Welcome to the Games Hinder Life. I'm Dave Anderson. We'd like to talk to you today about how to master the art of enthusiasm.

How to master the art of enthusiasm, you know, enthusiasm is one of those eight key game changer traits that we talk about.

You know, we talk about how the game changer consistently brings more effort, energy, enthusiasm,

excellence, passion, attitude, focus, and integrity to the table every day, more than the playmaker,

certainly the caretaker, and definitely the undertaker. So there's a big trait. There's one of our

big eight that we talk about. But, you know, so often people wait around for something to happen

to make them enthusiastic. They're far too passive and reactive, waiting to do something they like,

waiting to see someone they want to see, waiting to do something they like, waiting to see

someone they want to see, waiting to, you know, maybe go to that restaurant or the game or do

a part of their job that they actually enjoy before they can get enthusiastic.

And if you're waiting for those things, then you're probably going to be not enthusiastic

most of the time.

The great news is you can create more enthusiasm by changing

your mindset. You don't have to wait for something to happen or to anticipate something to

happen in order to be more enthusiastic every single day. In fact, if you look up the definition

of enthusiasm, it talks about intense and eager, keywords, enjoyment, enjoyment,

interest, or approval.

So not just enjoyment, not just interest, not just approval, but intense and eager enjoyment.

How often are you in that state every day?

Well, if you're just waiting for something to happen from the outside in to trigger your

enthusiasm, you're probably not in that state as often as you should be. And you can do better.

You can do better. In this session, I'm going to talk about three enthusiasm makers and two

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