"No one has the right to sit down and feel hopeless. There's too much work to do." All the time you spend moping and feeling down or being sad you could be making something of yourself! Go out and be a prime example for little kids, or even teenagers. By making yourself look more responsible in front of them you’ll make them more responsible themselves.
Have you ever looked at someone and smiled? More than 9 times out of 10 they smile right back. It’s like an automatic reaction to mimic there facial reaction. So if you walk around smiling people will be overall happier, especially around you. Smiling releases endorphins that make you feel happier. So even if you’re pissed off or in a bad mood that day if you smile, you will feel happier than if you frown.
Don’t just feel hopeless, make something of yourself. Go out and get a job, get a car, buy a house, find that special someone. This will give you purpose in life and make you feel like your important. Doing these things will motivate you to be a better person and a better example for others. So motivating you, you are also going to motivate others in the long run.
Another part of the “work to be done” is always improving. Always work to make yourself better emotionally, physically, and even everything around you. So show your emotion don’t just hide it, maybe talk a counselor about controlling your emotion. Physically keep you body fit. You don’t need to be a model by any means, but live a healthy life style. Lift weights, run, jog, do push ups, sit ups, pull ups. Get moving to lose weight and you will feel better all over. As for improving your surroundings, my parents are always fixing up the house and remodeling different rooms. And looking at it before and after it blows it out of the water and makes they house so much nicer to be living in and gives you more confidence in every step living in a house that is always getting better and always improving.