The Positive Dog: A Story About the Power of Positivity

Discover the benefits of being positive Being positive doesn′t just make you better. It makes everyone around you better. The principles and strategies in this book have inspired countless people in business, education, health care, and professional sports to be more positive and become a positive influence on others. When you feed the positive dog inside you and feed your team with positivity, everyone benefits!

Introduction ix Matt and Bubba 1 The Benefits of Being Positive 5 Simple as a Smile 9 Feed with Laughter 13 Take a Thank–You Walk 17 Build Your Gratitude Muscle 19 A Day of Gratitude 23 Tell Yourself Positive Stories 27 Get to instead of Have to 33 Blessed instead of Stressed 35 Turn Complaints into Solutions 39 Fear or Faith 43 Challenges or Opportunities 47 An Opportunity 49 The Positive Dog Grows 53 Positive Energy is Contagious 57 Positive Boomerang 59 Feeding Others 63 Love 65 Encouragement 67 No Ordinary Day 71 Negativity Serves a Purpose 73 What Would Bubba Do? 77 A Special Day 81 Two Positive Dogs are Better than One 83 Feed the Positive Dog: Action Plan 87 The Positive Pledge 97 Resources 99 Feed Your Team with Positivity 101 About the Illustrator 103

Jon Gordon′s bestselling books and talks have inspired readers and audiences around the world. His principles have been put to the test by numerous NFL, NBA, and college coaches and teams, Fortune 500 companies, school districts, hospitals, and nonprofits. He is the author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller The Energy Bus, The No Complaining Rule, Training Camp, The Shark and the Goldfish, Soup and The Seed. Jon invites you to visit and connect with him at www.JonGordon.com.