Lesson seven in The Laws of Success in 16 Lessons is about enthusiasm.
Hill's take on the subject is that our actions, as well as our attitudes
and mindset, all of which contribute to our level success, become fired
with potency Honduras Email List when we bring enthusiasm to the mix.
As a wise person commented to me on one occasion, "nothing is as
infectious as enthusiasm" and I believe that he was absolutely right.
If, for example, you are a sales person, how do you expect to get other
people interested in your products and services if you yourself are not
enthusiastic about them?
As I read the chapter, I was reminded of one occasion when I experienced
the effectiveness of the principle that Hill is advocating.
It was when I organised a sponsored walk to help children in an orphanage in Honduras. It all began when I was sitting in church one day, listening to the weekly announcements. One announcement concerned a list of things that people might like to donate to the orphanage. I specifically remember that tins of beans, tomatoes and baby food were on the list. Let me fill you in with a little background. A small group of people, based in Derby here in the UK, had been supporting the orphanage in the Valley of the Angels, Honduras, on an entirely voluntary basis. Every year, they would send out a container full of stuff that was donated by various groups, usually attached to churches in the area. When I first heard of the arrangement, I thought it seemed a little odd. The cost of sending a container all the way to Honduras seemed, well, a little inefficient to me. When I asked why they didn't simply sell the stuff that people donated and then send money to the orphanage, I got an interesting answer. It seemed that it was almost impossible to get some of the things that they were able to send in the container. Over the years, the orphanage had expanded and people had visited and helped to build classrooms and other buildings almost entirely from the stuff people donated. Back to my little story. This particular year, they were planning to send out an extra container and I started wondering if it would be possible to fill that container with tins of beans. By the way, I don't know why I latched onto beans, rather than the other things, but that's what happened. So I started to think about how it could be done as I sat there and, as a consequence, I didn't listen to the sermon very much (shame on me, I know). The next day, the thought was still on my mind. I decided to see what I might be able to do and I started thinking about a sponsored walk. So I quickly knocked up a little form and began to ask people around the office if anyone would be willing to sponsor me. I thought it would be a bit of fun to get them to 'pay' in tins of beans rather than money. The whole idea seemed to cause quite a bit of merriment. People got caught up in the fun of it and before long, everybody in the office had agreed to sponsor me. Several people in the office liked the idea so much they asked if they could take part too. They duplicated my form and also started collecting sponsors. It was then that I rang my wife and told her what I had been up to. I emailed her a copy of my form and, by the end of the day, she too had filled her form with willing sponsors. The following day, I started to think about really expanding our horizons. I realised that we would need some big companies to make significant donations to achieve the goal of filling a container. So I started calling them. The thing is that by the time I began to speak with the PR departments of these big companies, I was full of enthusiasm for the project and I just know that somehow came across. When I was speaking with a lady at HP, she said that they get many similar requests, but somehow this one seemed different and she eventually agreed the sponsorship. Somewhere, I do have a copy of an old church magazine with the exact numbers in it, but I cannot now remember exactly how many fork lift trucks of beans that HP agreed to donate, but it was an enormous quantity.
It was when I organised a sponsored walk to help children in an orphanage in Honduras. It all began when I was sitting in church one day, listening to the weekly announcements. One announcement concerned a list of things that people might like to donate to the orphanage. I specifically remember that tins of beans, tomatoes and baby food were on the list. Let me fill you in with a little background. A small group of people, based in Derby here in the UK, had been supporting the orphanage in the Valley of the Angels, Honduras, on an entirely voluntary basis. Every year, they would send out a container full of stuff that was donated by various groups, usually attached to churches in the area. When I first heard of the arrangement, I thought it seemed a little odd. The cost of sending a container all the way to Honduras seemed, well, a little inefficient to me. When I asked why they didn't simply sell the stuff that people donated and then send money to the orphanage, I got an interesting answer. It seemed that it was almost impossible to get some of the things that they were able to send in the container. Over the years, the orphanage had expanded and people had visited and helped to build classrooms and other buildings almost entirely from the stuff people donated. Back to my little story. This particular year, they were planning to send out an extra container and I started wondering if it would be possible to fill that container with tins of beans. By the way, I don't know why I latched onto beans, rather than the other things, but that's what happened. So I started to think about how it could be done as I sat there and, as a consequence, I didn't listen to the sermon very much (shame on me, I know). The next day, the thought was still on my mind. I decided to see what I might be able to do and I started thinking about a sponsored walk. So I quickly knocked up a little form and began to ask people around the office if anyone would be willing to sponsor me. I thought it would be a bit of fun to get them to 'pay' in tins of beans rather than money. The whole idea seemed to cause quite a bit of merriment. People got caught up in the fun of it and before long, everybody in the office had agreed to sponsor me. Several people in the office liked the idea so much they asked if they could take part too. They duplicated my form and also started collecting sponsors. It was then that I rang my wife and told her what I had been up to. I emailed her a copy of my form and, by the end of the day, she too had filled her form with willing sponsors. The following day, I started to think about really expanding our horizons. I realised that we would need some big companies to make significant donations to achieve the goal of filling a container. So I started calling them. The thing is that by the time I began to speak with the PR departments of these big companies, I was full of enthusiasm for the project and I just know that somehow came across. When I was speaking with a lady at HP, she said that they get many similar requests, but somehow this one seemed different and she eventually agreed the sponsorship. Somewhere, I do have a copy of an old church magazine with the exact numbers in it, but I cannot now remember exactly how many fork lift trucks of beans that HP agreed to donate, but it was an enormous quantity.
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