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

Chapter 23

Feeling Good

George heard a loud chant as he approached the bus. “I feel great. Yes. I feel great. Yes. I feel great. Yes,” echoed throughout the bus and through his ears as all the passengers were cheering and throwing their arms into the air. Joy, of course, was leading the chant before she stopped to greet George.

“Hey, Sugar, how are you feeling today?”

“Good,” he said. “What’s going on here? Why are you all cheering like this?”

“Emotions, George. They can lift you up or bring you down. We like to say that E-motion stands for energy in motion and your emotional state is all about how the energy is flowing through you. So instead of letting negative emotions take you down a dark road of negativity, sadness, and despair we can take control of our emotions, charge ourselves up, and let the positive energy flow.”

“Makes sense but it seems a little corny,” George said.

“Of course it does,” she answered. “We know that. But the people on this bus are walking off happy, charged up, and ready for the day while many on the other buses are dreading another day at work. What would you rather be, corny and happy or buttoned up and miserable? It’s an easy choice, don’t you think?”

George couldn’t argue with her. He had been miserable long enough to know he would rather look silly and be happy than miserable. Anything but miserable.

“The key is to feel good,” she continued. “When ...