ENTHUSIASM MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE!

Non-effective leaders fail to enthuse or excite the people they lead!  I mean could you imagine a leader who was apathetic, uninterested, or half-hearted?  Leaders must be enthusiastic!  Just like the quote says in the picture, "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."

One of the foundational aspects of leadership is this:  as a leader your ability to motivate others is directly related to your own level of motivation!  It's a simple concept, people who follow will only be as excited as the one who is leading.  "Only a motivated leader motivates others." (How to Motivate Others).

Here is a great reminder from the book, How to Motivate Others:
"Before you criticize others for lack of motivation ask yourself if your own enthusiasm for and the commitment to the task in hand is sincere, visible, and tangible.  Have you expressed it in deeds as well as words?  Are you setting a good example?  For motivation is caught, not taught."

Here is a perfect youtube video that teaches us that motivation is caught not taught: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA8z7f7a2Pk
(Watch the entire video and see how this one man, who was completely enthusiastic and sold out to his cause, created an environment where everyone else became equally excited!