XML RSS
What is this?
Add to My Yahoo!
Add to My MSN
Add to Google

Home
About the Author
Subscribe Free
FREE GIFT
FREE TOOLS
FREE TELESEMINAR
Site Search
Current News! - BLOG
Leadership E-Cards
eLeader Interviews
Leadership Coaching
Leadership Books
Audiobook Series
Leadership Articles
Guest Expert Articles
Tools #1 - Bus.Planning
Tools #2  -  Leadership
Tools #3 - Sales Mgmt.
Tools #4 -Cust. Service
Tools #5-TeamBuilding
Leader's Gift Store
Leadership on Ebay
Self-Help Center
Support Our Mission
Advertise With Us
Contact Us
Site Map
YOUR Stories!

E-mail Address

First Name Only

Then

Don't worry -- your e-mail address is totally secure.
I promise to use it only to send you Leadership Tools Monthly News.
 

Life Coaching Training
Free Leadership Coaching Course

Chapter Eight
THE TRIUMPHS OF ENTHUSIASM

Life coaching training resource, a free leadership coaching tool for aspiring leaders:

"Every great and commanding movement in the annals of the world is the triumph of enthusiasm. Nothing great was ever achieved without it."
- Humphry Davy


A noted financier once noted that a business never becomes very successful until it has a President who takes it to bed with him each night.

Authors regularly complain that they become haunted by the characters in their stories so much so that they cannot sleep until they commit their newly formed ideas to paper.

What drives this behavior, one might ask? Passion! Enthusiasm, for which - thank goodness - there is no cure. Those lucky enough to experience it, know how truly fortunate they are to be spending their time doing that which they love doing.

Gladstone said that what he desired most was to be able to provide every grown man and woman with the spirit of their youth. What a truly wonderful gift that would be!

Recall in your youth when each day you exhibited the energy that burned within you; how you jumped out of bed and ran out the door to play and explore; how you knew in your heart that anything was possible. Where does that fire in us go? How is it so easily lost without a fight?

"Let us beware of losing our enthusiasm. Let us ever glory in something, and strive to retain our admiration for all that would ennoble, and our interest in all that would enrich and beautify our life."
- Phillips Brooks

How does indifference so quickly smother the enthusiasm of our youth? It is true that indifference never leads to success; has never led armies to victory; has never sculpted clay into art; has never sung music as sweet - as does one who is overflowing with enthusiasm.

Horace Greeley said that the best quality product is made by the energetic employee with an enthusiasm for his work.

Enthusiasm is that special gift, that harmonious spirit which hovers over the efforts of genius. Whatever gift you possess, pair it with an unmatched enthusiasm and the world will be sure to know your name and enjoy your talent.

Observe the energy of the young and claim it as your own. The most irresistible charm of youth is in its exuberant enthusiasm. Life coaching training experts remind us that the young tend to see no darkness; they fail to worry about that which they cannot control; they believe in all possibilities.

People instinctively smile at the enthusiasm of youth. At some level they know that they are fully responsible for allowing that same energy to lose its rightful place within them.

"Enthusiam gives the otherwise dry and uninteresting subject or occupation a new meaning."
- Marden

Is enthusiasm only slated for the young to enjoy? A noted life coaching training expert replies, “NONSENSE!”

How much more value would we see if everyone of an older age was to exhibit the same zest for life as their children or grand-children do? There is much glory to be shared from old age. Glory, at any age for that matter, is determined in each of us based on our current level of enthusiasm.

To be enthusiastic, is to be fully engaged in life. How we contribute to our family, our friends, our community and all of humanity, determines our personal level of fulfillment. Enthusiasm is only a symptom of a successful life.

Cicero said correctly that men and women are like wine; age sours the bad, and improves the good. With enthusiasm we can all retain our youthful spirit well after our hair has turned silver.


Life Coaching Training
What Moves You? What Passion In You Sparks Action?

Life Coaching Training Questions for Self-Assessment

  1. Describe an instance in your life where your enthusiasm was at it’s highest. Is it still there or has it weakened with time? Explain your level of enthusiasm at this point in your life. Are you genuinely pleased with your current state of enthusiasm?




  2. Explain what your level of enthusiasm, or lack thereof, has contributed to your life and those around you? Do you tend to associate with other people who are full of energy and living a vibrant life. Are you satisfied with where you are in this area of your life?.




  3. Given what you know now from the above life coaching training information, do you wish to improve in this area of your life? If the answer is yes, then explain what you need to do differently in order to gain more energy and enthusiasm. Identify what you are willing to sacrifice in order to create positive change in this area of your life.




DOWNLOAD FREE TOOL
Free Life Coaching Training Ebook

Receive your free life coaching training ebook - a Leadership Coaching Course. This unique collection of 27 powerful chapters are packed full of key success tips, true stories of achievement and wonderful examples of regular people doing extraordinary things. Remember, you only need to download once. All of the 27 chapters of this life coaching training ebook are included in a single pdf file for your convenience.

TO RECEIVE THIS FREE TOOL: Subscribe to our FREE monthly newsletter. Instructions to quickly access ALL of our free leadership tools will immediately follow.

Additional Leadership Coaching Chapters

» Chapter Nine - The Price of Success
"A constant struggle, a ceaseless battle to bring success from inhospitable surroundings, is th eprice of all great achievements" - Samuel F. B. Morse

» Chapter Ten - The Rewards of Accuracy
"If a man can write abtter book, preach a better sermon, or make a better mouse trap than his neighbor, though he lives deep in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door." - Emerson

» Chapter Eleven - Life Is What We Make It
"From the same materials one builds palaces and another hovels; one rears a stately edifice, while his brother, vacillating and incompetent, lives forever amid ruins." - Henry Ward Beecher


Leadership Tools & Resources

We're always seeking new life coaching training tools and resource ideas for our readers. Do you have a suggestion for leadership and coaching activities that you would be willing to share? Share your own helpful hints and tips here.



A FEW QUICK REMINDERS:

Add "Leadership Tools and News!" BLOG: Add RSS Feed
Add BLOG To Homepage:
Add Leadership News BLOG/RSS Feed to My Yahoo! or Add Leadership News BLOG/RSS Feed To My MSN! or Add Leadership News BLOG/RSS Feed to Google

Be sure to bookmark this page for easy future reference.

Did you find this page helpful? Please consider making a donation to help support our mission.




Life Coaching Training - All Rights Reserved.