Rule 6Post a Sign on Your Bus That Says “No Energy Vampires Allowed”
I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.
—Mahatma Gandhi
If you want to be successful, you have to be very careful about who is on your bus. Your passengers can increase the energy for the road ahead or drain it. Your job as the driver is to reduce and eliminate any negativity on your bus, and this includes negative people. You must be more positive than the negativity you face and bold and courageous enough to clearly tell people that you will not allow any negativity.
In The Energy Bus, I call negative people who drain your energy Energy Vampires. They will suck the life out of you, your goals, and your vision if you let them. They can show up at home, with friends, on your team, or at work. These people just seem to thrive on negativity.
You may know a couple Energy Vampires, or you may even be one yourself. This section of the field guide will help you take action to effectively address the Energy Vampires on your bus.
Let's start by answering a few questions.
Identify Energy Vampires
- Before you can work with others' negativity, you must first address your own negativity. Are you an Energy Vampire? If so, are you willing to change? It is a tough question, but you have to examine ...