“I feel sorry for the person who can’t get genuinely excited about his work. Not only will he never be satisfied, but he will never achieve anything worthwhile.”
Walter Chrysler
“I feel sorry for the person who can’t get genuinely excited about his work. Not only will he never be satisfied, but he will never achieve anything worthwhile.” Walter Chrysler
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If you are serious about reaching your goals, you need to be enthusiastic about them.
Setting goals gets you started, but then you need to sustain and direct your efforts with energy and enthusiasm. Without maintaining enthusiasm for your goals, they will lack motivational energy and they will not be a true source of satisfaction when and if you achieve them.
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“There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.” Norman Vincent Peale
“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill
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Getting Personal
From your own experience, what is an example of a time when your enthusiasm for a goal was a major factor for your success?
On the other hand, what is an example of a time when your LACK of enthusiasm was a major factor preventing your success?
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