Nothing great is ever achieved without enthusiasm

Nothing great is ever achieved without enthusiasm. –Ralph Waldo Emerson

Enthusiasm and success go hand in hand, however, enthusiasm comes first. Enthusiasm inspires confidence, raises morale, builds loyalty and is priceless! Enthusiasm is contagious. You can feel enthusiasm by the way a person talks, walks or shakes hands. Enthusiasm is a habit that one can acquire and practice.

I am very fortunate to get a boss like the one I have at my workplace now. His enthusiasm is infectious. He is always up for any challenge and since last 1.8 years of my work I have improved a lot in the process. I owe all that to him.

Many decades ago, Charles Schwab, who was earning a salary of a million dollars a year, was asked if he was being paid such a high salary because of his exceptional ability to produce steel. Charles Schwab replied, “I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among the men the greatest asset I have, and the way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement.”

Many people have this question in their mind that what are leaders/ higher management in a company paid for. It is this very same reason if inspiring people to do more than they could.

“Live while you are alive. Don’t die before you are dead”

Enthusiasm and want are what change mediocrity to excellence. This gives us a chance to go extra mile out of our comfort zone and do success. This teaches us to focus and not compare ourselves with others. And keep us on toes till we finish what we started.

Always be excited about what you are doing and if you are not please change that fast. Always take challenges as an opportunity to learn new things and grow. Water turns into steam with a difference of only one degree in temperature and steam can move some of the biggest engines in the world.

That is what enthusiasm helps us to do in our lives.

This helped me in achieving the growth that I couldn’t have imagined in my personal and professional life. I created a company, ran it for successfully, Wrote a book, Created the largest verified database of providers, help run a company, publications, etc.