masteryHopeBand): low(masteryHopeSum): 9(masteryHopeGauge): 45(masteryHopeDisplayText): You feel underappreciated. Your skills, work ethic, or other contributions often go unnoticed. You may sense that the organization does not differentiate between good work and poor work. There is little effort to provide training that personally benefits you versus the organization’s “bottom-line.” However, as we note in another section of this report, individuals vary in how much they personally feel a need for mastery, attachment, survival, or spirituality. To some extent, these differences are based on early life experiences and what we internalize from these "formative" years. So ask yourself, how important is this dimension of your work life?(masteryHopeDisplayTextId): 68ef2db5-5ccc-4e97-a46c-c1329cfaa832(spiritualHopeScale): Spiritual Hope(spiritualHopeBand): low(spiritualHopeSum): 4(spiritualHopeGauge): 20(spiritualHopeDisplayText): You cannot derive any sense of purpose or meaning from work. The workplace may not have a mission nor even a basic commitment (e.g., manufacturing “excellence”). Alternatively, you may sense that the workplace priorities do not align with a stated mission, or the workplace mission may not reflect your core values. However, as we stated elsewhere in the report, people vary in their sensitivity to issues of meaning and purpose, in or out of work. Issues of meaning and purpose may not be important to you. Alternatively, these issues matter but you find a sufficient degree of meaning and purpose outside of work and do not seek it within the workplace. (spiritualHopeDisplayTextId): 9b428556-8440-444e-9bbf-6a3f09727cb1(totalWorkplaceHopeScale): Total Workplace Hope(totalWorkplaceHopeBand): low(totalWorkplaceHopeSum): 32(totalWorkplaceHopeGauge): 40(totalWorkplaceHopeDisplayText): Low Workplace Hope. Multiple elements of the Critical MASS may be in short supply at your workplace. You may feel alienated from other workers, colleagues, or members of the administration. Perhaps the problem is a lack of purposeful/meaningful work? Maybe the salary, benefits, or compensation is not sustainable to support you and/or loved ones. Which elements are essential for you to remain in this organization? A low score is unfortunate. The average adult spends approximately 1,800 hours per year at work. Can you think of ways to increase your feelings of mastery, attachment, survivability, or sense of purpose, within this organization, or outside of work if necessary? For problems with mastery, attachment, and even spirituality, it may be possible to complement your work life with activities that satisfy these needs more directly. If the problem is survival-related, you have at least three options: seek a different job or career for which you are qualified, seek a second source of income and remain at your job, seek training in your off-hours to make a future switch in work or career. Review your priorities and needs for both salary and benefits. Think in long-term and short-term time frames, and consider both your stability and growth needs. (totalWorkplaceHopeDisplayTextId): e1ed2ba6-be73-420d-9766-bbb132a9d390(criticalItemsScale): Critical Items(criticalItemsBand): low(criticalItemsSum): 11(criticalItemsGauge): 55(criticalItemsDisplayText): Your workplace does not meet your minimal needs for a hopeful environment. As you reflect on your work environment, ask yourself if there is a primary problem that relates to meaning and purpose, relationships, or finances and security? Which of these issues are most critical to you? There is considerable psychological research showing that stress is most taxing on the mind and body when the stressor frustrates are most important needs. For example, if you are an extroverted, outgoing individual, the most critical item for you might involve the presence or absence of decent relationships characterized by dignity and fellowship. What aspects of the Critical MASS matter most to you (skill-building and flexibility, respect, dignity, purpose)? Can you offset these deficits via family, friends, hobbies, etc.? In short, can you find enough hope beyond the workplace ?(criticalItemsDisplayTextId): 479377f8-4a67-4bf6-9682-c0176d25f1f2(attachmentHopeScale): Attachment Hope(attachmentHopeBand): low(attachmentHopeSum): 8(attachmentHopeGauge): 40(attachmentHopeDisplayText): You feel quite alone at work. This feeling may be due to differences in values or interests compared to others in the organization. You may feel a need to remain guarded. A very low score may suggest feelings of isolation and mistrust towards individuals or groups at multiple levels of the organization (horizontal and vertical alienation). The two forms of connection, vertical and horizontal, satisfy different attachment-related needs. For example, horizontal connections among those with equal levels of power can provide a sense of friendship, intimacy, and understanding. Vertical connections offer mentorship opportunities (providing or receiving), respect (given or received), and boundary-making skill development. How strong is your need for these kinds of work connections?(attachmentHopeDisplayTextId): a44539a6-da56-4f4c-aece-d117afd4a4d5