532. When Hope Is Useful and When It's Not
Better Than Happy
Jody Moore
4.8 • 5.6K Ratings
🗓️ 26 September 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
From hoping for good weather to hoping our business succeeds, "hope" is a word we throw around constantly. But there's a critical difference between these two scenarios that most people miss. One puts you in the passenger seat of your life, while the other pretends you're not even holding the steering wheel.
Here's the truth: hope isn't always your friend. Sometimes, it's actually keeping you from taking powerful action in your life. If you've been feeling stuck in a "hope" cycle, constantly wishing for better results but not seeing them, this episode is your wake-up call.
Tune in this week as I break down exactly when hope is useful and when it's not.
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| 0:00.0 | Is this going to work? I hope so. Is this going to be a good podcast episode? Gosh, I sure hope so. |
| 0:08.9 | Is this a useful thing to be thinking? Is this a useful thing to say? That's what we're going to |
| 0:13.1 | dive into today, my friends. Sometimes hope is very useful and necessary. But most of the time, |
| 0:20.0 | the way I hear people use that word, it's not serving |
| 0:23.2 | you. Welcome to the podcast. This is episode 532 of Better Than Happy, when hope is useful and when it's |
| 0:30.6 | not. Let's go. Welcome to Better Than Happy, the podcast where we transform our lives by transforming ourselves. |
| 0:41.8 | My name is Jody Moore. In the decade plus, I've been working with clients as a master-certified coach. |
| 0:48.6 | I've helped tens of thousands of people to become empowered. And from empowered, the things that seemed hard become |
| 0:55.5 | trivial. And the things that seemed impossible become available. And suddenly a whole new world |
| 1:02.5 | of desire and possibility open up to you. And what do you do with that? Well, that's the question. What will you do? Let's find out. |
| 1:16.4 | Sometimes listening to a podcast is enough, but sometimes you'll feel inspired to go deeper. |
| 1:22.8 | If you hear things that speak to you in today's episode, consider it your invitation to a complimentary |
| 1:28.8 | coaching workshop. On this live interactive Zoom call with me, you'll get a taste of the power of this |
| 1:35.7 | work when applied in real life. You can participate or be a silent observer, but you have to take a step |
| 1:42.7 | if you want to truly see change in your life. |
| 1:46.0 | Two steps, actually. |
| 1:47.5 | Head to Jodymore.com forward slash free coaching and register. |
| 1:52.1 | Then you just have to show up. |
| 1:55.1 | Your best life is waiting for you. |
| 1:58.0 | Will you show up for it? |
| 2:00.3 | Jodymore.com forward slash free coaching. I'll see you there. |
| 2:08.9 | What's up, everybody? Welcome to the podcast. Thank you for joining me today. Thank you for sharing the |
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