Hope When it's Hopeless Ep40

STLHope #STLTogether

Hope is only lost when you stop looking for it.

In these desperate times it's vital to our success as business owners or aspiring business owners to maintain hope for a better tomorrow both for their business, their community and for the world.

If you take a look at the situation in Ferguson, MO with the number of businesses that were vandalized, and burned to the ground it could be difficult to have hope these small businesses would ever want to come back and rebuild.  Hope.

Hope that together we can rebuild a stronger community.  Hope that together we can heal a community by supporting those local businesses.  Hope that because of the attention this situation received that relations between the police and the entire community they serve will improve.

It's easy to be disappointed in the outcomes of situations like this but it's even more difficult to be grateful despite the situation.  Being grateful can assist you with maintaining hope that this situation will improve and that with effort and a lot of hard work this community, this city and this country will become even stronger and better than it is right now.

Even in the wake of all this disaster we still have much to be thankful for and much to be hopeful for.

[ez_box title="Help Us Spread the Word" color="grey"] If you enjoyed this episode of the Social Strategy podcast, please head over to iTunes, leave a rating, write a review and subscribe. And if you listen on Stitcher, please click here to rate and review this show [/ez_box] Don't know how to leave a review watch this video: How to leave a review on iTunes or Stitcher

Featured Artist:

Singleton Singleton was so generous to give me permission to use their music on this podcast so make sure to check them out. Also like them on Facebook: Like Singleton on Facebook


More Related Articles Podcast


{{brizy_dc_image_alt entityId=
This past week I asked a question at the end of an email. It was simple really, but a powerful question that causes you to reflect on what you're doing and why you're doing it. The question was:  Are you standing in the service of others or just serving yourself at the cost of others?… Continue reading Standing in Service of Others Ep34
{{brizy_dc_image_alt entityId=
Life is about what you learn and how you share that learning with others.  Wouldn't you agree? That quote David Pottruck speaks volumes about the type of leader David is and the principles he teaches at the Wharton Business School's Center for Leadership and Change Management. It's not often that I get to talk with a… Continue reading Leading Breakthrough Change With David Pottruck Ep 47
{{brizy_dc_image_alt entityId=
Almighty, O my friend — but it is too much for my strength — I sink under the weight of the splendour of these visions!