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We often feel urge to get things done and do not feel happy when something didn’t get completed. What we often forget is that being fulfilled and having a lot of things done fast may not be the same thing. A lot of people work long hours without even enjoying what they do. Most people seemed busy. Being busy doesn’t necessarily mean productive and fulfilled. Sometimes the opposite is true - the more things we need to get done the more stress we feel.

When we present we have more things done in less time and at the same time feel energetic and alive. Most energy derived from being in a present moment. What can give us ability to stay in a present and be fully engaged? It is the ability to manage our energy effectively on multiple levels.

Small Things Ads Up

Bad habits still running our lives and we usually tend to have a lot of them. Each one taking our energy on an unconscious level and a lot of those old patterns adds up quickly and by the time we even get up from bad in the morning, we already on our way to waste a lot of energy which is trapped in our body as an emotion. Its can be changed by taking control of our energy.

We need to take an inventory and figure out what taking energy from us and what gives us energy. Do you know what gives you satisfaction and good emotions? Let’s assume that working on your business activities is giving you energy. Do you know which activities in your business will give you the most leverage?

From reading what successful people do and by studying business fundamentals I know that is probably 2 types of activities:

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Performance, health and happiness are grounded in the skillful management of energy

Tony Schwartz

Many factors responsible for how we feel on a daily basis. In fact there are so many factors that it is hard to be aware and recognize everything that influence our mood and satisfaction. Fortunately there is one concept if understood can help us to become aware of how we feel each and every day and why we feel in a certain way. And this concept is managing our energy in systematic manner.

Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz wrote book called: The Power of Full Engagement. They introduce the concept of Energy Management.

Managing Energy, not time, is the key to high performance

System they introduced is not new but the way they lay it out is profound. I have very similar concept of 4 energy levels, but I never realized it until I’ve read this wonderful book. In fact it is probably one of the best books I can’t recommend highly enough.

Tony and Jim work with professional athletes, most of the time with tennis players and they are highly respected authority on high performance and full engagement in work and in life.

4 Fundamental Sources of Energy

There are 4 fundamental sources of energy.

1. Physical
2. Emotional
3. Mental
4. Spiritual

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