Engineering Enthusiasm
Enthusiasm
noun
The Secret Sauce to Living Powerfully
"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." This raises the question: Would you ever choose to be without it? From your employees, employer, friends, family, postman or plumber – would you want to interact with anyone lacking this vital spark?
At its core, enthusiasm combines energy and love. It's that powerful force transforming ordinary moments into extraordinary experiences. What if you could master the art of engineering enthusiasm? Imagine approaching every project, task, or situation with genuine excitement. How much more effective and enjoyable would your actions become?
The Science of Enthusiasm
Enthusiasm isn't just a mood – it's a positive vibration in our state of being, a response to the internal stories we create about our situations. Take a rainy day, for instance. You can either wrap up warm and snug, walking your dog with enthusiasm, or stand inside looking out miserably and negatively about how life is always against you.
The beautiful truth is that this internal response is within our control. Our energy flows from the stories we've written, shaped by our past experiences, education, and environment.
The Contagious Nature of Energy
Think of enthusiasm like wireless charging for your soul. Spend time in close proximity to positive people, and you'll find your energy lifting to higher vibrations. The reverse is equally true – as you put it, "get the f@#k away from anyone negative" as in an overpowering negative environment, you'll be brought down if you're not careful.
Igniting Your Enthusiasm
Enthusiasm burns like a fire inside, serving as a pilot light for action. The art lies in keeping it alight. Just as a fire starts with a spark, enthusiasm often begins with small actions:
1. Jump straight into action - it's like jump-starting a car, the quickest way to get moving
2. Start with something small you can approach enthusiastically
3. Build gradually - like tending a fire, avoid suffocating your enthusiasm by adding too much too quickly
Practical Tools for Engineering Enthusiasm
Here are some powerful questions to spark your enthusiasm:
- What song could instantly lift your energy?
- What small action could you take right now with complete enthusiasm?
- If your enthusiasm were a fire, what would be its fuel?
- List the why in what you want (positive motivation)
- List the why in what you don't want (negative motivation)
To maintain and grow your enthusiasm:
- Define clear goals and the steps to achieve them
- Draw strength from positive experiences and role models
- Practice gratitude daily
- Perform random acts of kindness
- Choose your perspective consciously
- Surround yourself with enthusiastic people
Taking Action
Today, challenge yourself to:
1. Identify one area where your enthusiasm needs rekindling
2. Take one small, enthusiastic action in that direction
3. Notice how your energy shifts and affects those around you
Engineering enthusiasm isn't about maintaining constant high energy – it's about consciously cultivating and directing your positive energy where it matters most.
As Henry Ford noted, "Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars."
What will you choose to be enthusiastic about today?
Quote
"Do everything like you loved it"
Mike Tyson
Questions to help you think differently:
Questions to help?
- List the why in what you want +
- List the why in what you don't want -
- If your enthusiasm was a fire, what would be the fuel?
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