I’ve never noticed if some people who always seem to be in a good mood always
always seem to be in a good mood always
always seem to be in a good mood always cheerful always smiling and you say to
cheerful always smiling and you say to
cheerful always smiling and you say to yourself come on nobody’s that happy all
yourself come on nobody’s that happy all
yourself come on nobody’s that happy all the time well these are words I’ve heard
the time well these are words I’ve heard
the time well these are words I’ve heard whispered about me all my life so what
whispered about me all my life so what
whispered about me all my life so what I’d like to do is pull back the curtain
I’d like to do is pull back the curtain
I’d like to do is pull back the curtain on this positive operating system and
on this positive operating system and
on this positive operating system and explain to you how it works why it works
explain to you how it works why it works
explain to you how it works why it works and how it might work for you
and how it might work for you
and how it might work for you I call it intentional enthusiasm and I
I call it intentional enthusiasm and I
I call it intentional enthusiasm and I found that it has three key elements
found that it has three key elements
found that it has three key elements belief vision and gratitude believe in
belief vision and gratitude believe in
belief vision and gratitude believe in yourself
yourself
yourself visualize what you want to accomplish
visualize what you want to accomplish
visualize what you want to accomplish and be grateful along the way let me
and be grateful along the way let me
and be grateful along the way let me share some stories first belief when I
share some stories first belief when I
share some stories first belief when I was 13 years old I wanted to be on the
was 13 years old I wanted to be on the
was 13 years old I wanted to be on the radio so badly that I couldn’t wait to
radio so badly that I couldn’t wait to
radio so badly that I couldn’t wait to grow up so I created my own radio show
grow up so I created my own radio show
grow up so I created my own radio show with my little portable tape recorder
with my little portable tape recorder
with my little portable tape recorder and my record player I would play the
and my record player I would play the
and my record player I would play the songs and then talk just like to get on
songs and then talk just like to get on
songs and then talk just like to get on the radio then take these shows and play
the radio then take these shows and play
the radio then take these shows and play them for my friends on the phone now let
them for my friends on the phone now let
them for my friends on the phone now let me explain we didn’t exactly have a
me explain we didn’t exactly have a
me explain we didn’t exactly have a phone you see we didn’t live in a house
phone you see we didn’t live in a house
phone you see we didn’t live in a house we lived in my father’s barbershop he
we lived in my father’s barbershop he
we lived in my father’s barbershop he partitioned half of it in fact it wasn’t
partitioned half of it in fact it wasn’t
partitioned half of it in fact it wasn’t even a full address it was nine oh eight
even a full address it was nine oh eight
even a full address it was nine oh eight and a half Dolan streets half was a
and a half Dolan streets half was a
and a half Dolan streets half was a print shop and half was my dad’s barber
print shop and half was my dad’s barber
print shop and half was my dad’s barber shop so we lived in half of a half the
shop so we lived in half of a half the
shop so we lived in half of a half the reason we moved in there was so that my
reason we moved in there was so that my
reason we moved in there was so that my mom and dad could give my brother and me
mom and dad could give my brother and me
mom and dad could give my brother and me the education they never had and so the
the education they never had and so the
the education they never had and so the phone was on the wall next to the
phone was on the wall next to the
phone was on the wall next to the shoeshine stand in the barber shop and
shoeshine stand in the barber shop and
shoeshine stand in the barber shop and at night my dad would give me three
at night my dad would give me three
at night my dad would give me three dimes and I would stumble in the dark in
dimes and I would stumble in the dark in
dimes and I would stumble in the dark in the barber shop make my way to the
the barber shop make my way to the
the barber shop make my way to the shoeshine stand sit there and dial one
shoeshine stand sit there and dial one
shoeshine stand sit there and dial one friend at a time and play my little
friend at a time and play my little
friend at a time and play my little productions and when I went to bed under
productions and when I went to bed under
productions and when I went to bed under my pillow was my favorite radio station
my pillow was my favorite radio station
my pillow was my favorite radio station now would fall asleep dreaming to myself
now would fall asleep dreaming to myself
now would fall asleep dreaming to myself day I’m gonna be on that station one day
day I’m gonna be on that station one day
day I’m gonna be on that station one day fast forward nine short years I was not
fast forward nine short years I was not
fast forward nine short years I was not only on that station I was programming
only on that station I was programming
only on that station I was programming it believe in yourself
it believe in yourself
it believe in yourself vision in 1950 a swimmer by the name of
vision in 1950 a swimmer by the name of
vision in 1950 a swimmer by the name of Florence Mae Chadwick became the first
Florence Mae Chadwick became the first
Florence Mae Chadwick became the first woman to swim the English Channel both
woman to swim the English Channel both
woman to swim the English Channel both ways and while many lauded her
ways and while many lauded her
ways and while many lauded her accomplishment there was something she’d
accomplishment there was something she’d
accomplishment there was something she’d always wanted to do ever since she was a
always wanted to do ever since she was a
always wanted to do ever since she was a kid and that was to become the first
kid and that was to become the first
kid and that was to become the first person to swim the English Channel
person to swim the English Channel
person to swim the English Channel not only the English Channel but to swim
not only the English Channel but to swim
not only the English Channel but to swim the channel between California where she
the channel between California where she
the channel between California where she lived the Southern California Shore and
lived the Southern California Shore and
lived the Southern California Shore and Catalina Island 26 miles across the sea
Catalina Island 26 miles across the sea
Catalina Island 26 miles across the sea and so in 1952 she entered the water to
and so in 1952 she entered the water to
and so in 1952 she entered the water to do just that she swam for 14 hours there
do just that she swam for 14 hours there
do just that she swam for 14 hours there were three little Robo its following her
were three little Robo its following her
were three little Robo its following her one of them had men with shotguns
one of them had men with shotguns
one of them had men with shotguns scaring away the Sharks that would
scaring away the Sharks that would
scaring away the Sharks that would circle around her the sea was very
circle around her the sea was very
circle around her the sea was very choppy and it was very thick fog that
choppy and it was very thick fog that
choppy and it was very thick fog that day and so she swam and swam her mother
day and so she swam and swam her mother
day and so she swam and swam her mother was in one of the boats that said
was in one of the boats that said
was in one of the boats that said Florence you don’t have to do this you
Florence you don’t have to do this you
Florence you don’t have to do this you can you can give up she says no I want
can you can give up she says no I want
can you can give up she says no I want to keep going she swam for another hour
to keep going she swam for another hour
to keep going she swam for another hour and finally did give up as they were
and finally did give up as they were
and finally did give up as they were pulling her onto the boat the fog began
pulling her onto the boat the fog began
pulling her onto the boat the fog began to lift and there less than a mile away
to lift and there less than a mile away
to lift and there less than a mile away was the shore she was trying to reach
was the shore she was trying to reach
was the shore she was trying to reach with that vision burned in her mind she
with that vision burned in her mind she
with that vision burned in her mind she came back two months later and not only
came back two months later and not only
came back two months later and not only made the full distance but did it in
made the full distance but did it in
made the full distance but did it in half the time of her failed attempt she
half the time of her failed attempt she
half the time of her failed attempt she later said that it was that vision of
later said that it was that vision of
later said that it was that vision of the shore burned in her mind that indeed
the shore burned in her mind that indeed
the shore burned in her mind that indeed gave her the stamina and the strength to
gave her the stamina and the strength to
gave her the stamina and the strength to get to the other side have a clear
get to the other side have a clear
get to the other side have a clear vision of what you want to accomplish
vision of what you want to accomplish
vision of what you want to accomplish the third element is gratitude I love
the third element is gratitude I love
the third element is gratitude I love this story about a professor who taught
this story about a professor who taught
this story about a professor who taught in a college class it was at early
in a college class it was at early
in a college class it was at early morning Monday class
morning Monday class
morning Monday class and he told his students to get out
and he told his students to get out
and he told his students to get out their notebook and go to a blank page
their notebook and go to a blank page
their notebook and go to a blank page and try draw a line right down the
and try draw a line right down the
and try draw a line right down the middle he said on this side of the page
middle he said on this side of the page
middle he said on this side of the page I want you to put all the things you
I want you to put all the things you
I want you to put all the things you hate about your life don’t leave
hate about your life don’t leave
hate about your life don’t leave anything out just put it all there and
anything out just put it all there and
anything out just put it all there and don’t worry no one’s gonna see this but
don’t worry no one’s gonna see this but
don’t worry no one’s gonna see this but you and on this side all the things you
you and on this side all the things you
you and on this side all the things you are grateful for
are grateful for
are grateful for well the students were kind of puzzled
well the students were kind of puzzled
well the students were kind of puzzled but they did it anyway and as he walked
but they did it anyway and as he walked
but they did it anyway and as he walked around the classroom out of the corner
around the classroom out of the corner
around the classroom out of the corner of his eye he could see that they had a
of his eye he could see that they had a
of his eye he could see that they had a big long list on this side
big long list on this side
big long list on this side in a very short one over here he said
in a very short one over here he said
in a very short one over here he said all right put your pens down
all right put your pens down
all right put your pens down now count all the things that you listed
now count all the things that you listed
now count all the things that you listed on the left side of the page everything
on the left side of the page everything
on the left side of the page everything that you hate about your life take that
that you hate about your life take that
that you hate about your life take that number come up to my desk next to it
number come up to my desk next to it
number come up to my desk next to it he had a big stack of burlap sacks and a
he had a big stack of burlap sacks and a
he had a big stack of burlap sacks and a big bin of potatoes he said take that
big bin of potatoes he said take that
big bin of potatoes he said take that many potatoes put them in the sack and
many potatoes put them in the sack and
many potatoes put them in the sack and carry that sack with you from class to
carry that sack with you from class to
carry that sack with you from class to class and whenever anybody asks you what
class and whenever anybody asks you what
class and whenever anybody asks you what it represents tell them this is about
it represents tell them this is about
it represents tell them this is about 8:30 9 o’clock in the morning
8:30 9 o’clock in the morning
8:30 9 o’clock in the morning by noon there were abandoned potato
by noon there were abandoned potato
by noon there were abandoned potato sacks all throughout the campus these
sacks all throughout the campus these
sacks all throughout the campus these students were tired of carrying their
students were tired of carrying their
students were tired of carrying their negative energy and we’re now free to
negative energy and we’re now free to
negative energy and we’re now free to focus on their gratitude at cart toll
focus on their gratitude at cart toll
focus on their gratitude at cart toll they put it this way he said I’m not
they put it this way he said I’m not
they put it this way he said I’m not acknowledging all the good that you
acknowledging all the good that you
acknowledging all the good that you already have in your life is the
already have in your life is the
already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance pretty
foundation for all abundance pretty
foundation for all abundance pretty powerful
powerful
powerful I received a reminder of the power of
I received a reminder of the power of
I received a reminder of the power of enthusiasm from a most unlikely source
enthusiasm from a most unlikely source
enthusiasm from a most unlikely source one morning I was driving to the radio
one morning I was driving to the radio
one morning I was driving to the radio station to do my morning radio show and
station to do my morning radio show and
station to do my morning radio show and I pulled into a drive-through restaurant
I pulled into a drive-through restaurant
I pulled into a drive-through restaurant to get some breakfast out of his little
to get some breakfast out of his little
to get some breakfast out of his little speaker came this beautiful voice that
speaker came this beautiful voice that
speaker came this beautiful voice that said welcome how may I serve you I
said welcome how may I serve you I
said welcome how may I serve you I thought to myself wow they have
thought to myself wow they have
thought to myself wow they have recordings now and as I gave the order
recordings now and as I gave the order
recordings now and as I gave the order that same voice repeated the order
that same voice repeated the order
that same voice repeated the order to me and then said come on up I’ll have
to me and then said come on up I’ll have
to me and then said come on up I’ll have it ready for you now it was really
it ready for you now it was really
it ready for you now it was really intrigued as I pull up to the window
intrigued as I pull up to the window
intrigued as I pull up to the window this lovely lady says hi my name is Ruby
this lovely lady says hi my name is Ruby
this lovely lady says hi my name is Ruby what is your name she puts her hand
what is your name she puts her hand
what is your name she puts her hand inside my car I’m saying I I’m sorry she
inside my car I’m saying I I’m sorry she
inside my car I’m saying I I’m sorry she says now you wanted to sugar didn’t you
says now you wanted to sugar didn’t you
says now you wanted to sugar didn’t you and we make some fresh baked it for you
and we make some fresh baked it for you
and we make some fresh baked it for you here I made about 30 seconds you don’t
here I made about 30 seconds you don’t
here I made about 30 seconds you don’t okay I’m getting five-star service at a
okay I’m getting five-star service at a
okay I’m getting five-star service at a drive-through restaurant I couldn’t wait
drive-through restaurant I couldn’t wait
drive-through restaurant I couldn’t wait to get on the air to tell my listeners
to get on the air to tell my listeners
to get on the air to tell my listeners about Ruby and I couldn’t wait to get
about Ruby and I couldn’t wait to get
about Ruby and I couldn’t wait to get off the air to write a letter to the
off the air to write a letter to the
off the air to write a letter to the president of her company well it’s time
president of her company well it’s time
president of her company well it’s time went on we had these little 92nd
went on we had these little 92nd
went on we had these little 92nd conversations come to find out that ruby
conversations come to find out that ruby
conversations come to find out that ruby was recently divorced her husband came
was recently divorced her husband came
was recently divorced her husband came home one night and said I don’t want to
home one night and said I don’t want to
home one night and said I don’t want to be married anymore
be married anymore
be married anymore It was as if she had the rug pulled out
It was as if she had the rug pulled out
It was as if she had the rug pulled out from under her now she had to figure out
from under her now she had to figure out
from under her now she had to figure out how is she going to get her 13 year old
how is she going to get her 13 year old
how is she going to get her 13 year old son to college how easy would have been
son to college how easy would have been
son to college how easy would have been for her to say to herself what happened
for her to say to herself what happened
for her to say to herself what happened to my life I had everything and now I’ve
to my life I had everything and now I’ve
to my life I had everything and now I’ve got nothing it’s over I’m working in the
got nothing it’s over I’m working in the
got nothing it’s over I’m working in the middle of the night for a minimum wage
middle of the night for a minimum wage
middle of the night for a minimum wage but that was not Ruby’s attitude in one
but that was not Ruby’s attitude in one
but that was not Ruby’s attitude in one morning she taught me a lesson that I
morning she taught me a lesson that I
morning she taught me a lesson that I will never forget when you’re on the
will never forget when you’re on the
will never forget when you’re on the radio people are always asking you for
radio people are always asking you for
radio people are always asking you for money and prizes when they see you in
money and prizes when they see you in
money and prizes when they see you in person and it comes with the territory
person and it comes with the territory
person and it comes with the territory by the way I don’t have any money or
by the way I don’t have any money or
by the way I don’t have any money or prizes with me
prizes with me
prizes with me but I drove up and she says to me Sonny
but I drove up and she says to me Sonny
but I drove up and she says to me Sonny you wouldn’t by any chance have any
you wouldn’t by any chance have any
you wouldn’t by any chance have any tickets for tonight’s Spurs basketball
tickets for tonight’s Spurs basketball
tickets for tonight’s Spurs basketball game would you I said
game would you I said
game would you I said no Ruby I’m sorry I don’t well I would
no Ruby I’m sorry I don’t well I would
no Ruby I’m sorry I don’t well I would like you to have mine you see I’ve been
like you to have mine you see I’ve been
like you to have mine you see I’ve been voting employed the month and I cannot
voting employed the month and I cannot
voting employed the month and I cannot go you’re my best customer how would you
go you’re my best customer how would you
go you’re my best customer how would you have these tickets how may I serve that
have these tickets how may I serve that
have these tickets how may I serve that is the power of enthusiasm so how do you
is the power of enthusiasm so how do you
is the power of enthusiasm so how do you begin how do you start maybe Dale
begin how do you start maybe Dale
begin how do you start maybe Dale Carnegie’s words might inspire you he
Carnegie’s words might inspire you he
Carnegie’s words might inspire you he said if you want to be enthusiastic act
said if you want to be enthusiastic act
said if you want to be enthusiastic act enthusiastic now think about that
enthusiastic now think about that
enthusiastic now think about that enthusiasm is really part of this whole
enthusiasm is really part of this whole
enthusiasm is really part of this whole idea
idea
idea an intentional enthusiasm takes you to a
an intentional enthusiasm takes you to a
an intentional enthusiasm takes you to a whole other level enthusiasm from the
whole other level enthusiasm from the
whole other level enthusiasm from the Greek and feeis in spirit the spirit
Greek and feeis in spirit the spirit
Greek and feeis in spirit the spirit within and when that spirit is
within and when that spirit is
within and when that spirit is intentional well you are limited only by
intentional well you are limited only by
intentional well you are limited only by the size of your dreams
the size of your dreams
the size of your dreams [Applause]
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