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How to maintain enthusiasm at work


What is enthusiasm
Enthusiasm is that ecstatic energy that you feel deep within when you approach anything with the excitement,passion and drive to deliver and grow.It is more beautiful than svaroski diamonds and the sunset in the Fiji Islands.It fuels you to outperform yourself and propels you forward as you chase your dreams and goals.

Sadly, this energy is eaten into by asshole bosses, complaining colleagues,nasty hours, overtly demanding clients, lack of appreciation ,team politics,lack of sleep,excessive caffeine and doughnuts.
After a while, typically an employee shows up at work looking and feeling like a corpse and does not have the motivation to perform.It is all about the paycheque and paying bills thereafter.Also, promotions,new responsibilities,career growth cease to interest the employee.

His/her fire is getting extinguished by this stage.

The answer to re-kindling the fire is re-injecting enthusiasm or preventing the loss thereof.

The ways to do that are as follows

  • Examine your purpose-why are you at work?Is it to deliver,perform and grow at something you enjoy or to be bogged down by petty politics.
  • Have a clear vision-About where you see yourself in 2 years,5 years and what kind of responsibilities and pay you expect.Chase it like an eternally hungry shark who has smelled blood.Don’t ever stop.
  • Set micro-goals for yourself-Like learning new work skills,taking on additional interesting projects etc and deliver your best at them because you’re passionate about them.This stokes inner flames and keeps motivation and enthusiasm alive.
  • Don’t seek external appreciation/validation-While it is nice to be appreciated and have your work praised, it rarely happens.Don’t let it be a driver to enhance your enthusiasm.Look inwards,know who you are and what your strengths and positive attributes are.Positively appreciate yourself thus self-fueling enthusiasm.
  • Surround yourself by driven people-Be it those at work or otherwise.Startup entrepreneurs are some of the most driven,motivated and enthusiastic people.Having them in your inner circle will sure boost your positive energy.
  • Actively pursue feedback-From your seniors and bosses at work.Take criticism in your stride.Improve on the areas pointed out with the intent of bettering yourself to achieve your goals.This exercise boosts your enthusiasm big time.
  • Stay in the game-Always remember, quitters are losers,hustlers are winners even if they fail for they get back up and return to the game.So never quit.The enthusiasm will automatically become your partner.


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