Making Hope Happen

Dreaming

Nexting While Walking

Shane J. Lopez Ph.D. on August 19, 2013

Nexting while walking may result in meaningful, hopeful conversations.

Nexting while walking may result in meaningful, hopeful conversations.

Cognition

Looking For Hope

Shane J. Lopez Ph.D. on April 15, 2013

I went looking for hope and found more than I expected.

I went looking for hope and found more than I expected.

Sex

Why Your Doctor Should Examine Your Hope

Shane J. Lopez Ph.D. on March 18, 2013

When it comes to their health, hopeful people tend to make good choices.

When it comes to their health, hopeful people tend to make good choices.

Friends

Where Does Your Hope Come From?

Shane J. Lopez Ph.D. on February 21, 2013

Where does your hope come from? Take this simple test to find out now.

Where does your hope come from? Take this simple test to find out now.

If fiction follows fact, modern afterschool will reflect the great hope divide between American adults and children.

Friends

America, You Need Therapy

Shane J. Lopez Ph.D. on January 16, 2013

America, you are in a funk. You need to find one thing that excites you about the future. It can be a reunion with old friends, a sporting event, or some big goal at work. Better yet, pick something that is challenging and really meaningful. Remember how happy you were when you were trying to get to the moon back in the day? You can feel that way again.

America, you are in a funk. You need to find one thing that excites you about the future. It can be a reunion with old friends, a sporting event, or some big goal at work. Better yet, pick something that is challenging and really meaningful. Remember how happy you were when you were trying to get to the moon back in the day? You can feel that way again.

Friends

Rethinking Resolutions: One for Me and One for We

Shane J. Lopez Ph.D. on January 8, 2013

As you consider who you can be in 2013, do more than think about yourself. What if we all got better at making resolutions that we’re actually likely to achieve and that make us feel great in the process? You can both indulge in a personal resolution and think beyond yourself.

As you consider who you can be in 2013, do more than think about yourself. What if we all got better at making resolutions that we’re actually likely to achieve and that make us feel great in the process? You can both indulge in a personal resolution and think beyond yourself.

Education

What Can I Do to Help a Student Graduate, Starting Today?

Shane J. Lopez Ph.D. on May 13, 2010

Just imagine a community in which all students graduate from high school and get a good job. Then consider one thing you could do to make it happen...and then do it.

Just imagine a community in which all students graduate from high school and get a good job. Then consider one thing you could do to make it happen...and then do it.