10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy
Jon Gordon
This is a test
This is a test
Buch teilen
English
ePUB (handyfreundlich)
Ăber iOS und Android verfĂŒgbar
eBook - ePub
The Energy Bus
10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy
Jon Gordon
Angaben zum Buch
Buchvorschau
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Quellenangaben
Ăber dieses Buch
Fuel your life with positive energy with this bestselling fable
It's Monday morning and George walks out of the front door to his car and a flat tire. This is the least of his problems. His home life is in shambles and his team at work is in disarray. With a big product launch coming in two weeks, he has to find a way to get it together or risk losing his marriage and job. Forced to take the bus to work, George meets a unique bus driver and an interesting cast of characters who, over the course of two weeks, share the ten rules for the ride of his life. In the process, they help him turn around his work and life, saving his job and marriage from destruction.
The Energy Bus, an international bestseller, takes readers on an enlightening and inspiring ride that reveals ten secrets for approaching life and work with the kind of positive, forward thinking that leads to true accomplishmentâat work and at home.
Build positive energy with vision, trust, optimism, enthusiasm, purpose, and spirit
Learn how to turn negative energy into positive achievement
Overcome obstacles and bring out the best in yourself and your team
For managers and team leaders or anyone looking to turn negative situations into positive outcomes, The Energy Bus provides a powerful plan for overcoming common life and work obstacles and bringing out the best in yourself and your team. When you get on The Energy Bus, you'll enjoy the ride of your life.
HĂ€ufig gestellte Fragen
Wie kann ich mein Abo kĂŒndigen?
Gehe einfach zum Kontobereich in den Einstellungen und klicke auf âAbo kĂŒndigenâ â ganz einfach. Nachdem du gekĂŒndigt hast, bleibt deine Mitgliedschaft fĂŒr den verbleibenden Abozeitraum, den du bereits bezahlt hast, aktiv. Mehr Informationen hier.
(Wie) Kann ich BĂŒcher herunterladen?
Derzeit stehen all unsere auf MobilgerĂ€te reagierenden ePub-BĂŒcher zum Download ĂŒber die App zur VerfĂŒgung. Die meisten unserer PDFs stehen ebenfalls zum Download bereit; wir arbeiten daran, auch die ĂŒbrigen PDFs zum Download anzubieten, bei denen dies aktuell noch nicht möglich ist. Weitere Informationen hier.
Welcher Unterschied besteht bei den Preisen zwischen den AboplÀnen?
Mit beiden AboplÀnen erhÀltst du vollen Zugang zur Bibliothek und allen Funktionen von Perlego. Die einzigen Unterschiede bestehen im Preis und dem Abozeitraum: Mit dem Jahresabo sparst du auf 12 Monate gerechnet im Vergleich zum Monatsabo rund 30 %.
Was ist Perlego?
Wir sind ein Online-Abodienst fĂŒr LehrbĂŒcher, bei dem du fĂŒr weniger als den Preis eines einzelnen Buches pro Monat Zugang zu einer ganzen Online-Bibliothek erhĂ€ltst. Mit ĂŒber 1 Million BĂŒchern zu ĂŒber 1.000 verschiedenen Themen haben wir bestimmt alles, was du brauchst! Weitere Informationen hier.
UnterstĂŒtzt Perlego Text-zu-Sprache?
Achte auf das Symbol zum Vorlesen in deinem nÀchsten Buch, um zu sehen, ob du es dir auch anhören kannst. Bei diesem Tool wird dir Text laut vorgelesen, wobei der Text beim Vorlesen auch grafisch hervorgehoben wird. Du kannst das Vorlesen jederzeit anhalten, beschleunigen und verlangsamen. Weitere Informationen hier.
Ist The Energy Bus als Online-PDF/ePub verfĂŒgbar?
Ja, du hast Zugang zu The Energy Bus von Jon Gordon im PDF- und/oder ePub-Format sowie zu anderen beliebten BĂŒchern aus Personal Development & Personal Success. Aus unserem Katalog stehen dir ĂŒber 1Â Million BĂŒcher zur VerfĂŒgung.
It was Monday and Mondays were never good for George. He stood in his driveway looking at his car and shaking his head. He wasnât surprised, really. Misfortune had been following him for the past few years like a dark rain cloud hovering over his life, and today was no different. His tire was completely flat, and Georgeâs face was about to burst. âNot today!â he shouted as he opened the trunk only to find a flat spare tire.
He heard his wifeâs words in his head: âYou should get that fixed, George. One day youâre going to have a flat and wish you had a spare tire.â
Why does she always have to be right? he wondered. George thought of his neighbor Dave and ran down the block to see if he had already left for work. Dave worked downtown, too, and George was hoping to catch a quick ride with him.
George had an important meeting with his team at work, and today he couldnât afford to be late. Not today. Especially not today. George punched the air with his clenched fist when he saw that Daveâs car was gone. Of course, he thought. Why would he still be here? That would be too easy.
As sweat poured from his brow, he ran back home, then stood in his driveway and looked at his cell phone trying to think of someone at work he could call. Think, think think, think think.
Then it dawned on him. He couldnât think of one person at work he could call who would come pick him up. His only option left was his wife, and she was the last person he wanted to ask.
George walked in the house and heard the usual noise and chaos coming from the kitchen. He could hear the puppy jumping around and his wife trying to get the kids to sit still and eat their breakfast before heading off to school. He peered through the kitchen archway. As soon as the children saw him, the cheers erupted. âHi, Daddy!â they yelled. His daughter came up to him and wrapped her arms around his hip. âI love you, Daddy,â she said as George barely acknowledged her. His son shouted, âDad, can we play basketball right now?â George was like a reluctant celebrity in his own home. They wanted a piece of him, but he just wanted to hide in silence.
âNo!â George shouted back. âItâs not a weekend. I have to get to work. Now both of you just please be quiet so I can ask your mother something. Honey, I have a flat tire and I have this really important meeting I have to get to today and I need your car!â he said frantically.
âWhat about the spare?â she asked.
âOf course you would bring that up. I never got it fixed.â
âWell, I canât help you, George. I have to take the kids to school, then I have a dentist appointment, then I have to get the puppy to the vet, then I have a parent-teacher meeting. Should I continue? Youâre not the only one who has things to do. You act like youâre the only important one in this family, but I run this house and this family and if I donât have a car today, I canât do my job.â She had become good at mounting a good offense to preempt Georgeâs attacks.
âYes, but if Iâm late to this meeting, then I may not have a job,â he said.
As George and his wife continued bantering back and forth, their five-month-old puppy decided to say hello to George as well by jumping and slobbering all over him until he grabbed her by the collar and took her into her kennel. âWhy did we get that dog, anyway?â he asked. âDo we really need to deal with a dog right now with all we have going on?â
âThatâs real nice,â his wife said as their daughter started to cry, saying, âDaddy doesnât love Sammy.â
âI canât deal with this right now,â George said.
âYou canât seem to deal with anything anytime,â his wife countered.
âCan you just drop me off after taking the kids to school?â he asked. âIâll still probably make it in time for the meeting.â
âI donât have time, George. Didnât you hear all I have to do today? Iâll hit serious traffic on the way back and then my day is gone. Why donât you just take the bus?â she said. âItâs only about a mile to the bus stop.â
âThe bus? Are you kidding me? The bus! I havenât ridden on a bus since who knows when. Who takes the bus?â George asked, very frustrated.
âWell, today,â his wife answered bluntly, âyou do. Thatâs who.â
âFine,â George said as he grabbed his bag, stormed out of the house, and began his mile-long trek to the bus stop.
Bus #11 stopped in front of George, who was huffing, puffing, and swearing under his breath. What a surprise, George thought. I actually made the bus. With my luck I figured I would miss it.
As George stepped on the bus, he made eye contact with the driver, who had the two brightest eyes and the biggest smile he had ever seen.
âGood day to you today, Sugar!â she cheered.
George just grumbled and took his seat. Whatâs so good about it? he thought.
But her eyes never left him as she watched him walk to his seat through her rearview mirror.
George could feel her eyes on him. Why is she looking at me? I paid the fare, he thought.
He could see her big, never-ending smile in the rearview mirror and wondered, Does this woman ever stop smiling? Doesnât she know itâs Monday? Who smiles on Monday?
âWhere you going?â she asked.
George pointed to himself. âMe?â
âYeah, you, Sugar. I havenât seen you on my bus before and I know everyone on this route.â
âTo work at the NRG Company,â he answered.
âThat building downtown with the big lightbulb on it?â she asked excitedly.
âYes, we make lightbulbs,â answered George, who wished he had had time to get a paper so he could bury his head in it.
âSo what do we owe the pleasure of having you on my bus today?â she asked.
âFlat tire,â he said. âI hate taking the bus but I have a meeting I have to get to with my team and I had no other choice.â
âWell, you just sit back, relax, and donât worry about a thing. You may not like taking the bus but I gotta tell you this is no ordinary bus. This is my bus and youâre going to enjoy the ride. My name is Joy. Whatâs yours?â
George mumbled his name hoping she would just leave him alone. His words were short and so was his fuse. Even on his best days George was not a man who enjoyed chitchatting, and he certainly didnât feel like talking to a bus driver who seemed like she had drunk one too many cups of coffee and of all names hers had to be Joy. Figures, he thought. Joy was something that had certainly been lacking in his life. He couldnât remember the last time he was happy. I bet she has no worries, he thought. All she has to do is drive a bus each day and smile and be nice to strangers. Sure, she can be all cheery and smile at me, but she knows nothing about me. She doesnât know the stress I deal with each day. She doesnât know the responsibilities I face at work and at home. Wife, boss, kids, employees, deadlines, mortgage, car payment, and a mom who is sick with cancer. She doesnât know how drained I feel.
But she did know. Every day they walked on and off her bus, and she could spot them immediately. They came in all shapes, ages, colors, and sizes: men, women, white, black, Chinese, white collar, and blue collar. Yet all had a similar energy about them. She could see and feel it immediately. Lifeless. No kick in their step. Like a light had been turned off inside them. She could tell the people who shone brightly and those who had a subtle dim. She called them Dimmers. They walked around like zombies just trying to get through the day. No purpose, no spirit. No energy. As if it had been sucked out of them by the daily grind of life. She could tell the men who had given up their dreams. She knew the women who were working by day and taking care of a family by night. And she heard the complaints all the time. Too many people were overstressed, overtired, and overworked. Thatâs why she made it her mission to be an Energy Ambassador and to try to energize everyone who came on her bus. Thatâs why she called her ride the Energy Bus. And if anyone could use an energy boost, it was George.
âYou know you came on my bus for a reason, George,â she said firmly to him. âEveryone does.â
George snapped back, âNo, I came on your bus because I had a flat tire.â
âYou can choose to look at it that way, George, or you can see the big picture here. Everything happens for a reason. Donât forget that. Every person we meet. Every event in our life. Every flat tire happens for a reason. You can choose to ignore it or ask what that reason is and try to learn from it. Every problem has a gift for you in its hands as my man Richard Bach says. You can choose to see the curse or the gift. And this one choice will determine if your life is a success story or one big soap opera. And while I love soap operas, George, I donât like seeing real life people like you living them. And George, I got to tell you that from the look of you, youâre not making the right choice. So choose wisely, George, choose wisely.â
At that the bus stopped and George got off as fast as he could, feeling more like he had been hit by a bus rather than riding on one. âChoose wisely; soap operaâ stuck in his head. Whatever, he thought and shrugged it off. His team was waiting for him and he hated being late.
Joy didnât always like hitting her passengers straight between the eyes with the truth, but with the stubborn ones like George, she knew there was no other way. It was the stubborn ones who often had the most potential. She knew because many years ago she had been just like him. Down, out, tired, and negative. People had offered help but she had never accepted it. She had been angry at the world and hadnât thought she deserved it. It was ironic how the people who needed help the most were often the most closed off from receiving it. She had had a big coat of armor just like George did now, so sometimes the blunt...