There are a million and one experts out there telling you how to be more productive.
Although most of them probably have brilliant tips, hacks or tricks, they won't really revolutionise your life.
Until you learn to manage your energy, you will be constantly knackered and exhausted.
So, let’s get on with helping you manage your energy.
First, what is Energy Management the Wood for the Trees Way?
Well, it’s a multi-dimensional skill set which enables us to calm and relax ourselves in times of stress, overwhelm and panic or fire ourselves up when we are in times of lethargy, demotivation and at worst depression .* It’s you ability to return to your performance sweet spot, where you feel engaged, confident and joyful.
Who doesn’t want that?
The four dimensions of energy are mental, emotional, physical and spiritual (connection with ourselves, others and the universe, or god if you have a faith)
Having great self awareness around where we are in any given situation with these four dimensions can transform your life for good.
However, we live in a culture that has us focused on the wrong thing. We are obsessed by the clock ticking. We talk about 'running out of time', 'not enough hours in the day' and 'beatig the clock'.
In reality, this has clients, and those in my networks, feeling constantly less than and never good enough.
This pandemic has been a real revelation for some of the ladies in my network. They have realised that actually it isn’t time that has been an issue in their purpose driven business life, it’s their energy.
You see this situation, in many cases, has given them more time.
Time to connect with their kids and partners.
Time to work on their businesses.
Time to enjoy some self care.
Except they haven’t had the mental and emotional energy to do it. They have felt tired and exhausted by the whole world in crisis.
Yes, they have extra hours in the day with no school run, commute or irrelevant meetings, but they have no energy to do all the things they thought they wanted to do more of.
By managing their energy they could feel more connected, more aligned to their purpose and feel motivated in their business, they could enjoy and recharge with any time they take to nurture themselves.
They’ve recognised that it’s an energy, not a time issue, that can often hold them back.
I’m going to give you 4 key ways you can begin managing your energy rather than time, but first it’s important to say that you are at the centre of all of this and you have complete control of it. Having awareness of this is empowering and confidence building, which is why I am so passionate about spreading the word about it.