The Energy Bus

Over the summer I read The Energy Bus by Jon Gordon. After reading this non-fiction Wall Street Bestseller I was definitely piloting my own bus towards a life full of positives. This book was previously recommended to me this summer to improve the mental side of my golf game. After a few pages through the novel I decided that this was a perfect fit for the AP Composition summer book. Gordon's words flowed effortlessly through each little chapter. Each chapter is about a different aspect of life and the brain and how you think. For example, one of the chapters was about love and why we need love in our lives to be able to be happy. Within the chapter it had five ways to love your passengers of your energy bus. My favorite section of the book was a small snip-it about how  energy feeds of people around you. If you are leading a team and your are negative, they are going to feel that negative energy and won't perform as you would expect. The energy one person exerts is capable to effect people up to 10 feet away while the brains thoughts only effect people up to one or two feet away. Gordon reiterates his thoughts to inflict the reader over and over again.

George is the main character in the story Gordon tells. His life is at an all time low with his job, marriage, children, and nothing was going his way...or so it seemed. George has a deadline at work for an important product launch. His boss told him that if he doesn't turn his life and production around, he will be fired after the product launch. When all is tunneling down the drain, the best thing of his entire life happens, his car has a flat tire. George was forced to take the bus which was the last thing George wanted to do at the time. That day George met Joy, the (energy) bus driver. Over the course of the novel she teaches George the 10 Rules for the Ride of Your Life. George applies theses rules to his work and life to turn it all around. He starts loving life again and becoming more successful because of it. His marriage turns around and divorce is now entirely off the table. He nails the product launch with his team. All of these accomplishments were because of the positive energy George acquired by piloting his very own Energy Bus.

This book makes you realize the joys you have in your life and to always look at the positives. Joy's 10 rules are helpful and put you not only in George's shoes but also make you think about your own life and what could be more positive to live a happier life on your own Energy Bus.