Where is Your Energy Going?


by Marilyn Schwader - Date: 2007-07-04 - Word Count: 386 Share This!

One of the most significant aha's I've had came from speaker Nido Qubein. Nido came to the U.S. as a teenager speaking almost no English, had no contacts, and only $50 in his pocket. He has become one of the most successful speakers in America, and has authored two dozen books on communication, persuasion, and business.

Nido suggests that instead of focusing on time management as a central goal, to instead look at Energy Management. Life is about focus, not just ideas; it's not just about execution, but about doing things with minimal investment.

As you've read many times in my newsletters, the lack of time is the dominant excuse people use for why they have not written their book, created a successful business, done this, done that. Since we all have the same amount of time in a day, and almost everyone I know has a busy life full of work and play, family and friends, it really comes down to where you are focusing your energy that determines your ability to accomplish your objectives.

So what obstacles keep you from moving toward your goal? How exactly are you using your twenty four hours each and every day? Here are three steps to help you break this down into a better understanding of where your energy is being placed:

First, identify the obstacles---and have the guts to remove them.

What are you tolerating in your life? What can you say no to? What choices can you make that will give you more energy? Once you identify them, change them. No one but you can make you do anything. So start choosing for yourself first.

Second, pave the path---do what works.

What is the most efficient path to your destination? What will save you the most energy in getting from point A to point B? What can you put in place that will save you energy? Better yet, what will give you energy?

Third, throw the box out of the window---start with zero-based thinking. Innovation is the key. Start from scratch, with intentional congruence.

What can you do to totally turn your world on its head, again with minimal energy use? What possibilities exist that you might not have taken into consideration?

Take the three steps from above and write your answers to the questions. I think you'll be surprised by what is taking your energy.

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