Thursday, October 1, 2020

A-Z of Soft Skills: Z is for Zest

 Back to the April A-Z.  It's Z day already! I'm going to miss the discipline of thinking and writing a new post every day.


Z is for Zest, a word that epitomises enthusiasm and energy in doing something. It is such a positive word, active and hopeful and happy--a good way to end the series, don't you think?

Like the other meaning of "zest," (remember, orange or lemon zest? the peel part of a citrus when shaved or grated and added to food?), this positive energy and enthusiasm adds an edge, a tang, a something special when it is added to your thoughts and activities.

Those who achieve greatness are reputed to have an inexhaustible supply of zest for life  or, as the French say, "joie de vivre."

Add some zest to everything you do. Think, feel and behave zestfully every day. It will change you.

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