It’s a term being talked about a lot more frequently in conference rooms, classrooms, locker rooms, and even living rooms. Perhaps it’s because there is an abundance of new research that shows that positive people, positive communication, positive interactions, and positive work and team cultures produce positive results. Or perhaps at a deeper level, we all know that every person, every career, every company, every organization, every family, and every team will have to overcome negativity, adversity, and challenges to define themselves and create success.
No one goes through life untested, and the answer to these tests is positive energy – not the rah-rah, cheering kind of energy, although there certainly is a time and place for that as well. But rather, when we talk about positive energy we are referring to their optimism, trust, enthusiasm, love, purpose, joy, passion, and spirit to live, work, and perform at a higher level; to build and lead successful teams; to overcome adversity in life and at work; to share contagious energy with employees, colleagues, and customers; to bring out the best in others and in yourself; and to overcome all the negative people (the energy vampires) and negative situations that threaten to sabotage your health, family, team, and success.
Rule 1: You’re the driver of your bus.
Rule 2: Desire, vision, and focus move your bus in the right direction.
Rule 3: Fuel your ride with positive energy.
Rule 4: Invite people on your bus and share your vision for the road ahead.
Rule 5: Don’t waste your energy on those who don’t get on your bus.
Rule 6: Post a sign that says No Energy Vampires Allowed on your bus.
Rule 7: Energy attracts more passengers and energizes them during the ride.
Rule 8: Love your passengers.
Rule 9: Drive with purpose.
Rule 10: Have fun and enjoy the ride.
-Courtesy of The Energy Bus, by Jon Gordon
“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.”
-Pele
“When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It’s very simple.”
-Paulo Coelho
“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”
-Winston S. Churchill
“Surround yourself with people that reflect who you want to be and how you want to feel, energies are contagious.”
-Rachel Wolchin
