Ray Johnston is the founding pastor of Bayside Church, one of the largest churches in the nation with over 11,000 people coming together every weekend at the main campus and thousands more in multiple churches throughout the Sacramento area. President of Thriving Churches Intl, and a veteran of both youth and adult ministry through Youth Specialties, Ray serves on the Board of Directors at Azusa Pacific where he graduated. Ray and his wife, Carol, have four children.
The Hope Quotient: Measure It. Raise It. You'll Never Be the Same.
by Ray Johnston
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ISBN-13:
9780529101167
- Publisher: Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
- Publication date: 05/13/2014
- Sold by: THOMAS NELSON
- Format: eBook
- Pages: 236
- Sales rank: 383,319
- File size: 2 MB
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What’s at the heart of every thriving person, every thrivingmarriage, kid, and business?
Hope!
TheHope Quotient is a revolutionary new method for measuring—and dramaticallyincreasing—your level of hope. Hope is more than a feeling; it’s the by-productof seven key factors. When these are present in your life, they cause hope tothrive.
Factor 1: Recharge Your BatteriesNobody does well running on empty.
Factor 2: Raise Your ExpectationsYou don’t get what you deserve; you get what you expect.
Factor 3: Refocus on the FutureIt’s time to throw away your rearview mirror. No one goes forwardwell when they are looking back.
Factor 4: Play to Your StrengthsBe yourself; everyone else is taken.
Factor 5: Refuse to Go It AloneNever underestimate the power of support.Even the Lone Ranger had Tonto.
Factor 6: Replace Burnout with BalanceBurning the candle at both ends isn’t as bright as you think.
Factor 7: Play Great DefenseAvoid these five toxic hope killers that can threaten your future.
Using seven years of research, powerful biblical illustrations, and compelling human-interest stories, Ray Johnston explains how these seven essential factors will support, sustain, and strengthen your hope. And when consciously built into your life, how they will unleash hope in your marriage, your kids, yourcareer, your church, your community, and the world.
Discover your HQ level, the most important contributor to your overall success, and then learn how to improve it. Because when hope rises—everything changes.
FLAP COPY:Hope: It’s the one thing that can change everything!
When you have hope, eleven things are unleashed in your life:
- You have more satisfying relationships.
- You’re more productive.
- You’re less affected by stress.
- You’re more successful.
- You’re more satisfied.
- You’re more compassionate.
- You’re more willing to help people in need.
- You’re physically healthier.
- You hold yourself to higher moral and ethicalstandards.
- You’remore likely to assume leadership.
- You’re more likely to see God as loving, caring, and forgiving.
This book will help you discover your HQ level and learn the seven key factors that,when built into your life, unleash hope. When you have genuine hope—not trite, pious platitudes but authentic hope that produces inner strength and confidence—anything is possible.
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