We all know few things are more contagious than enthusiasm. It’s been said, “Leaders are responsible for the Charisma of the organization”. Truer words could not be expressed! This is manifested every single day in the spirit and attitude of the entire team.
Jim Grifall, Director of Event Design, has achieved much success spearheading MGM MIRAGE Event’s involvement in media related events, PR, Sales & Casino Marketing events of all varieties. The results he garners are all excellent examples of the enthusiasm Jim infuses in all of his work.
His comments on enthusiasm are personal and heartfelt…
“We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all we really need to make us truly happy is something to be enthusiastic about. For a professional event producer, the secret to being enthusiastic is to embrace everything that comes into your life; attend every event you can, look over, under, around and through it. Scrutinize it, pick it apart and put it back together again. Feel amazed, feel disgusted, feel awe, feel disappointed, but feel.”
“Enthusiasm is not the same as just being excited.” Jim continues. “One gets excited about going to an event; one becomes enthusiastic about creating or building an event. Get enthusiastic about your own dream. This excitement is like a forest fire – you can smell it, taste it, and see it from a mile away.”
“The more generous we are, the more joyous we become. The more cooperative we are, the more valuable we become. The more enthusiastic we are, the more productive we become. When I become enthusiastic about creating an event, I feel all of that: joyous, valuable and productive - it becomes a Golden Moment for me.”
Photos by Dahl Photographers and Kelly McKeon
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