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Nothing truly great ever happens without enthusiasm -By Harvey Mackay
I am often “The real secretofsuccess is enthusiasm.” achieve your ultimate happiness and asked to name Mark Twain was once asked the success. Don’t let your fear of following the single most secretto his success. He said,“I was born them get in the way. i m p o r t a n t excited.” Consider the story of a 94-year-old quality of a great Enthusiasm is a commodity more woman in Arizona. Her friends always salesperson. I important than all other commodities. It described her as charming, delightful and usually say it’s will find solutions where there appear to always positive. When asked hersecret of three things: be none, and it will achieve success when living,sheresponded: “It’smyenthusiasm 1. Hungry success was thoughtimpossible. for life. Because I think positive, I am fighter. Enthusiastic people never give up. positive.” 2. Hungry They understand that the hardest sale Pausing for a moment, she continued: fighter. they’ll ever make is to themselves. But “Even at 94, I have four boyfriends. I 3. Hungry once they’re convinced they can do it, they begin each day with Will Power. Then I fighter. get the job done. go for a walk withArthur Ritis. I usually Bottom line: Self-confidenceisextremelyimportant return home with Charlie Horse, and allgreatsalespeoplemusthaveenthusiasm. in almost every aspect of our lives, yet spend the evening with Ben Gay. Need I It’s the one critical trait that you cannot many people don’t believe in themselves say any more?” teach. You can learn sales skills, product as they should, and they find it difficult to Ifshecanhavethatkindofenthusiasm knowledge, how to plan, networking and become successful. Confidence enables at 94, there’s no excuse for you not to have pretty much everything else. youtoperformtothebestofyourabilities, itat24,44or74.Thechoiceis yours: Are
Enthusiasm is about passion, gusto, without the fear of failure holding you you living with enthusiasm? excitement and infectious energy to light back. It starts with believing in yourself, Mackay’s Moral: The world’s work up any sales call. But it’s hardly limited even when no one else does. is done every day by people who could to sales. Even though I like to remind Thatattitudeis absolutelyessential. A have stayed in bed …. but didn’t. people that all of life is sales –as in, you positive mental attitude in every aspect of Reprinted with permission from are always selling something, whether it’s life. Stay upbeat no matter what happens. nationally syndicated columnist Harvey a product, a project, an idea or yourself –A can-do attitude is the mind’s paintbrush. Mackay, author of the New York Times #1 unless you project enthusiasm, you might Enthusiasmcan colorany situation. bestseller “Swim With The Sharks Without as well give up and take anap. What can you do to boost your Being Eaten Alive,” “We Got Fired!...And
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