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The Stanford Research Institute as well as The
Harvard Research Center have discovered that 15% of a person's
success in life is determined by knowledge compared to 85% being
determined by attitude. It's not an overstatement to suggest
that your attitude is more important than your
aptitude!.
Enthusiasm is to be found where those most important
things you value reside. These are the things that light you up. It
is easy to know what lights you up because you know the feeling, no
matter how fleeting. Just before the rational mind starts convincing
you that you are mistaken, your heart soars for a moment. Your eyes
light up and you hear that "Yes!!!" from deep inside. This is the
seat of enthusiasm. Grab it, examine it and, above all, do more of
whatever it is that creates it!
The power of enthusiasm can get you through many
problems, ill-health, and disappointing experiences. It increases
your physical vitality and helps you to keep going even when you
think you don't have any more strength. It adds importance to
everything that you do.
Enthusiasm can have a profound effect on the physical
body as well. The pitch of your voice, your heart rate, even your
posture, not to mention your energy level changes when you are
filled with enthusiasm. In addition, people around you can detect it
and will be affected too, because enthusiasm is contagious. An
enthusiastic person is just more enjoyable to be around. When you
are pleasant, upbeat, excited, or express a passionate behavior,
others are infected. It is stimulating and attracts others to you;
which will change your personal and professional life, for the
better!
Keep in mind that enthusiasm is not the same thing as
just being excited. You can get excited about your new car. However,
you would be enthusiastic about all the things that happened, the
actions you took to get that shiny new delite in your driveway. This
includes knowing you were ready to get a better and newer car and
you made a commitment to get it, now. Then you used your time and
energy to investigate various models and ultimately decided which
one had your name stamped on it. The test drive cemented your
decision, so you took the leap and signed your "john hancock"
to all those forms.
Every new invention and creation is due to enthusiasm
on the part of the inventor or creator. What you did to create this
car is wear the enthusiasm lies! You are the creator of
your shiny new car!
Getting enthusiasm is a little like learning to
breathe: Nobody can tell you exactly how to do it, but without it
you know something is missing in your life. No one but you can
discover that compelling purpose or exciting adventure that ignites
enthusiasm inside you. You can however learn a great deal from
others about how to use it to it's maximum
advantage.
Age, experience and traumatic events can sometimes
take the edge off your enthusiasm, your thrill of life. So, how can
you get it back? Think back to a time in your past when you were
very enthusiastic about something, try to remember how it made you
feel, how excited you were at the mere thought of it. Try to regain
the passion and desire you felt back then. Remind yourself why it
was thrilling to you. Remember though everyone changes, and so does
your enthusiasm for different things. So what "tooted your horn"
yesterday may be something you pass by
today!
According to the dictionary, enthusiasm means 1. great
excitement for or interest in a subject or cause. 2. a source or
cause of great excitement or interest. 3. ecstasy arising from
supposed possession by a god. The word actually comes from the Greek
'entheos' meaning "the God within."
Let's see how you can get a bit of the action, by
using the immense power of Enthusiasm.
- Enthusiasm grows when you focus
on solutions and opportunities, not problems and
circumstances.
- Always
spend your time with positive, enthusiastic
people!
Enthusiastiasm produces success. So
mix with and learn from those people you regard as dynamic,
electric, and who have achieved a bountiful
life.
SIDE NOTE: Don't waste your time and energies on
naysayerswho are always putting you down. And, you don't have
to let yourself bleed for the sake of people who drain you
(without giving anything in
return).
Be enthusiastic about the now, for that is all that
really matters.
Eat good food, maintain positive energy vibrations, listen to
music you enjoy, spend time in nature. Take care of
yourself!
Be the love that you are looking for. Love, and you
will be
loved!
- One of the best ways to receive more of what you
want, is to be sincerely grateful for what you
have already.
So for today, no matter what the
rational mind says look on the bright side of life. Look and listen
for the places, events, ideas, people and activities that
make your heart shout that loud "Yes"! And, spend some time deciding
how to bring more of those things into your life. YOU DESERVE
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