Rule 7Enthusiasm Attracts More Passengers and Energizes Them during the Ride
Lead with positive, contagious leadership. This is what your team craves. They want you to lead with heart.
Energy is contagious! When you are energized about something, it spreads to others. When you are excited about your vision and taking action to make it happen, people are drawn to you.
Being around happy and positive people makes people feel happy and positive. In The Energy Bus, the passengers discuss this: “A life touches a life that touches a life. It spreads one person at a time.” As the driver of your bus, you spread positive energy through your words and actions on your journey. People can literally feel your positivity, and that is what attracts other positive passengers and keeps them energized as you move toward your vision.
Sometimes people ask me, “How can I exude enthusiasm and energy all the time and also stay real?” I assure them that enthusiasm does not mean you ignore the reality of challenging or difficult situations or act fake. It means you respond to tough circumstances by having enthusiasm and positive energy as a way of life. It attracts others who want to have that as a part of their life too.
You maintain a steady, positive confidence that the world is an exciting place filled with opportunity. By knowing this in your heart, it allows those around you to share in your ...