"Teach Enthusiasm"

Give a person enthusiasm and you have given him a key to success. Enthusiasm isn’t everything, but it goes far.


When a person goes for a job interview, all things being equal,
enthusiasm will give him a better chance of getting hired. Enthusiasm
without knowledge and skill won’t accomplish. But an enthusiastic
person is most likely to gain the necessary knowledge and skill. By
helping someone increase his level of enthusiasm, you increase his
potential for success when meeting new people.


Enthusiasm is energy. And energy is what you need to get up and go.
Unfortunately, there are many of whom it can be said, "His get up and
go has gotten up and gone." Don’t let that be said about you. Be
enthusiastic about increasing the enthusiasm of others.


When enthusiasm is faked, it’s likely to be incongruent. It can be
overdone. Some people will still appreciate it. "At least he’s trying."
Others might be put off. There is external enthusiasm that increases
internal enthusiasm. This is when you sincerely want to be
enthusiastic, just that you aren’t spontaneously in this state. By
acting externally the way you want to feel internally, you will
increase your inner enthusiasm.


What are you spontaneously enthusiastic about? Ask this of yourself
and of those you want to help increase their level of enthusiasm.
Remember your most enthusiastic moments. Recall what you saw. See that
vividly now. Recall how you sounded when you spoke with intense
enthusiasm. Feel those feelings once again. By being able to access the
state of enthusiasm at will, you will be able to transfer this to
others.


If you try to teach someone to be more enthusiastic when you aren’t
in this state yourself, you are lacking an important ingredient. Still,
you can never tell. You might be able to say to someone, "Personally, I
find it difficult to feel enthusiastic right now. But even if I can’t
do it, you still might be able to."


Model enthusiastic people. Find people who are highly enthusiastic.
Interview them and find out what thoughts and attitudes enable them to
be enthusiastic. Practice talking the way they talk. Mirror their body
language. The same way that you will experience more enthusiasm by
mirroring enthusiastic people, so too you can help others become more
enthusiastic by mirroring you when you are enthusiastic. Speak about
something that you are enthusiastic about and ask the person you wish
to inspire to mirror you. Have him speak in the same manner about
something that arouses his enthusiasm. Keep giving him feedback about
his tone of voice and body language.


Build up your own enthusiasm for doing acts of kindness. And do
what you can to influence others to be enthusiastic about doing acts of
kindness. This will have a powerful effect on many lives as the chain
reaction keeps spreading.


From the Partners in Kindness free weekly
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From: Kindness: Making a Difference in People's Lives: Formulas, stories, and insights

By Zelig Pliskin Printed with Permission of Shaar Press
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