How to Keep Your Energy TURNED ON (even during the holidays!)
Oh, ho, ho, here come the holidays. With Thanksgiving happening in just two days, it’s time to cue the stressiest time of the year. I meant: the happiest time of the year.
But, let’s be real: for most of us, the holidays can be an extremely stressful time. So, just in time for this season, I have a quick reminder about a very effective way to maintain a high level of energy even during the holidays.
Here's the deal: if we want to be successful (and who doesn’t?)... if we want to create a life of our own choosing (and who doesn’t?)... if we want to improve our quality of life (and who doesn’t)... and just go ahead and fill in the awesome thing you want here… we absolutely MUST operate at a high level of engaged energy for a sustained period of time.
As in: we have to be TURNED ON most of the time. (I speak more about this in Success is An Inside-Out Job).
I’ve talked about energy a lot around here, so if you need more information on what it is, why it’s important, and how you can raise your energy levels, check this out.
It’s especially important to understand that our vibration, our energy has to be more anabolic than catabolic. But having a high level of engaged, anabolic energy is difficult to maintain when you don’t have a defined practice and strategy. You can’t just wing it with “good vibes only” when the stressful periods show up. Trust me, positive thinking and gratitude will only get you so far!
The key to a successful life is learning how to close the gap between your current perceived reality and the one you are working so hard to create.
And to do that requires something a little more robust than most of us assume. It’s not just the energy side of things we must understand in order to close this gap – it’s the SCIENCE side.
This is where strategy and practice trump a good-vibes-only approach.
The science of elevating your energy to elevate your success begins with understanding your own energy levels. Similar to understanding your own astrological chart, this type of knowledge gives you a prescriptive starting point. It’s an assessment.
And, just like any assessment, it only has value if you not only determine what percentage of anabolic v. catabolic energy you carry, how those levels rise and fall daily, and what correlates to those energy levels, BUT ALSO what you can do about it.
Amazingly, there is such an assessment out there: the Energy Leadership Index Assessment, or ELI.
When you take the assessment, you receive a 10-page report, describing your specific levels of energy and your specific levels of consciousness, all based on – you guess it – SCIENCE.
Even better: if you schedule your ELI with me (and why wouldn’t you?!), you will have a 90-minute debrief session where we’ll go through each level and talk 1:1 about how you are currently benefiting from certain levels, as well as highlighting and brainstorming strategies you can implement to raise your levels of awareness in the places where your energy tends to be low.
The ELI helps you see your blindspots – you know, those things that can hurt you even though you can’t see them? We’ll work together to make ‘em visible, shine a light on them, and then come up with a plan to deal with them.
What you can expect from your ELI Assessment:
A deeper understanding of yourself including what you’ve hidden, what’s blocking you from success and what you’ve got going for you.
Awareness of your tendencies during normal and stressful times.
Insight into how to become your authentic self as a leader at work and home.
Less stress! The ELI shows you what’s stressing you and how to take that weight off your shoulders.
Intrigued? Want to know more? Check out the ELI Assessment and find out why it’s right for you!
