by Shilpa Mudiganti

Created on: February 15, 2009

"Life's blows cannot break a person whose spirit is warmed at the fire of enthusiasm."

Norman Vincent Peale

What else can better explain the charm that enthusiasm infuses in us!
With the twists and turns that life offers us, we often end up giving life more than what we expect from ourselves. Ever wondered how is that possible? Ever wondered how you could deliver that project when you were given an impossibly short time? Ever wondered how you managed to get through that tough computer game that seemed so out-of-bounds for you?

Yes. It is that small fire within you that helped you throughout your journey. And it is called Enthusiasm. Enthusiasm has always been the catalyst when it comes to successful ventures. Whether it is Einstein' s success as a scientist, Dhirubhai' s successful Reliance, or your victory at that particularly tough computer game, it is enthusiasm that kept you all going.
No wonder enthusiasm is an inseparable part of our work lives. How important is enthusiasm at the work place can be gauged well from the fact that interviewers look out for that particular spark (read enthusiasm) in you for the work they want to hire you for. You know why? Because enthusiasm is the trick that works on everyone. Imagine an idea being thrown up without that extra tinge of excitement in it. Will you buy that? Definitely not. Now imagine the idea is being discussed with much exuberance and action. Needless to say, that enthusiasm will be infectious and before you realize, you start working on it. That s the power of enthusiasm.

Harry Truman once said: " I studied the lives of great men and famous women, and I found that the men and women who got to the top were those who did the jobs they had in hand, with everything they had of energy and enthusiasm."

But unfortunately not every one of us feels enthusiastic about our jobs. But can enthusiasm be developed? It's an enthusiastic YES!
I will just try to explain to you a wonderful formula to develop enthusiasm that I had read long back. It is called the AA formula. Here it goes.

AWARENESS: The first and foremost thing that can trigger interest in that particular thing that never infused excitement in you is awareness of the subject. Take for example your first date. When you decided to ask about it, you hardly had the guts to do it. Even the effort of the crane would have failed in making your hand pick up the phone receiver. And then one day you took the plunge and got the better of the fear in you. You got to know each

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