The Energy Bus: Who's Aboard Yours?

“Positive energy is like muscle. The more you use it the stronger it gets. The stronger it gets the more powerful you become. Repetition is the key and the more you focus on positive energy the more it becomes your natural state.” -- Jon Gordon, The Energy Bus

Over the past few weeks, our weekly business book club has been reading and discussing The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work and Team with Positive Energy. In his book, author Jon Gordon, has created a simple yet powerful comparison of how our lives are usually lived and the possibilities that await in the lives we truly desire. The difference is Positive Energy -- and we all have the potential to tap into it. 

In an easy to read and truly engaging manner, Gordon has made it easy to identify with the characters in this wonderful story -- particularly our hero, George. Have you ever had a day where nothing is going right and your attitude and your self-talk slips into the into the depths of a dark, and negative zone? Have you noticed how that day becomes a week, a month, a decade -- well, you get the idea. As Jon Gordon so wonderfully points out, a perceived setback or misfortune may just be the catalyst for the change we so desperately need, and then lead us to find Joy and The Energy Bus. Pick up the book and you'll see what I mean.

I'm thinking you may find yourself identifying with some of the other characters as well, and come to the realization that change is needed and it is needed now. Without it our relationships at home, work, or in our place of business can be at risk. Maybe they already are?

Rule Number One says you are the driver of your own Energy Bus. Embracing that truth, along with the nine other rules will help you to discover and take the ride of your life. I highly recommend that you make The Energy Bus your next book. If you're like me, you'll want to share it with others or find a group and take the journey together. If you haven't read a book in a while, it is a great place to begin again. 

Who's on your bus? Who needs to be? Find out and get rolling! Thanks Jon Gordon.

 Terry Crouson is the Owner and Head Coach at Silver Coach Solutions, LLC and is currently doing business as The Growth Coach of West Metro Detroit. He is dedicated to helping business owners, entrepreneurs, sales professionals, and self-employed professionals find their way by finding their why. He is a highly respected business coach, speaker, facilitator, and community builder. Terry is certified in the Strategic Mindset Process, and is also a Certified Behavioral Consultant.

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