Your energy account
We all know that we aim to have a good nights sleep to wake up full of energy. But as I have said before, sleep is only one way to boost your energy. Think of yourself as having an energy account, and energy raising activities e.g. sleep, credit your energy account and energy draining activities e.g. frustration, debit your energy account. You may find it helpful to work out the balance on your energy account.
Use the table below to identify what in your life drains your energy and what raises your energy.
| Energy Debits – Energy Draining Activites |
Energy Credits – Energy Raising Activities |
| Unhealthy eating with heavy, rich, fatty, sugary good | Health diet with give excellent nutrition supported by vitamin and mineral supplements |
| Alcohol
Cigarettes Drug abuse Over-stimulation (including over work) |
Natural highs from nature, dance, relaxation, music, physical achievement, humour and creativity. |
| Sedentary lifestyle | Exercise |
| Fear
Worries Anxiety Stress Frustration Depression Feeling things are out of control |
Security
Peace of mind Rest Joy Happiness |
| Isolation and loneliness
Lack of love or support Being dominated Being stuck in the past |
Close personal relationships
Sense of belonging Healthy boundaries Ability to forgive including yourself |
| No self-expression
Boredom Underachievement |
Creative self-expression
Excitement Achieving |
| Lack of purpose and meaning | Clarity about your true values, purpose and meaning |
| Difficult relationships | Good relationships |
| Lack of spiritual nourishment
No sources of uplift |
Good sources of spiritual uplift |
Now you have worked out what is happening to your energy account. If you are unhappy with how much energy your have then I recommend you go back through the energy raising activities and consider what you can easily incorporate into your life. Once you had done this and implemented them, then you can go through your energy draining activities and see what you can give up. It is important to boost your energy first as it put you in to a positive state of mind before tacking what in your life drains your energy.
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