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A Daily Dose of H.O.P.E. (S1)
Overview: Bring the WORLD’S H.O.P.E. expert, Rick Yarosh, right into your classrooms with weekly lessons focused on our foundational message of giving H.O.P.E. and taking action.
Content
Daily Dose: Perspective & Perception
Your perspective is made of your perceptions (your senses) and your interpretation of other people’s perspectives.
Daily Dose: Reorienting Perspective
Sometimes, we must reorient our perspective or update our point of view to find new ways of thinking about and seeing the world!
Daily Dose: Generational Perspectives
We all have a unique point of view based on when we were born. This is called a generational perspective.
Daily Dose: Collective Action Perspectives
We must share a similar perspective and understanding of societal or cultural problems to act upon a collective solution.
Daily Dose: Perspective On Hopelessness
To truly help others, we must understand what hopelessness is and what it means.
Daily Dose: Sympathizing With Hopelessness
It's not bad to have sympathy, but we must understand why it doesn't help others.
Daily Dose: Understanding Hopelessness
Empathy is the next step up from sympathy, and it's an important part of being human.
Daily Dose: Conquering Hopelessness
Overcoming hopelessness is a combination of personal resilience and the ability to ask for help.
Daily Dose: Common Human Threads
After food, shelter, and safety, two things make us human; lacking these always leads to hopelessness.
Daily Dose: Significance (Meaning)
We're all on a journey to discover our meaning in life and how we can help others.
Daily Dose: Acceptance
We are all born with the need to find human acceptance and feel like we belong somewhere.
Daily Dose: Stress & Anxiety
Stress and anxiety are the two biggest disorders kids face today.
Daily Dose: H.O.P.E.
H.O.P.E. stands for Hold On, Possibilities Exist. We all struggle in different ways, but H.O.P.E. is the light that guides us.
Daily Dose: Compassionate Empathy
Compassionate empathy is the action side of empathy, where we try to help alleviate another's distress.
Daily Dose: Courage & Confidence
Possessing courage and confidence is necessary to overcome many adversities in life.
Daily Dose: Sweethearts
In the 16th century, the word “bully” meant “sweetheart”—someone who encouraged others and gave them HOPE.
Daily Dose: Perceptiveness
Being perceptive is vital if we want to be aware when those close to us change their behavior.
Daily Dose: Virtues
Virtues are positive character traits or qualities considered morally good and desirable.
Daily Dose: Becoming a Sweetheart
To become a Sweetheart, you must accept the responsibility of helping others in need, even when you don't feel like it.
Daily Dose: You'll Figure It Out
When trying to solve a problem, "you'll figure it out" might be some of the best advice you'll ever receive.
Daily Dose: Do Something
When faced with challenging situations, no matter what it is, the answer is always: do something.
Daily Dose: Just A Moment
We all face challenging things in life, and most of the time, it's just about getting through the moment.
Daily Dose: It's All Mental
While the physical challenges we face are hard, the key to overcoming anything is in the mental game.
Daily Dose: Heroes Accept Everyone
Several characteristics make a hero, and one is that they accept everyone.
Daily Dose: Faith
If there is something more potent than HOPE, it might be faith.
Daily Dose: Adversity
Everyone experiences adversity, but if we let it, our adversity can become our greatest strength.
Daily Dose: Hate
Hate is a powerful negative force, and the antidote is simple: get to know the person or thing you hate better.
Daily Dose: Loneliness
Loneliness is a difficult thing to deal with, but if you choose to embrace loneliness, you can use it to improve yourself.
Daily Dose: Vulnerability
Humans weren't hardwired to be vulnerable, but vulnerability is a strength, not a weakness.
Daily Dose: Dealing with Loss
While loss is a part of life, it isn't easy to deal with. Rick shares how we can keep moving forward despite that pain.
Daily Dose: Dealing with Despair
We all go through challenging times, but we must remember that it's only a moment, and we can get through it.
Daily Dose: Leaders
Leadership is not good or bad: it's about influence and how we choose to use it.
Skills Developed
SEL Core Competencies, Character Development, Brain Health; Leadership, Autonomy, Empathy, Perspective-Taking, Compassion, Behavior Modeling, HOPE, Action, Compassion, Courage, Resilience, Helping Others

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