This is the fifth post in a series on maximizing performance through managing energy based on the work of Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz in their book, The Power of Full Engagement. In earlier posts, I’ve discussed the physical, mental and emotional wellsprings of our energy and the importance of balancing and developing each source …
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Mental Energy: Focus on Focusing
This is the fourth post in a series on maximizing performance through managing energy based on the work of Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz in their book, The Power of Full Engagement. If there’s one thing that gets my clients (and most of the rest of us) in trouble, it’s the myth of multi-tasking. We …
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Emotional Energy: It’s the Quality That Counts
This is the third post in a series on maximizing performance through managing energy based on the work of Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz in their book, The Power of Full Engagement. You’ve got an important deadline. You try to work on it but you keep getting interrupted. You’re finding it hard to concentrate. The …
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Physical Energy: The Foundation of Energy Management
Physical energy is the foundational energy source. Without it, we have difficulty maintaining focus, positive emotional energy, creativity or even a sense of mission. It literally fuels everything we do. Because we work primarily in sedentary jobs that require mental capacity, we forget that our capacity to think and act is rooted in our bodies—in …
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