The Energy Bus – By Jon Gordon
10 rules for a new life.
The first rule: become the driver of your own bus and take back control.
The second rule: with vision and focus, you can drive the bus in the direction you want.
Law of attraction.
According to this concept, all thoughts are magnetic, which means the things you think about will begin showing up in your life. Just take Olympic athletes, many of whom use the law of attraction by visualizing their best performances before entering a competition. Often this results in gold-medal wins.
Just take the formula E + P = O. It says that Events + Perception/Positive Energy = Outcome.
In other words, there are lots of things you’ve got no control over, but what you do control is how you perceive those events. So, by choosing to have positive thoughts, rather than negative ones, you can achieve better results.
The rule number three: This is key since positive energy is the fuel for your journey and it will keep your bus moving forward. But how can you keep that fuel tank topped up?
Sometimes it just requires approaching things from a different perspective.
If you have a lot of work to do, it can help to feel grateful for having a job in the first place, knowing that lots of people struggle to get work at all.
Such a simple act of gratitude will release endorphins and make you feel better before you know it.
The rule number four: Tell people about your vision and ask them to join you on your journey. Whether it’s at work with your colleagues or at home with your partner, happiness and success often rely on teamwork.
It’s simple: the more people you get on your bus, the more positive energy you’ll have to fuel your ride and the more successful your results will be.
No one creates success in a vaccum and the people we surround ourselves with have a big influence on the life and success we create.
The rule number five: Don’t waste energy on people who don’t share your vision; remove negative people whenever you can.
Save your energy and don’t try to convince people who aren’t ready to get on board. Just remember, if they’re full of negativity, they’ll only slow you down.
And if negative people do get on your bus, it’s essential to remove them as soon as you can. You might notice passengers who complain along the way. You can think of these people as vampires who suck out your positivity and vision.
The rule number six: is to get Energy Vampires off of your bus. To put it another way, if you have negative people on your team, sit them down and have a talk. Try to determine where their negative attitude comes from and how you can work together. If they’re unwilling to change, you have to let them go.
Or, in situations where you can’t get rid of problematic people, say your boss or supervisor, find ways to boost your own positive energy. If you can, you’ll outweigh the negativity they bring into your life.
Other people can feel your emotions and be inspired by your enthusiasm.
In other words, people around us can perceive the way we feel and respond to it. That’s why people can tell when someone is insincere. But it also means that when people are truly passionate about something, they share that enthusiasm and those positive emotions with others.
Because of this, it’s key to energize your whole bus, but when you do so, it’s also important it’s done with true enthusiasm.
The rule number seven: enthusiasm will make more people join you and motivate them along the ride. In fact, the word “enthusiasm” comes from the Greek word entheos, meaning “inspired” or “filled with the divine.”
As long as you’re excited about your work and the tasks you’re doing, everyone around you will feel the same. This is the kind of positive energy you need to fuel your ride for the long haul.
The author events has a name for it your CEO or Chief Energy Officer. People who fill this role infect their team members, employees and even customers with powerful positive energy that inspires and propels them.
Make your passengers feel valued by giving them your time and recognition.
You’ve probably noticed that you work harder when others recognize your efforts and care about you. It seems obvious, but it points to a deeper human need for appreciation.
In other words, by loving your team members, you can make them feel good, but also motivate them to do their best work and follow you wherever you go.
The rule number eight: is to love the passengers on your bus.
Here’s how.
First, be sure to take your time and listen. Remember, love and relationships need a while to develop and blossom. So, just as you need to spend time with your partner to build your relationship, you’ve got to spend time with your employees. Regular individual meetings are essential; they offer an opportunity for you to get to know your team personally.
For instance, you should never send an electronic birthday message. Rather, write out real birthday cards for each person on your team.
The rule number nine: Purpose and fun will propel you to new heights. Its needed to understand that purpose makes the work easier.
A story about President Johnson and a janitor at NASA offers a great example. The president was visiting the space program when he encountered a custodian enthusiastically cleaning the floors. The president told the man that he was probably the best janitor he had ever met, to which the janitor responded, “Sir, I’m not a janitor. I just helped put a man on the moon.”
It just goes to show that, with a higher purpose, you can easily accomplish everyday tasks, and that’s why rule number nine is to let yourself be driven by a higher purpose. Most importantly, purpose and fun can enable stellar performances.
Last rule, number ten: you have got to have fun on your ride. After all, success is much easier to attain when you’re enjoying yourself, rather than stressing out.
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