Enthusiasm
Enthusiasm vs. Apathy
Expressing joy in each task as I give it my
best effort.
What does it mean to us?
In vernacular English today the word simply
means intense enjoyment, interest or approval.
Originally an enthusiast is a person possessed
by God. Applied by the Greeks to
manifestations of divine possession.
Several Protestant sects of the 16th and 17th
centuries were called enthusiastic.
During the 18th century, popular Methodists
such as John Wesley or George Whitefield
were accused of blind enthusiasm
Today
In modern ordinary usage, enthusiasm has
lost its peculiar religious significance, and
means a whole-hearted devotion to an
ideal.
A joy that survives within good character,
and a drive that is sustained by
supernatural authority.
Enthusiastic rewards
People that will work hard without being
told to do so, are worth their weight in
gold. These people have a character
quality of ENTHUSIASM.
Everybody loves to be with people that are
enthusiastic about life.
If your not enthusiastic about life, who is?
Charles Schwab:
A man can succeed at almost
anything for which he has
unlimited enthusiasm.
A mediocre idea that generates
enthusiasm will go further than
a great idea that inspires no
one.
The lack of
A great man without enthusiasm is
just a good man.
One who lacks enthusiasm will
more than likely never get it,
because he has no enthusiasm
about it.
Go without enthusiasm, do without
success.
To have enthusiasm, you just
have to be enthusiastic about
something, anything.
When someone is feeling
inadequate about anything, he
just needs to be enthusiastic
about something. This will
change their whole future.
“Enthusiasm” is from the word
“entheos,” meaning “God within.
These are the ones that make the world
go round, motivated by another source
within.
The home will never be warm if the fire runs
out. Enthusiasm is the fire that keeps the
home warm.
Enthusiasm is a kind of faith and
courage that is set on fire. This fire can
ignite anything and everything in its
path.
Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes;
it is the swing in your gait, the grip of
your hand, the irresistible surge of your
will, and your energy to execute your
ideas.—Henry Ford
A European artist once drew a powerful cartoon in
which the first panel showed a group of small school
children entering a street level subway station.
They’re the picture of exuberant joy; laughing,
playing, tossing their hats in the air.
But in the next panel, a group of middle aged adults
are emerging from the subway station, wearing the
facial expressions of zombies; dull, void of
enthusiasm.
There is no caption, but none is needed.
The question shouts from the pictures: “What
happened to those people in the years since
childhood that has removed every vestige of zest
from their lives?”
What causes apathy?
Apathy is the lack of emotion, motivation, or enthusiasm. Apathy is a
psychological term for a state of indifference —”I don’t care,” unresponsive or
"indifferent" to aspects of emotional, social, or physical life.
Family dysfunction
Abuse
Stress
Laziness
Fear: fear of rejection, etc…
Depression
Lack of confidence
Side effects of Apathy
Apathy can be object-specific — toward a
person, activity or environment. It is a
common reaction to stress where it
manifests as "learned helplessness" and is
commonly associated with depression. It
can also reflect a non-pathological lack of
interest in things one does not consider
important.
It breads couch potatoes and poverty.
10 ways to change your Apathy
1. Look for interests in the simplest things about you.
2. Practice your God-given capabilities, stay humble.
3. Diligently practice getting rid of all unhealthy thoughts.
4. Daily practice enthusiasm. As you think it, talk it, and live
it, you will have it.
5. Practice daily prayer to keep your mind and spirit from
getting tired or angry
6. Act enthusiastic, others will respond and help you feel it.
7. Don’t let your past effect your present state of mind.
8. Believe God, remember enthusiasm is “entheos”
meaning “God within.”
9. Keep spiritually alive. Do everything to find your God
given abilities.
10. Give it all you got. Remember you can’t fail if you try.
Role play
Two people, one enthusiastic about work
and the other non-enthusiastic.
Sit together and have the enthusiastic
person change the heart of the nonenthusiastic person.
Reverse the roles.
Remember, the non-enthusiastic person
must have direction, and confidence
before success is made.