Work WITH Your Energy Level
Friday, February 19th, 2010
I hear a lot of people complaining that they need to get stuff done but don’t seem to have the energy to complete it. I was reading a great article by Cheryl Richardson and she offered this great piece of advice: You get passionate about getting things done only when you have the energy to do them. Forcing yourself to do things, pushing yourself constantly when your mind and body are not ready, is a waste of time.
You can reconnect with your passion for business by recognizing your own natural flow of energy and become a lot more productive.
Find yourself procrastinating on getting something done? Stop pushing. Sit back and relax and wait for the motivation to get it done. Much of the time we are just pushing ourselves to get stuff done that just isn’t that important.
So here’s Cheryl’s simple prescription: “”If you have the energy to do something, do it. If you don’t, don’t do it.” Sounds great, I said, but what about the nagging voices in my head that tell me I have to get things done first? “Ah, you see, this isn’t about your to-do list or your cluttered desk” she said. “This is about your mind. You need to learn to manage your mind by telling it to rest while you wait for the energy you need to get a task completed. If you move with the energy rather than against it, you’ll not only be happier, you’ll get more done in less time. But remember, you have to be brave enough to challenge the voices in your head that tell you you’re shirking your responsibilities or that if you wait too long, the energy may never come.”
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Fiona Walsh, CEO, FM Walsh & Associates Inc., www.fmwalsh.com
Tags: fiona walsh, FM Walsh & Associates Inc., procrastination, Women in Business
February 19th, 2010 at 9:37 am
great advice….the chattering mind is always the sneakiest!
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February 19th, 2010 at 11:48 am
Danielle:
That is a great quote- I am sticking that one on my wall!
Thanks,
Fiona
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February 19th, 2010 at 11:27 am
This is SO true Fiona. I actually have an entire seminar about Boosting Your Energy that basically hinges on the fact that when we look after ourselves (mentally AND physically) and we’re excited about our lives we have STACKS of energy and when our lives are dull, routine and uninspiring we LACK energy.
Same is true for tasks. Do something because you WANT to do it, not because you HAVE to. OK, sometimes we HAVE to do things – and to keep our energy up the quicker we get those done the better, but that’s a whole other concept…
A trick I use to do something I don’t want to do is saying to myself – I MIGHT do that later. This gives me permission not to. And usually later on I’ll do it. But FORCING myself does NOT work.
Cheryl Richardson is awesome, so thanks for the reminder!
Emma-Louise
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February 19th, 2010 at 11:37 am
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