The Energy Bus, by Jon Gordon explains how to become a positive person, teammate, and worker. Through each chapter of the book, a new rule is taught to help teach and guide the main character. In the story, an enthusiastic women named Joy teaches these rules to a young, desperate man trying to save his job. This desperate man’s name is George. He is struggling to keep his family together, as well as save his job. When he wakes up one morning to a flat tire on his car, he assumes that there is no hope for him, until he meets Joy. Joy teaches him the 10 rules to fuel his positive energy. When the author tells the story through ten different chapters about ten different rules, the idea of the energy bus is created. Each rule will determine if George’s energy bus will succeed, or go tumbling down a cliff. This book isn’t only a story, it is a lesson to the reader. I learned something new in each chapter that showed me how to harness the power of positive energy. One rule made me think the most. The sixth rule states, “No energy vampires are allowed on your bus” (Gordon 74). In order to keep my bus going, I need to make sure everyone is on the same page, so the work that needs to be done, gets done. It only takes one person to create a bump in the road. This rule showed me that everything and everyone on my bus needs to be positive. I also thought it was ironic that Joy teaches George about an energy bus, when in fact she is a bus driver. It’s as if the real bus acts as her energy bus. She keeps everyone on her bus full with positive energy. It’s like her job is to show each passenger the key to a happy and positive life. After each chapter of the book, I would reflect on the rule stated and try to figure out how I could use that rule in my everyday life. This book is a constant reminder that I should try harder to make my life more positive. High school goes by fast, and you only get one shot at it. Why waste it on negative energy and thoughts that aren’t going to matter in a few years? This book has taught be to believe in myself and don’t take things for granted. Just like George, I have learned to harness the power of positive energy. Now, I just have to work on transferring that positive energy to others. By Ambria P.
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