ACTIONABLE HOPE

The Opposite of Blind Hope

    

Actionable Hope is Eleanor Roosevelt: "We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it as not as dreadful as it appears, discovering that we have the strength to stare it down."

Actionable Hope is Captain Sully: during every previous departure from La Guardia, he asked himself, "What are my options if I lose engine power now?" And every few thousand feet higher, "How about now?" On the morning when rehearsal became reality, his hands and mind knew exactly what to do.