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

by Jon Gordon
January 2007
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
194 pages
2h 41m
English
Wiley
Content preview from The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy
Chapter 24
Lead with Heart
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George wondered what Joy meant when she said he had no heart. “What do you mean I have no heart?” George questioned as he pointed to himself. “It’s right here. It’s not missing.”
“Come on, George. I know you got one. But your heart has been cold, negative, and numb for so long it has gotten closed off. And it doesn’t open completely overnight. All this stuff you’ve been dealing with lately has been opening your heart which is a good thing. I once heard this saying that God keeps breaking your heart until it opens. And ain’t that the truth. Think about it. Every struggle, every challenge, every adversity brings you closer to your heart, to your true self, to who you really are. Sometimes you got to be broken down to the point where you feel powerless to discover your ultimate and true power. And I see this with you. That’s why you came on my bus. Because it was time to get in touch with the real, positive, and powerful you.”
George thought about his flat tire, his marriage problems, his work crisis, and his meetings with José and Jamie, and he knew she was right. Everything was causing him to stop blaming others and start looking at himself. He had never thought about having an open or closed heart before, though. He was just glad he hadn’t had a heart attack yet.
“And now it’s time for you to lead, George,” she declared. “Not manage. I’m talking leading ...
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