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The Power of Full EngagementBook SummaryPosted on August 1st, 2013
Categories: ProductivityTags: booknotes, energy
Book: The power of full engagement: managing energy, not time, isthe key to high performance and personal renewal by Jim Loehr andTony Schwartz
Key Ideas
Your most valuable resource is energy – not time.Energy management makes full engagement possible.Energy has four dimensions: body, emotions, mind and spirit. Eachone is necessary, but no single one is sufficient.In mental training, as in physical training, it is important to exerciseand then rest.Regain physical and spiritual energy by building recovery rituals intoyour routine. Positive habits create energy; negative habitswaste energy.Emotional energy is generated by selfconfidence, selfdiscipline,sociability and empathy.Pleasure builds job performance; negative emotionsundermine performance.Stress and rest are both necessary, in a rhythmic cycle.Too much work can be a fatal addiction.Becoming fully engaged is a change that requires defining a goal,examining where you are and taking action.
Key Recommendations
Going to bed and getting up at a consistent time.Regular exercise is important for energy renewal.It’s good to work and to rest, and each has its place.
Four basic energy management principles
1. Energy has four dimensions: body, emotion, mind and spirit. Drawenergy from each. Every dimension is necessary, but no singleone is sufficient.
2. Rhythmically balance stress and rest. Some stress is actuallygood. To maintain a powerful drive in our lives, we must learnhow to rhythmically spend and renew energy.
3. Push beyond your limits systematically. Building “mental,emotional and spiritual strength” is like building physical strength.No pain, no gain.
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4. Use energy rituals to renew your energy.
Body Rhythm
The body uses energy resources when it works, and must rest toreplenish them. When athletes experience problems with performance,it is usually because they trained too much or not enough. Too muchenergy spent without enough rest and recovery, leads to problems. Toomuch rest without enough energy spent, also leads to problems.
Rhythms are everywhere in the universe: sunrise, sunset; full moon,new moon; summer, autumn, winter, spring. Your heartbeat and sleepare also rhythmic. How can you restore your energy during the day,week, month, and year? One of your fundamental needs to spend andrecover energy.
Unplug and reset. Unplug from your email, work, phone, computer oranything else that consumes your energy. Take a minivacation.
Physical Energy
Healthy nutrition is essential.Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.Drink water during the day.Find what you like and exercise often.Interval training is very beneficial.Quality of sleep is as important as quantity of sleep.Take daily 1530 minute naps if you can.
Emotions
Emotional energy influences your selfconfidence, selfdiscipline,sociability and empathy.Frustration, anger, sorrow or fear are toxic for your body and mind.Positive emotions are like muscles that you can build.Pleasure in your life is very important.Positive energy can come from doing what you enjoy.Pleasure quality jus more important than quantity.Watching TV is an illusion of pleasure.Focus on finding meaningful pleasure.Establish positive relationships that build emotional energy.Pleasure quality is more important than quantity.Meaningful relationships at work can boost your performance.Practice listening to people and expressing empathy.Effective leaders can elicit positive emotions at times of stress.Balance exercise and recovery in emotional energy.Push yourself past your limits, rest and renew, then push again.
Mind
Physical and emotional energy are important for mental functioning.Each dimensions of energy has an influence on the other dimensions ofenergy. Just like physical and emotional energy, mental energyrequires a rhythmic approach.
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People often think of their best ideas when they take a break and rest.Common examples or mental energy renewal include jogging, walking,gardening or even day dreaming.
Productivity and attention depends on mental ability.Optimistic realism is the mental attitude worth striving for.Prepare, visualize, encourage yourself to create.Change from one activity to another to shift your mental energy(not multitasking).Physical exercise has a strong influence on mental capacity.In mental training is similar to physical training. Remember toexercise and then rest.Mental challenges increase the longevity of your brain.
The five stages of creativity
Creativity is the process of jumping between the eft brain and tightbrain. Creativity doesn’t come from stagnation. You have to keep yourmind moving.
1. Insight define problem or creative challenge.2. Saturation identify the task and immerse yourself in similar workcreated by the masters and study it.
3. Incubation walk away from the task and let it sit in your head forawhile. Allow the right hemisphere of the brain to process thethoughts creatively.
4. Illumination do something to break up your day. If you’re atyour desk, step away and go somewhere else. You are more likelyget your best ideas away from your usual surroundings. Putyourself in a new situation and let that aha! moment surface.
5. Verification test your inspiration and create.
Creativity 4 Steps of Creative Thinking Process
Spirit
Spiritual energy comes from having a sense of purpose, developedvalues, helping others, and character muscle. Having a strongcharacter means doing things according to your values even when youhave to face some of the hardest challenges in life.
Spiritual energy can heal you. Spirituality can help you find meaningand build resilience during some of the hardest moments in life.
Spiritual energy makes everything else possible – it’s the source ofpassion, courage and commitment.Spiritual energy requires selflessness and compassion.Spiritual energy recovery depends on exercise and rest.
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Spiritual work has the power to expend and renewenergy simultaneously.Like other dimensions, spiritual development requires going pastyour limits.The spirit can be stronger than the body. Everything can be takenaway from you but your attitude.
SelfImprovement Through Training
The power of full engagement can be achieved through training, whichincludes developing a sense of purpose, selfreflection and creatingenergy renewal rituals.
1. Determine what you really want in life and what life is all about foryour. What is your purpose? Including helping other people aspart of your purpose can be very empowering.
2. Examine yourself through selfreflection. How do you currentlyspend your energy?
3. Plan for new rituals by building new positive habits and breakingbad ones.
4. Be specific and moderate.5. Create a map of your life and your goals. Have enough room forflexibility and change.
6. Use selfreflection every week or month to track your progress.
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The Power of Full Engagement Part 1
The Power of Full Engagement Part 2
Physical Energy Management Strategies Tony Schwartz
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Time Management vs Energy Management Tony Schwartz
Types Of Energy Management Tony Schwartz
Daily Productivity Energy Management
Energy in the human system
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Reference
Loehr, J. E., & Schwartz, T. (2003). The power of full engagement:managing energy, not time, is the key to high performance andpersonal renewal. New York: Free Press.
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