Specific · Transcendence

Future-Orientation

Part of the Character Strengths Wheel

What is Future-Orientation?

The ability to hold a compelling vision of what could be and allow it to guide present action. People who are future-oriented are not escapists — they are architects of what has not yet been built.

When you might feel future-orientation

Future-Orientation is a specific form of hope, which itself is a type of transcendence. You might experience this feeling in situations where transcendence is present, particularly when the circumstances align with the nuances that define future-orientation.

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