Have You Lost Your Enthusiasm?

Have you ever had one of those days?

When it seems like your enthusiasm and energy has gone AWOL and you can not seem to get it back?

There is no doubt that you know you have enthusiasm when sparks fly and you get all fired up about something by doing the things you love. It is easy to get motivated when you do things you really enjoy, time seems to stand still.

When you get so busy trying to spin around and take care of so many things, you begin to feel out of balance and you think you have no enthusiasm for anything. You are running on low and things just don’t seem right.

After being motivated initially, there comes the second part, that of staying motivated when you don’t feel the same excitement as you did in the beginning. Maybe something new came into your life and your old goals aren’t the priority anymore. You just can not get excited anymore, however, if you just keep going, you will get there eventually. But, if you give up, you won’t.

It’s your choice, you can accomplish your goals or you can quit. Instead of sitting and pondering on your goals, you could take first step and start. Once you start, it is never as hard as you thought it would be.

Caught up with your enthusiasm yet? Watch out, I see it coming!

Read more posts by Mary Ann Sheveland. Mary Ann is a blogger for JenningsWire.

Mary Ann Sheveland

Mary Ann grew up in Brownwood, a small central Texas town. Her early love of the violin, which developed at the age of ten, and subsequent mastery of the instrument opened many opportunities for her. She was mentored and prepared for her musical journey from the director of the Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra. She auditioned and was selected to join the Blue Jeans Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra was underwritten by Levi Straus Blue Jean Manufacturer and the City of Estes Park, Colorado. Two musical students from each state were selected and concerts were given each Sunday afternoon in a natural amphitheater in the Rocky Mountains. Mary Ann remains an alumnus of this group which is an active symphony now making their home in Breckenridge, Colorado. Mary Ann also played in the Las Vegas, Wichita Falls and Austin Symphony Orchestras.

She had a busy career beginning at the Governor’s Office in Colorado. Then fourteen years at a Texas Trade Association. She was Manager of a Computer Magazine Publishing Company. The last few years of working were spent in sales, which led to her home office, as her husband’s health declined.

Since her husband’s death, Mary Ann has written several books, including a Book of Poetry, Children’s Short Stories, Reflections, The Pioneers and her just published book, Journey of My Heart, A Memoir.

During the last quarter of 2012 Mary Ann was engaged with speaking engagements and book signings in several states, as well as radio interviews from New York City, Dallas, Denver, Portland and Seattle, Washington.