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

Chapter 33

Joy

The repair shop was just about to close when in the nick of time George walked in to pick up his car. He was thinking about the incredible lunch he had just had with his team when he approached the counter and said hello to the young lady who stood on the other side. She had red hair, a sweet expression, and a name tag that made George laugh. Her name was Joy. “What’s so funny?” she asked.

“Nothing,” he answered. “I just love your name. That’s all.” Then he looked up toward the ceiling and said, Thank you. The signs were clear. He realized that less than two weeks ago he had been cursing the heavens for bringing all the misfortune and misery into his life and now they were on his side guiding him and showing him the path every step of the way. He understood how everything, including the good and bad had brought him to this moment. If he had never gotten a flat tire he would never have met Joy. If he hadn’t gone through all the adversity and challenges at work he would never have wanted to learn how to better lead his team.

Now his career and future were brighter than he could have ever imagined. If his wife hadn’t threatened to leave him he never would have realized how bad things were and how good they could be. What he had thought was bad, he now realized led to good. Joy had told him that everything happens for a reason, and while he couldn’t see it while he had ...