The June Coffee Break
June 1st, 2009 | Author:
WHAT MAKES YOU EXCITED?
Here we are again, enjoying another coffee break together. It’s summer, a time where the world explodes with new possibilities. As we sip our coffee, let’s talk about the importance of excitement in the business world.
What makes you excited? Happy customers? Success? Delivering to your customer the very best product? Knowing that you are making a difference in your community?
To be a successful leader in business, being excited about your goals and company is critical. It’s important to reflect on what makes you excited, why you are in business and what is motivating you to continue. You cannot be successful unless you love your work.
Get an honest assessment from trusted co-workers and friends about your level of excitement for your work. Are you stagnating? Are you in a rut? If you are in a rut, chances are very good your employees are also in a rut. Your business is waiting to come alive under excited leadership. Don’t be afraid to step out, flesh out your ideas and pursue your goals with excited purpose.
Your employees and customers feel it when you are enthusiastic and motivated about life and business. John C. Maxwell, known as America’s expert on leadership, says that, “When a leader reaches out in passion, he is usually met with an answering passion.” If you want people to follow you, you need to lead in enthusiasm and excitement.
When excitement and initiative join, you are on the fast track to success. Theodore Roosevelt, one of the greatest leaders in the United States, said, “There is nothing brilliant or outstanding in my record, except perhaps this one thing: I do the things that I believe ought to be done… And when I make up my mind to do a thing, I act.” It’s important to lead with initiative and surround your business with enthusiastic, committed people. Excitement is contagious.
One quick way to gauge your enthusiasm level is to look at your correspondence. Are your emails cold and stiff? Bring fresh life into your business communication. Each correspondence is an opportunity to radiate warmth and optimism, giving you the image of someone who deeply cares and is trustworthy.
It’s always a pleasure sharing a cup of coffee with you. Let’s make this summer the best ever for your company, energizing it with fresh innovation and radiating new enthusiasm.
Click on the link below to hear what makes some of the Rosewood team excited!
