The driving power of a dominating and forceful personality, more than anything else, springs from enthusiasm. In fact that is the real secret. One can find that any great leader or outstanding personality in industry, politics or scientific research has red hot enthusiasm for some ideas or quest or course of action. Without this he would never be the man he is, or do what he does. Enthusiasm spells the difference at all levels and in all cases. According to Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, “A man who has unlimited enthusiasm can succeed in almost anything”. Enthusiasm brushes the difficulties out of one’s way. It endows the individual with a plus power, for which nothing else can compensate. Enthusiasm is the starting point as it generates interest and sustains it.
The kind of personality that each of us has is determined by many factors. The level of one’s intelligence, one’s physical build up as well as the extent of one’s education and learning are important elements. The strength of our basic emotions like love, anxiety, fear, anger, guilt, etc. and the readiness with which we reveal them are further influencing factors. In brief, personality is nothing but the characteristic way in which a person adjusts himself to the needs of his environment. It is the totality of a person’s qualities as revealed in his response to the various situations presented to him by life. Dr. RH. Thoules refers to personality as the “Whole system of the more or less completely integrated body of tendencies, experience, etc”. One’s personality is, thus, the total impact which one makes on other people.