The Science and Power of Hope | Chan Hellman | TEDxOklahomaCity

A lot of people want to change their lives, but they are not quite sure how. They think of hope as a magic wish, or an ideal that is out of reach. In this talk, Dr. Chan Hellman shares there is both science and power in hope to help people create the change they want in life.
Chan M. Hellman is a professor of social work at the University of Oklahoma and Director of The Hope Research Center. He has written more than 150 scientific publications and has presented at numerous national and international conferences worldwide. Chan’s research is focused on hope as a psychological strength helping children and adults overcome trauma and adversity. Chan is the co-author of the award-winning book “Hope Rising: How the Science of Hope Can Change Your Life” with his co-author Casey Gwinn published by Morgan James.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx Chan M. Hellman is a professor of social work at the University of Oklahoma and Director of The Hope Research Center. He has written more than 150 scientific publications and has presented at numerous national and international conferences worldwide. Chan’s research is focused on hope as a psychological strength helping children and adults overcome trauma and adversity. Chan is the co-author of the award-winning book “Hope Rising: How the Science of Hope Can Change Your Life” with his co-author Casey Gwinn published by Morgan James. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@TitusBogba]

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. 🙌🏾

[@ZennExile]

except everything, which has mostly been built with force

[@tanw.5149]

I'm a witness. 🙏❤️

[@TitusBogba]

@@tanw.5149 faith is a beautiful thing and we all need to continue to develop it!

[@Craznar]

Reality is where the sane look, optimism and pessimism are both pointless delusions.

[@tanw.5149]

@@TitusBogba yes actively use evidences of God's glory to build that confidence in God . We need that grace to push condemnation guilt be etc up out of our minds view!!! Me must remember Love!!!! Love is what's been growing my faith here now lately

[@darelbutler3953]

“Imagination is the instrument of hope.”

[@estherwiskel6550]

This presentation was intentional FOR ME ‘TODAY’ …..I didn’t select it… It popped up…this SPOKE volumes played it several times. I’m compelled this moment to write notes and repeat till it sinks into my thinking, to follow and comprehend this concept of ‘HOPE’. I know the agony of hopelessness… This gentleman speaks from experience, is gentle and proofs success. Note: It will be very difficult but I will attempt to RESET my stagnant present thoughts. Thank you for popping up today and pray others can be as affected as I’m today. THANK YOU

[@pinoybricks1275]

Hope and action are inseparable. Great talk!👍

[@i1C4RU5]

He put it perfectly. Peer/Social pressure, when used correctly, can seriously help someone get their life together.

[@lemaroc6366]

الرحلة نحو 1k 🌸

[@wonderwoman1199]

Agree

[@tigisthailu9801]

Delivered beautifully. And possibly the most impactful talk I have ever listened too! 🙏🏽

[@zalexanna]

What an absolutely amazing Talk!!!! One of the greatest I heard at TED 😍

[@johnsonben5979]

Hello my dear friend how are you doing today

[@simone222]

Wonderful message that is esp. needed at these times.

[@kathrynwales4423]

“Hope is a social gift.”

[@dailydoseofmedicinee]

Remember, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies👍

[@niharikasharma2112]

I have always put it in this way - "Hope is an energy from the greatest spirit and energy never dies.". It felt good to read the same sort of interpretation from your side.

[@earthine]

Thank you sir for this wonderful lecture.

[@davidanthony6408]

I really appreciate his care in the delivery, especially the order in which he explained the ideas. The ending was truly special because by his words of wisdom the video ended with the gift of hope, as he explains it to be a social gift. Cool. Thank you Chan!

[@cameronbethuram]

Great message and thank you for sharing!!

[@abbycheyenne9727]

Obsessed with these kind of TED talks! I love getting educated like this especially when I need hope right now.

[@ZennExile]

if this is what you consider education you should probably make sure that you don't make any permanent decisions for yourself or others without professional guidance. This is what's known as "woo woo".

[@abbycheyenne9727]

@@ZennExile Hey, I dont want to argue. From my experience they ask people at the doctors if they ever feel hopeless because it's a major sign of depression. I dont feel hopeless but other people do and it's all in the mindset. It's about making solutions to give you pure hope because you're doing something to progress in your life step by step. I recently failed a major test by 1 point and will power to drive 3+ hours to take it again drained me but I'm still making steps to try and take it again because of hope. I know my future will be brighter because of it instead of feeling like all hope is lost on me.

[@ZennExile]

@@abbycheyenne9727 and that is all woo woo, too.

[@Chantal2468]

@@abbycheyenne9727 Sweetheart don't take this guy Zenn Exile comment to heart, he is a troll. The troll has no bridge left to hover under because he burned them all. 😉

[@chess1011]

@@abbycheyenne9727 don't heed attention to this person named Zenn Exile. They say what they want to say without having any clear idea about the life of each individual.

[@kymvaughn-daniels3874]

Dr. Chan Hellman is so awesome! His presentations are always consistent and reflective of being the highest version of ourselves. I have attended many of his presentations and they always leave me hopeful. WillPower! WayPower! I am always thinking hope not feeling a wish!

[@sophatt]

THANK YOU. This message is so important.

[@DR.News_007]

This speech encourages me that I will be a lecture in the future.

[@KelAnneBrandt]

Thank you 🙂

[@jodycasey4541]

Hope is about taking action to pursue that future. Brilliant.

[@mest8589]

This is a great talk. I am momentarily touched with an ever lasting impact.

[@juzores1]

Oh God, this is a very beautiful message with a scietific approach to fulfill it, thank you professor thank you.

[@minoonobari413]

Your explanations were exactly realistic , optimistic and efficient . I wish the best for you.

[@Newrass25]

Great lecture I hope you soon make a lecturer about the greatness of teachers are

[@deetee609]

Thank you for this.

[@karapasqua4979]

Great talk! A dialogue on hope is intentionally passing hope forward!

[@joaomelendre57]

Adorei. Obrigado.

[@ronalddancaliva883]

People who lose hope in their lives should be addressed well because it might lead to total failure with their future plans

[@meganobrien1019]

This is one of the most amazing ted talks ❤🙌 thankyou sooo much, COMPLETELY resonate

[@onenkosisimilemkize3191]

What a way to start my morning. Absolutely beautiful!

[@dunetzcoaching]

Superb talk!

[@MrDarshD]

This needs to be seen by all. Such a scientific and easy to implement analysis of hope

[@mattrodela2030]

This is the best TED talk topic I've heard in a long time. Thank you.

[@soearkarhtet2122]

What's Right with me??? I'd never heard of it and I love it.

[@iggimoore]

Fantastic. Just what I needed to hear 🙏

[@SK-le1gm]

You inhale hope. You exhale prayer. Hope is what makes faith more fun. Faith is gratitude for something good that hasn’t happened yet. Hope makes prayer more focused. Hope is in your conscious control. Hope is also humbler than assumption. You hope things and as they come to pass then you begin assuming naturally.

[@carlosvillarraga1925]

Great talk!!! Very inspiring!

[@uvankarthikeyan]

TED thank you so much for the all videos. Speaker is awesome what he has shared is eye opening

[@sripavanv]

Very well put. One of the best speeches.

[@spencerwentland]

Would be great if we could get Japanese subtitles on this!

[@witholaniyijide]

"Hope is a social gift." My take away

[@zenaidamateos9376]

Thank you for these wonderful words. I hear them from Madrid.

[@anupajohnson2770]

Great words with full of hope 🔥🔥🔥

[@UPCOMINGDREAMS]

How to be more intentional in our social connections??

[@Chrisia-Queens]

Great talk👌👌👌

[@user-qc7vf7pb3c]

"Hope is dangerous"

[@BoliviadelCarmenBaez]

seria bueno que lo pusieran en español por favor muchas gracias

[@LordkrishnabySaurabhsir]

1. 😘😘 पानी में अक्स और किसी आसमाँ का है ...__🧡❤️❣️ ये नाव कौन सी है ये दरिया कहाँ का है 😘😍🥰. ___ 2. ❤️🧡💌आईना क्यूँ न दूँ कि तमाशा कहें जिसे ,___💘💋💝💓 😘😘....ऐसा कहाँ से लाऊँ कि तुझ सा कहें जिसे ..🄵🅁🄸🄴🄽🄳🅂😍😍..हेमंत शायरी। _____ 3.🤍💛❤️आँखें न जीने देंगी तिरी बे-वफ़ा मुझे ,____😘😍😱. 🤔..क्यूँ खिड़कियों से झाँक रही है क़ज़ा मुझे ..🥰❣️💌. 😱अभी न छेड़ मोहब्बत के गीत ऐ मुतरिब अभी हयात का माहौल ख़ुश-गवार नहीं ...__💞💔💙

[@wandalee5010]

This is the most amazing Tedtalk I’ve ever heard! ❤️

[@ashmeadali]

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[@jackiepaige1999]

Is there any way the transcript/subtitles could be translated into english? For some reason they are auto-generated in dutch and I wanted to print out the transcript for folks.

[@biologicalutopian]

I truly believe a better future will only be achieved if we continue the cycle of evolution, which requires destruction and rebuild, death and birth. Any effort to change anything or improve anything may bring comfort in short term, but is pointless in long term, and too much effort always make things worse. So I don't have a goal. I don't believe we can make better future through personal impassion. The only thing I value is connections. Connect to family, connect to friends, connect to future generation. The only hope I have is that human will not extinct when I die, the connections will continue, and my existence will be implanted in this connection network for eternity, just like our brain cells will aways be a part of our soul even though this single brain cell haven been died for decades. My hope come from the belief of immortality. The only way that I could lose hope is if everyone that knows me and will kown me all dies together. To avoid that, I'm taking actions, and that's what keeps me going

[@loristromski1334]

Beautifully said ❤

[@worldofpeace]

Really fantastic......

[@notagain3732]

If you are not watching this with cc caption that is auto generated you are missing out lmao I could not stop laughing

[@notagain3732]

Wow , focus on what is important for once

[@manikpondit6372]

Listen and gathering

[@LawrenceMay-d5s]

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[@Bellywoodstudios_diadance]

This made me want to live another day

[@k1llj0y15]

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[@victoriaaaaaaaaaa]

I was looking for this comment😂

[@str4wberryfields]

I WAS LOOKING 4 THIS COMMENT LMAOOO

[@mayukhpurkayastha2649]

Sir i m invented tree sensorable Ai algorithm or tree sensor computer system and power acceptor large machine.this power acceptor help update new type quantum computer. I m 10 years old student my dream true sir India India

[@RMoore713ify]

"Hope is the thing with feathers."--Emily Dickinson

[@davidplantillas261]

Although I am myself an optimistic person. I have to disagree with the second part of the definition of Hope. We do not have the power to change everything that we hope for. A good example is when some family member is dying you could be the most optimistic person in the world and hope that that person gets better, and yet is undeniable that the person may die despite how hopeful you are.

[@domilcoheredia3386]

He also spoke about "Wishful thinking"

[@VladyslavKL]

🕊

[@NityaKrishnaDas926]

CHANT HARE KRISHNA AND BE BLISSFUL 😊 HOPE IT

[@DigiDuit]

Yep, and after "David" groveled on for 10 minutes, and after you did all this "analizing" of his mannerisms and body language, you said "gotta go". An awful lot happened in a 10 minute time span, dont ya think?

[@apexak]

Jesus Christ is this world's only true hope!

[@TheFeralcatz]

Yes

[@SentimentalApe]

Placing our “only” hope in a being outside of ourselves assumes that humanity is otherwise hopeless. I disagree with your premise.

[@apexak]

@@SentimentalApe my premise is guess who made you? Not only is Jesus salvation for eternity. He's the our provider, healer, strength etc. John 15:5. Saying I can do it on my own is exactly what Satan wants and said himself...

[@TheFeralcatz]

@@SentimentalApe He's not outside ourselves. God became a man, that is why humanity is the most important of all creation. We are the only ones made in the image and likeness of God. Our hope is that we can regain the likeness of God that we lost in the garden of Eden that we have been given a path towards through Christ. We were meant to be like God, that is our hope.

[@warsin8641]

Here’s some hope, Quantum Computers Anti Aging Brain Computer Interfaces like Neuralink or OpenWater People will live on Mars Cars driving better than humans Fusion Faster then light travel without breaking the laws of physics Nano technology ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Tons more that make all problems seem fixable

[@LivingMidnight]

Lol. These are all fantasies. The fact they are so far from what is achievable shows how pointless such hope is when confronted with reality.

[@easyenglishwithdaisy]

👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️

[@Naresh12308]

David Dobrik?

[@dorji1232]

hope is too general and it not nessesarily be action, he better say optimism

[@JK_JK_JK_JK]

Next: The Science and Power of Donald Trump! 😏

[@ouroregonfamilylife5548]

Obama’s hope was the worst thing ever for our country.

[@carolyngreen5458]

Obama had no hope for this country other than to destroy it...

[@TheFeralcatz]

Obama was based. Kicked out more illegals than Trump did.

[@ouroregonfamilylife5548]

@@carolyngreen5458 now we just need to vote out the current train wrecks in office.

[@johnsonben5979]

Hello my dear friend how are you doing today

[@robintheviking8990]

Such nonsense. That definition of hope is just a delusion. Most people have no power to actually improve their lives. The ones who have that power, have no need to.

[@fvckVlec]

First time I’ve personally seen a TEDxOKC. Makes me happy to see even if this isn’t the first!!

[@KumariKumari-fw7nc]

Great talk👍

[@Rakesh-nn1ox]

How do some people win everything like some people are successful, rich, healthy, good in relationships, good businessmen, good leaders, and the best decision makers?

[@haritikanand8502]

Self-belief, self awareness and optimism

[@parimtm]

Blind luck...about 0.5 million ppl in the world only Don't count em they are incredibly lucky...

[@LivingMidnight]

Well, it isn't hope that got them there.

[@sashalena6131]

no one has everything tbh, you just see what they show you but they too have problems that you dont know about so yea everyone are imperfect in their own ways :)

[@StrongerThanBigfoot]

Most of those kinds of people were blessed to live under parents who instilled strong work ethic, confidence, and self belief in them as children. They were guided to become the best version of themselves. I wish that was the case for everyone in the world but sadly a lot of that stuff is hidden from the everyday person so they don’t get to that level but we are all capable of achieving anything we want. You can do anything you want. My favorite quote is “What one man can do, another can do” Start listening to Tony Robbins everyday. It’s mindset first and it’s the most important. Tony Robbins helped me to achieve success in certain areas of my life and you can do it to.

[@hopecollins3961]

Hi, my name is Hope

[@wonderwoman1199]

Very humble speaker. ❤️

[@jamesmrjeckylloneal]

I like the fortunata part.

[@UPCOMINGDREAMS]

Hope is a mindset a way of thinking. I like that expression 💗💗

[@NityaKrishnaDas926]

HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE HARE RAM HARE RAM RAM RAM HARE HARE

[@magdatsiklauri7559]

It was great 👍