Can you Believe Christmas has now past and it's time to look at Our Lives and determine what we want for 2008…Time to set those New Years Resolutions. Here is something to assist you and to think about when focusing on what you want to achieve successfully in 2008…
Enthusiasm….. Do You Have It???
Enthusiasm is an incredibly powerful tool, it is one of the greatest secrets to success! Yes, Long-term Enthusiasm is a skill that needs to be developed. Focusing on your true passions will give you the base you need for lasting Enthusiasm. Fiery enthusiasm is like a spark that is guiding you towards whatever you desire. If you learn to utilize Enthusiasm, you will get the most out of life! History is filled with stories of people who overcame adversity and achieved great success simply because they were Enthusiastic about their desired goals and dreams! "The Real Secret of Success is Enthusiasm. Yes, more than Enthusiasm, I would say excitement. I like to see people get excited. When they get excited they make a success of their lives. " Walter Chrysler How Do You Create Enthusiasm???
1. Affirm your way to Enthusiasm!
Affirmations are one great tool for generating enthusiasm. Decide what it is you want and then affirm it! If you want a strong healthy body, say and write out: "I have a strong healthy body." "I am lean and muscular." Etc. Always say it in the present tense! Repeat Your Affirmation Often!
2. Get involved! Make your Affirmations Emotional!
Feel the excitement! Do you remember the excitement you felt as a child on Christmas morning, that is the kind of excitement you need to capture when you affirm something. Be passionate about what you desire! Think about the meaning of the words as you say them or write them down.
3.Have a Positive Attitude!
Believe that you have whatever it is that you desire! Believe that you have achieved all of your goals! Believe that all ofyour dreams have come true!
4. Expect that Your Desires Are Already Fulfilled!
Expectation is indeed one of the most powerful tools that you possess. An intense anticipation can transform possibility into reality! When you STOP hoping for what you want, and start EXPECTING it to come along any second, you will remove the doubt, which has been blocking you from receiving your desires. Doubt is like a brick wall, it blocks you from reaching your goals. When you fuel your goals with Expectations you will set in motion an unstop-pable force that will give you that internal drive that will enable you to create virtually anything you desire. Once you have created that intense feeling of expectation you not only imagine having what you desire, but you start to create the feeling of already having it.
5. Act HAPPY - SMILE!
To often we have conditioned ourselves to be negative. If we simply act Enthusiastic and Happy, and include a SMILE it creates a positive reaction and emotion inside, this will eventually become a reality–we are Enthusiastic and Happy in all that we do.
6. Be Passionate About Your Desire!
Enthusiasm can only survive if you are truly Passionate about it! Your enthusiasm can only be kept alive if you deeply care about something. What it boils down to, is you have to Really Want It! When we really want something,we are passionate and enthusiastic about it!
"A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm." Charles M. Schwab
"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Enthusiasm - the sustaining power of all great action." Samuel Smiles
Enthusiasm is like a muscle. If it is continually practiced and exercised, it gets better and stronger. Take a little bit of time everyday to practice being enthusiastic! And besure to add that Wonderful SMILE, which has its way of making you feel Better at that moment…. To Many Enthusiastic Days with Great Happiness in 2008!!
PS..Sure Hope that You and Your Family & Friends Had a Wonderful, Loving, Safe, Exciting, Caring, Sharing, Giving Christmas….Happy Holidays…Happy New Year - 2008!!!!