This Month's Life Skill: Become Enthusiastic!
Dear Karate West Member,
Enthusiasm is the most important emotion on the planet! It is more important than intelligence, more important than education and more important than circumstance. So how do you generate the enthusiasm that is so critical to success?
Many times throughout the day, you will be presented with a choice of how to respond to events that take place around you. It is imperative that you try to live a majority of this time at the top of the emotional scale. You must be aware of how you feel.
Start your new process by consciously reaching for a better feeling emotion at every opportunity. You must begin to recognize and start to let go of persistent negative thoughts. Become enthusiastic about your new attitude! Begin to experience larger doses of enthusiasm daily! Get out of the habit of making excuses for your negativity. This will only keep you limited and “stuck”.
Stop and think about the voice in your head. The voice you may not be consciously aware of throughout the day. It talks to you continuously, whether you are sitting in traffic, anticipating an upcoming social event or working on a new marketing strategy for your business. Think about what that voice is saying to you. Is it positive, hopeful, confident and enthusiastic? Or are you frustrated, fearful and negative? What kinds of feedback are you giving yourself during the most mundane of tasks?
To manifest huge success in your life, you must understand that your thoughts effect your emotions, your emotions cause your actions, your actions produce your results and your results create the life you are living! This is truly the secret to success. Charles Swindell wrote, “I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. The remarkable thing is that we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. Enthusiasm is the key element!
Sincerely,
Shihan Randy Holeman