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• To step
• Part 1 of 4: Putting your mind to it
• Part 2 of 4: Finding motivation
• Part 3 of 4: Communicating enthusiasm
• Part 4 of 4: Staying enthusiastic
• Warnings

A super low energy level can be a real downer - a downer at home, a downer in the workplace, and a downer in your head. Other people enjoy enthusiastic people, but not only that… We also enjoy ourselves more when we are full of passion, inspiration and drive. But what is the key to enthusiasm? How can we get excited about the little things in life? Let's explore that for a moment.

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Part 1 of 4: Putting your mind to it

1. Find yourself. When you're living another person's life, it's hard to get excited about life itself. Not being able to be yourself is very tiring; it is therefore not surprising at all to find it hard to be enthusiastic. In order to generate enthusiasm, it is above all important to be yourself. Pretending to be someone you are not eating away your energy - energy that you could have used for something you really enjoy, or get really excited about.
   • Many of us are doing our very best to step into the straightjacket that our society has come to regard as correct. Boo! We are not going to enjoy the things that our friends enjoy, we are not going to get our satisfaction from the things that other people get it from. Don't waste your time on it! Only when you are your natural self can you find what motivates you. Hold your figurative self tightly. Only then can you work on becoming more enthusiastic.
2. Find out why you lack enthusiasm. You are now on this page, and you have a reason to. Chances are that someone close to you has spoken to you about your lack of energy. Few people can look at themselves objectively and say, “Hmm. Why am I not in such a good mood? " But whatever the reason, you probably already have an idea yourself. Is it because of your job? Because of your love life? Or is there a more universal 24/7 thing bringing you down?
   • Getting into a rut is completely natural. That just happens. Eventually you will also get out of there. But there is also such a thing as clinical depression, which is a completely different story. If it's something you've never thought about, think about it now. Is it a lack of enthusiasm, or is it a bigger problem? What does your instinct say?
3. Start thinking positively. When someone hands you a math test and says, “Here's the exam. It is material that you would not even have to deal with in your wildest dreams. Good luck, tiger, ”what would that feel like? Kind of discouraged, isn't it? If they said instead, “Here's the exam. It's hard, but it's manageable, ”what would you think? You would probably be a lot more motivated, and you would have a much better feeling about the exam! The same goes for enthusiasm: you won't get excited about things that are awful!
   • Think about it. Isn't it incredibly easy to get excited about something that can be done? Something you know you can do? It's a lot harder to get excited about things that you know will never work or happen. And where is the difference between the two usually? In our way of thinking. Sometimes that is literally the only obstacle.
4. Identify your goals and how you will achieve them. Now that you are trying to think positively, you can determine exactly which goals you want to achieve. How will you achieve those goals? What do you want to get excited about? It's hard to be enthusiastic when you struggle on with no purpose in life.
   • Exactly knowing what you want to do and how you are going to do it gives you something to be excited about. When you want to get thin, it's hard to get excited about wanting to get thinner. But exercising for half an hour a day for a week and eating lots of vegetables is direct behavior that can get you excited.
5. Convince yourself. It's all well and good to have goals, but you have to believe that you can achieve them. If your goals are sky-high, you might want to downsize. Lower the bar until you really believe you can succeed. If your goals are realistic, then the only one standing in their way is you.
   • It is nearly impossible to get excited if you set yourself the goal of becoming king or queen. Make sure your goals are achievable. When in doubt, start on a slightly smaller scale. Do you want to start your own company but you don't know anything about it? Make it a goal to take a business administration course and start networking. Start with smaller things that are achievable and be useful.
6. Overcome your fear of disappointment / wrong decisions / embarrassment. All too often we lack enthusiasm because we impose stupid excuses on ourselves. Excuses that try to justify our lack of enthusiasm. We don't want to get excited because we don't want to be disappointed; we are not enthusiastic because we are too insecure for that; we are not enthusiastic because we are concerned about what others think about it. Those are not good reasons at all! Don't let enthusiasm deter or influence you by other people or insecurities. What stops you?
   • Know that you too long to be enthusiastic. That desire is probably only buried in fears and worries. Adults often call this "reason" or "ratio", but that is something learned. As children we were all always enthusiastic; it is high time to do that again!

Part 2 of 4: Finding motivation

1. Find out what you really enjoy and do it all the time. Living an unhappy life is not an act. Boozing the weekends away, a purposeless job, surrounding yourself with meaningless people - it can all get pretty bleak. It is therefore not surprising that enthusiasm is a tough job. Who gets excited when they sit behind a screen for eight hours, eat junk, and constantly complain about the current circumstances. However, you can look for something you enjoy. Then do that, and keep it up! Do it as much and as often as you can. Ignite the flame your life needs to generate enthusiasm.
   • It doesn't matter what it is. Whether it's building model airplanes, cooking, karate, or German karaoke - do it. Make time for it. Adjust your schedule. Sacrifice other obligations. Make your hobby part of your routine. It will give you the drive you need. It will ignite a fire in you. Hold that tight-tight. Enthusiasm will arise from that fire.
2. Traffic in good company. Have you ever had a conversation with only grumbling ears and grumbling, who kept rattling about the government, current affairs, and all their acquaintances and colleagues? That is annoying and incredibly contagious. Before you know you will hate everything. So don't do it. These people are sucking out the little bit of enthusiasm you have left and shooting it to the moon. If you want to work on your positivity and enthusiasm, you will have to make sure that these people play a smaller role in your life.
   • The first step is to end toxic friendships. If you think about it for five seconds, you probably know exactly which ones they are. Once the negativity is erased, you can start thinking about three people who really make you feel good. If you have free time, spend it with them. These can even become avid role models for you!
3. Work on your health. Don't they say you feel bad all day long when you eat junk food? Well, that's right. And it's a lot harder to stay mentally on track if you aren't physically. So eat healthy! Isn't that worth your enthusiasm?
   • Here's another example: Have you ever been in bed all day wondering why you're so exhausted? And then you realize it's because you haven't performed a punch all day. Getting up and exercising would give you a lot of energy. So start exercising! That endorphin rush will allow you to feel the inspiration flowing through your veins.
   • Have a good night's sleep! It's hard to be excited when you're tired. In fact, we're pretty much the opposite of excited when we're tired. If you haven't slept well lately, that could be the cause of your lack of energy. So take your rest and catch up on some sleep!
4. List all the things you are grateful for. Positive thinking is a mandatory part of being enthusiastic. Finding the motivation for this can be difficult, however. To ease the burden, you can list the things you are grateful for. This concrete list will ensure that you can no longer hide from enthusiasm.
   • Don't give up after five minutes. It's sometimes hard to think about the things we are grateful for - that's because we already have them. We have them 24 hours a day, so their awesomeness is ebbing away a bit. Your legs. Do you remember them? They are great! Aren't you glad you got them?
5. Behave enthusiastically. You probably know that old saying: “practice makes perfect”. Well, that makes no sense. But practice does give birth to habit. If you act enthusiastically long enough, it will eventually become second nature to you. It will take a while, but it is absolutely doable. So put on your enthusiastic hat and start pretending that you are really enthusiastic!
   • Okay, it won't be that much fun at first. You will feel like a bit of a fake. Laughing, smiling and saying things like, "Ooooh, yeah!" will feel a bit strange. Otherwise, do it a bit mockingly. Cheerfully poke fun at the anti-cheerfulness of your character. Try to find a good excuse to fake your enthusiasm until you no longer have to fake it.

Part 3 of 4: Communicating enthusiasm

1. Call out things. Okay, maybe you don't feel like trying so hard at all. You know practice gives birth to habit, but how can you fake it? Start by shouting things out! Whether it's "Hell yeah!" or "damn fools" doesn't matter. Respond often; react with zest. The more you do that, the more people you will fool.
   • Imagine your friend Fred walking into the room. You make eye contact, give each other a nod, and you say, "All right." Not even as a question. Just "all right". He responds with "Yo." Ready. Now imagine Fred walking into the room and you say, “HEY FRED! WOW, I'M SO GLAD TO SEE YOU! ” You run towards him with swinging arms like the t-rex you always wanted to be. Have a look who is enthusiastic!
2. Move a little. An important part of the “HEY FRED! WOW, I AM SO GLAD TO SEE YOU! ” it was running towards him with your swinging arms. You can't sit back in your easy chair without looking up, glued to the tube, and say those words (well, you can of course ...) So next time you think to yourself that would be a good time to get excited. has arrived, do something with yourself. Jump up and down. Swing your arms like a fool (but not in public). Give your grandma a high five (especially if she wants you to be more energetic). Make a choice and go for it.
   • You can do a dance of luck. You can make a hand gun and pretend you're the Fonz. You can point your thumbs to yourself and talk about how great you are. Why not try them all? Just experiment a bit and see what reactions that elicits.
3. Be a little theatrical. If you keep thinking "enthusiasm ... enthusiasm," you can also try thinking "bigger ... bigger." What can you do to make everything you do even bigger. Keep this in mind: you are not in the movie. There is no camera.You are on a stage and you have to show the 1,500 people on the fourth balcony, who are about a kilometer away from you, what you think, do and feel. How can you make your behavior even greater?
   • The next time your roommate walks into the room and says something like “Hey roomie, I made cupcakes!”, You don't respond with “Oh cool, thanks. Yummy." No no no. You jump up and cheer like Cristiano Ronaldo. Get on your knees and say, “My cupcake queen! How could I ever pay you back? ” Then run to the kitchen and stick a cupcake in your face. You sacrifice yourself for the big picture, and you do it very well!
4. Use your face. If your facial expression doesn't match your words, tone, or body, then the advice above won't put a dent in a packet of butter. When Fred walks into the room, smile. Widen your eyes. When housemate # 2 comes in to tell you she made cupcakes, let your jaw drop in gratitude. If you fake an emotion (you can also be negative enthusiastic, by the way), make sure you cover all facets.
   • You already know exactly how to do this. You have seen people before, and you also know which facial expressions belong to which emotions. The only thing you need to change is the scale on which you do it. Do it a little more explicitly so that people pick it up. Make sure your enthusiasm is both heard and seen!
5. Choose volume. Speaking of that “heard”… It is not necessarily the case that loudness and enthusiasm go hand-in-hand, but silence is usually understood as a lack of enthusiasm. So if you tell Fred how happy you are to see him, don't whisper it. If you indicate that you are overjoyed with the cupcakes, then you have to put your lungs to work. You don't have to shout, but your enthusiasm can be a little rough. Do what you normally would, and take it a step further.
   • Think about what teenage knives do when they see Robert Pattinson or Justin Biber. They start screaming and get all fluttery. Do not do that. But take note of it. If you need to show your enthusiasm, summon your inner Team Edward (a dull roar will do, by the way). If that doesn't work, you can choose to do it satirically. Only you need to know that you are poking fun at the people around you. Why do they want you to be enthusiastic at all ?!

Part 4 of 4: Staying enthusiastic

1. Ask questions. A simple way to appear enthusiastic is to ask questions. It shows that you are interested and involved. And what happens when you ask questions? Well, people respond to that. They may say something that actually interests you (if not before). So take that first step! Ask questions, get the ball rolling, and see what results.
   • It's all too easy to write off people / subjects / things as being uninteresting - all too easy to judge a book by its cover. Resist that temptation! If you're tempted, do your best to dig a little deeper. It could just be that you become curious when a tip of the veil is lifted. That curiosity could, in turn, lead you to find something you can actually get excited about!
2. Laugh. One of the easiest ways to be happy is to laugh. When you start laughing, the happiness and enthusiasm will soon follow. Laughing can naturally improve your mood, and then creativity and positivity will follow naturally.
3. Be impressed. If you find yourself in a certain environment for a while, the novelty will get rid of it. At some point you will no longer be able to see what you liked about it so much at all; also you will no longer wonder what that actually was. You are no longer impressed. When that happens, enthusiasm will slip through your fingers like grains of sand, and life will suddenly seem dull and ordinary. Don't let that happen.
   • Simple things like the splendor of the sunset can help you regain that enthusiasm. The architecture of your favorite building. Even a group of children making a snowman. Don't sit behind the geraniums, just take one-seize the day. Find out what keeps you going and what you find downright inspiring.
4. Try new things. An easy way to be impressed is to try new things. Life can get pretty boring if you keep doing those old, boring things over and over again. Change of food makes you eat! It's impossible to stay enthusiastic if you keep doing the same thing over and over. It's also ridiculous to expect yourself to be enthusiastic when you do. Provide a little variety! Avoid getting into a rut!
   • Even the smallest changes can work wonders. Have you run three miles every day for the past six months? Try a new route! Learn to cook. Find a hobby. Pay a visit to the thrift store. Explore the tourist attractions near you. You don't have to turn everything upside down; just try something different.
5. Keep learning. Imagine a relationship with someone you have known all your life. If you've already discovered everything about that person, the relationship is going to get a little boring. When you know everything there is to know, it just gets boring. That also applies to life itself! When you stop learning, there is no reason to be inspired. So do some more thorough research, talk to experts, take a look around your network. Whatever you want to do, go there deeper on in.
   • You don't necessarily have to learn from books. You can also learn from the people around you, you can learn from yourself, and on wikiHow you can learn a lot too! Never cease the search for knowledge. The more you want to know, the more interesting everything becomes - including life!

Warnings

• Regained zest for life can cause euphoria, dizziness and palpitations. It can also ensure that people enjoy your company (more).