getting excited about being alive, by filling up with loads
of positive energy, and by being optimistic about life and
work. They don’t let fear stop them. No, they charge for-
ward with positive and powerful energy and look at chal-
lenges like the one you are facing on Friday as an
opportunity to learn, grow, and succeed.”
Marty yelled once again from the back of the bus.
“Enthusiasmcomes from the Greek word entheos, which
means ‘inspired’ or ‘filled with the divine.’ ”
“Indeed it does,” Jack confirmed, “and I’m here to tell
you, George, that when you get excited and enthusiastic
about your life and work you bring this powerful divine
energy to everything you do, and people notice. They
can see it and feel it. When you’re enthusiastic, people
want to get on your bus. Your bus is energized and peo-
ple say, ‘Hey, I want to get on that bus.’ Employees from
different departments want to help you out. You get a
reputation as someone people want to work for. Cus-
tomers want to work with you. Salespeople come to you
for advice because they’re looking for that enthusiastic
energy to increase their sales. When you live and work
with enthusiasm, people are drawn to you like moths to a
light. Walt Whitman said that we convince by our pres-
ence, and when you are enthusiastic you project an en-
ergy that convinces people to get on and stay on your
bus. It’s powerful energy, George. Joy taught me this and
it works.”
Jack was convincing but he didn’t need to convince
George that it worked. As Jack spoke, George remem-
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