manage your energy, not your time
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QUALITY. PRODUCTIVITY. INNOVATION.
Manage your energy, not your time
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Manage your energy, not your time
…or both
AgendaWhy Energy & timeEnergy levels
Physical Emotional Mental Spiritual
Burnout
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How do you train for a marathon?
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Study results
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• How Energy Renewal Programs Boosted Productivity at Wachovia - Tony Schwartz and Catherine McCarthy
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Time & Energy
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• Time is a limited resource You will never have more than 24 hours a day!
• Personal energy is renewable• Capacity and performance
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Test your energy levels
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Energy levels
Physical energy
Emotional energy
Mental energy
Spiritual energy
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Physical energy
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How healthy are you?
1. Nutrition2. Sleep3. Fitness4. Renewal
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Emotional energy
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How happy are you?
• Gratefulness• Appreciation• Positive emotions• Look at situations through new lenses
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Mental energy
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How well can you focus on something?
• Reduce interruptions• Email at specified time• High priority in the morning• Delayed gratification
GREAT THINGS come to those who wait!
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Spiritual energy
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What is your purpose?
• Live your core values• Time and energy for what is important• “Sweet spot” activities
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Burnout
What is burnout
Not enough
Causes
• Work style
• Life style
• Personality
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Burnout
Recovery1. Slow down2. Seek support3. Reevaluate goals and priorities
4. Take relaxation seriously 5. Cultivate a rich non work life 6. Unplug
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Conclusion
• Live your core values
• Cultivate a rich non work life
• Balance energy expenditure with intermittent energy renewal
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Doing everything you ever dreamed of in life will mean nothing if you don’t take a step back to appreciate it.
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References
• Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time, Tony Schwartz, Catherine McCarthy• Focus - A simplicity manifesto in the Age of Distraction, Leo Babauta• Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, Greg McKeown • The energy project http://theenergyproject.com/ • 5AM http://www.5am.ro/• Cognitive control – more important than delayed gratification, Daniel Goleman
http://ideas.time.com/2013/10/07/forget-delayed-gratification-what-kids-really-need-is-cognitive-control/
• 5 Strategies for Delaying Gratification and Why You Should Do It http://www.startofhappiness.com/power-delayed-gratification/
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