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"I am a dispenser of enthusiasm"—Ben Zander, renowned symphony conductor and "management guru"
"Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm."—Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Axiom: Enthusiasm is the sine qua non of success ... at anything.
Hence, I command:
The Very First Item on EVERY job criteria list shall hereinafter be:
"Enthusiast."
Every.
Job.
Enthusiast.
First.
Period.
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Posted by Dan Gunter at May 1, 2009 3:30 PM
I'm wondering if there's a culturally specific part here. In the UK enthusiasm is often just seen as annoying, right or wrong.
Mark
http://integrationtraining.blogspot.com/
Posted by Mark Walsh at May 2, 2009 3:22 PM
"If you ACT enthusiastic, you'll BE enthusiastic. If you ARE enthusiastic, you'll ACT enthusiastic."
--Dale Carnegie
Posted by Mike at May 4, 2009 9:49 AM
But Mark, quote #2 at the top of this post came from an Englishman (!!!!): Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Posted by tom peters at May 4, 2009 1:32 PM