The Energy Bus

“Your positive energy and vision must be greater than anyone’s and everyone’s negativity.  Your certainty must be greater than everyone’s doubt.”

I love the book The Energy Bus by Jon Gordon.  It is a quick, easy read with many powerful and simple truths that if applied will no doubt help each of us in our lives.  Some of my favorite takeaways are below.

“A man with vision has a certain look in his eye and walk in his step.  He walks like he knows where he is going and why he is going there.” 

Each of us needs vision in our life, a purpose of why we do what we do.  Sadly, too many of us wander through life without stopping and figuring out where we want to go.  And then one day we realize we’ve randomly ended up somewhere we’d rather not be.  A personal vision guides us and helps us end up exactly where we want to be.  A vision focuses our efforts and helps us make good decisions.  It channels our energy away from negativity and funnels it toward positive things.  A vision will energize us and bring clarity, purpose, and excitement to our life.  Positive energy starts with a clear vision! 

“When you feel blessed you don’t have time to feel stressed.”

Gratitude is a powerful antidote to stress.  Each of us has so much to be grateful for yet often we spend much of our time complaining and focusing on negative things.  If we can be more grateful, and focus on all the good around us, we will have more positive energy and more success in life.

“It’s your bus and you choose where you are going and the kind of ride it’s going to be.”

We are in control as the driver of our own bus.  We decide our destiny, our happiness, and our success in life.  We determine our outcomes and where we will end up.  If we allow others to drive our bus for us, that is our choice but we may not like where we end up.  Instead each of us should choose to drive our own bus where we’d like it to go.  We are responsible for our own satisfaction and results in life. 

“Positive energy and positive people create positive results.”

At the end of the day, positive energy matters.  When we are full of positive energy we attract positive people and positive events in our lives.  We need to do things that will help us be positive.  Maintaining positive energy will greatly impact our happiness and success in life. 

A quote from this book sums it up pretty well and that is “the simplest lessons in life are often the most profound and meaningful.”  The Energy Bus contains powerful and simple lessons to help each of us reach our potential and maximize our success in life.  Let’s enjoy our ride!    

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