Have you ever noticed that at least sometimes your mood or energy level can start to match that of the people you are around? Sometimes that effect is called Crowd Mentality. Sometimes that feels like it’s you getting in sync with family or coworkers, but often it may feel as if you are being manipulated or controlled by the crowd.
LIFE
Energy Sucks
Some days suck. When they suck days in a row your energy really sags.
Is that your experience?
Staying Energetic Through Retirement
My grandfather started dying they day he retired.
He’d been an active man, active all his life. He had helped his dad homestead as a kid, been in the Navy for WWI, and worked as a mechanic, carpenter, and miner during his adult life. He and grandma hunted and fished on weekends and for vacation. He was an energetic man.
Energize Me! Workshop Lessons
“I knew everything you talked about. I’d just never thought to apply any of that information to my low-energy situation!”
Those were the words voiced by a 100-year old woman after my first Energize Me! workshop. As we talked further she went on to say that she actually had learned some things, like the energizing techniques, but that the basic information was familiar to her.
What Good Is Energy?
You hear me talk about improving your energy levels and endurance. I connect low energy to performance, joy, clarity of thought, and engagement in life. You of course have your own thoughts about what energy means to you, and how it affects your life.
Perfect Storm
Everyone loses energy and focus, at least at some point. Even me! Here’s a recent example.
I found myself feeling a bit unproductive and unfocused, and a bit low-energy, recently. Pondering this unusual situation gave me the realization that I was feeling overwhelmed by a work project and anxious about a health situation. I love the work project, and at a conscious level I’m not distressed by the health situation. So, what’s the deal there?
The perfect storm was brewing.
A Little Change Makes a Big Investment
As I wander through life there are many interesting conversations to overhear and participate in. One that’s caught my attention lately is how hard change is. You can resist change and stay stuck in your situation, or you can grow through change and create a different reality.
The Secret to Your Energy Level
There are numerous tips and strategies you can use to generate and maintain your energy. You probably have several up your sleeve. I sure do.
As I’ve pondered why some people are energetic and others aren’t, one thing I’ve come to realize is that part of being an energetic person is having an energy attitude: The mindset of wanting to live life with vigor, work productively, and stay mentally alert. Sure, you can eat “properly”, exercise, and sleep “enough”; is that enough?
Manage Your Time, Manage Your Energy
Time management is one of the most valuable, yet overlooked, habits we have to make our days more organized, and one that contributes to a day with more energy.
The Importance of Words
A friend recently commented that the word “just” should be eradicated from one’s vocabulary. Initially that made sense to me and I was amused at how often I used it, and in how many different ways. I even wrote the last article without using the word, though it would naturally (for me) fit in so many places!