The Energy Bus : 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy

__The Energy Bus__, an international best seller by Jon Gordon, takes readers on an enlightening and inspiring ride that reveals 10 secrets for approaching life and work with the kind of positive, forward thinking that leads to true accomplishment - at work and at home. Jon infuses this engaging story with keen insights as he provides a powerful roadmap to overcome adversity and bring out the best in yourself and your team. When you get on __The Energy Bus__ you'll enjoy the ride of your life! It's Monday Morning And George Walks Out The Front Door To His Car And A Flat Tire. But This Is The Least Of His Problems. His Home Life Is In Shambles And His Team At Work Is In Disarray. With A Big New Product Launch Coming Up In 2 Weeks For The Nrg-2000 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 Kind Of Bus Driver And An Interesting Set Of Characters (passengers) That Over The Course Of 2 Weeks Share The 10 Rules For The Ride Of His Life, And Attempt To Help Him Turn Around His Work And Team And Save His Job And Marriage From An Almost Inevitable Destruction. In The Mode Of Other Best Selling Business Fables The Energy Bus, By Jon Gordon, Takes Readers On An Enlightening And Inspiring Ride That Reveals 10 Secrets For Approaching Life And Work With The Kind Of Positive, Forward Thinking That Leads To True Accomplishment--at Work And At Home. Everyone Faces Challenges. And Every Person, Organization, Company And Team Will Have To Overcome Negativity And Adversity To Define Themselves And Create Their Success. No One Goes Through Life Untested And The Answer To These Tests Is Positive Energy--the Kind Of Positive Energy Consisting Of Vision, Trust, Optimism, Enthusiasm, Purpose, And Spirit That Defines Great Leaders And Their Teams. Drawing Upon His Experience And Work With Thousands Of Leaders, Sales Professionals, Teams, Non-profit Organizations, Schools, And Athletes, Gordon Infuses This Engaging Story With Keen Insights, Actionable Strategies And A Big Dose Of Positive Infectious Energy. -- Publisher's Description Flat Tire -- Good News And Bad News -- The Long Walk Home -- George Wakes Up -- No Joy On The Bus -- The Rules -- You're The Driver -- It's All About Energy -- George Shares His Vision -- Focus -- The Power Of Positive Energy -- George Takes A Walk -- One Great Golf Shot Theory -- Bus Tickets -- A Very Long Weekend -- Who's On The Bus -- The Enemy Is Negativity -- No Energy Vampires On The Bus -- The Ultimate Rule Of Positive Energy -- George Takes Control Of His Bus -- George Has A Dream -- Better Today Than Yesterday -- Feeling Good -- Lead With Heart -- Chief Energy Officer -- Love Your Passengers -- Love Rules -- Fear And Trust -- The Next Day -- The Team Gets Inspired -- Game Day -- The Presentation -- Joy -- It's More Fun On The Bus. Jon Gordon. Includes Index. 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 accomplishment—at 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. Foreword viiAcknowledgments ixAuthor's Note xiiIntroduction xv1 Flat Tire 12 Good News and Bad News 93 The Long Walk Home 114 George Wakes Up 155 No Joy on the Bus 176 The Rules 197 You're the Driver 258 It's All About Energy 339 George Shares His Vision 3710 Focus 4111 The Power of Positive Energy 4512 George Takes a Walk 5113 One Great Golf Shot Theory 5314 Bus Tickets 5515 A Very Long Weekend 6116 Who's on the Bus 6317 The Enemy Is Negativity 6718 No Energy Vampires on the Bus 7319 The Ultimate Rule of Positive Energy 7720 George Takes Control of His Bus 8121 George Has a Dream 8922 Better Today than Yesterday 9123 Feeling Good 9524 Lead with Heart 9925 Chief Energy Officer 10326 Love Your Passengers 11327 Love Rules 12128 Fear and Trust 12529 The Next Day 12930 The Team Gets Inspired 13531 Game Day 13932 The Presentation 14733 Joy 15134 It's More Fun on the Bus 155The Energy Bus Action Plan 159Bus Tickets 165The Energy Bus Training Program 166Other Books by Jon Gordon 167Index 169 Table of Contents Dedication 1. Flat Tire 2. Good News And Bad News 3. The Long Walk Home 4. George Wakes Up 5. No Joy On The Bus 6. The Rules 7. Youre The Driver 8. Its All About Energy 9. George Shares His Vision 10. Focus 11. The Power Of Positive Energy 12. George Takes A Walk 13. One Great Golf Shot Theory 14. Bus Tickets 15. A Very Long Weekend 16. Whos On The Bus 17. The Enemy Is Negativity 18. No Energy Vampires On The Bus 19. The Ultimate Rule Of Positive Energy 20. George Takes Control Of His Bus 21. George Has A Dream 22. Better Today Than Yesterday 23. Feeling Good 24. Lead With Heart 25. Chief Energy Officer 26. Love Your Passengers 27. Love Rules 28. Fear and Trust 29. The Next Day 30. The Team Gets Inspired 31. Game Day 32. The Presentation 33. Joy 34. Its More Fun On The Bus Bus Tickets Share The Energy: Get Your Team On The Bus The Energy Bus Action Plan