“The 2nd secret to success is to be emotionally 'engaged' with your goals, but not emotionally attached. What's the difference? When you are emotionally engaged you create excitement & enthusiasm for the possibility of achieving your goals, but when you are emotionally attached you create fear & pain that you might not.” MightPainSuccessGoalDifferencesSecretAchievePossibilityEnthusiasmExcitementEngagedSecret To SuccessAchieving Your Goals Author:Hal Elrod
“Persuasion is effected through the medium of the hearers, when they shall have been brought to a state of excitement under the influence of speech; for we do not, when influenced by pain or joy, or partiality or dislike, award our decisions in the same way; about which means of persuasion alone, I declare that the system-mongers of the present day busy themselves.” WayMeanHas BeensStatesPainJoyDecisionInfluenceSpeechBusyMediumsExcitementAwardsDislikePersuasionPresent DayPartiality Book:Treatise on Rhetoric: Literally Translated from the Greek Source: Treatise on Rhetoric: Literally Translated from the Greek
“My feeling about fiction, regardless of the genre, is that it is meant to be a representation of life. I want my books to give a whole spectrum of experiences to my readers. Not just fear or terror or revulsion, but excitement, laughter, pain, sorrow, desire, etc.” WantGivingBookWholeFeelingsPainDesireFictionReaderSorrowLaughterTerrorGenreExcitementEtcMeant To BeRepresentationSpectrumGenre IsRevulsion Author:Richard Laymon
“Advice to a new writer: There are no rules in this profession. Do what is good for you. Read books and watch films that stimulate your writing. In your writing, go where the pain is; go where the pleasure is; go where the excitement is. Believe in your own original approach, voice, characters, story. Ignore critics. Have nerve. Be stubborn.” WritingBelieveBookCharacterStoriesPainFilmVoicePleasureWatchesAdviceApproachOriginalsCriticsProfessionExcitementNervesStubbornBelieve In YouRulesStubbornnessStimulationBreaking Rules Author:Anne Rice
“Man does work for profit in order to enjoy pain; but in a positive sense, he works to enjoy the excitement and meaning that achievement provides for his own psychological growth and thereby his happiness.” MenDoePainOrderEnjoyGrowthAchievementProfitPsychologicalExcitement Author:Frederick Herzberg