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Manage your energy wisely and boost your emotional focus through self-care techniques, setting boundaries, and identifying and clearing blocks using EFT Tapping to avoid burnout and increase productivity.
- 00:00 Learn to manage your energy wisely to avoid burnout and prioritize self-care, so you can have meaningful experiences.
- Learn skills and attitudes to be savvy with your physical, emotional, and mental energy in order to have experiences that matter to you.
- Avoid relying on adrenaline and social pressure to push yourself to work hard, as it can lead to burnout and neglecting self-care.
- It's important to acknowledge the need for rest and self-care in order to have the energy and focus to put out effort when needed.
- Rest and recovery are essential for physical vitality, as exemplified by the cheetah's short bursts of energy and subsequent need to unwind and replenish.
- Boosting energy during a night workshop is important for staying present, but instead of relying on caffeine, focus on redirecting energy from the head to the core.
- Tune into authentic energy by noticing resistance and embracing the natural.
- 08:34 Boost your energy and feel more alive by inviting it to move to certain areas, releasing old negative energy, and becoming aware of your background thoughts.
- Energy can be restorative, activating, and flowing towards what you want to do, and by inviting it to move to a certain area, you can boost your ability and feel more alive.
- Invite energy from your surroundings and balance it throughout your body by noticing any areas that feel tense or constrained and imagining your feet opening up to receive energy from the earth.
- Release old negative energy and invite in fresh, clear energy to feel more grounded and filled-up with good stuff.
- Creating a habit of checking in on background thoughts can leave you feeling more balanced throughout the day and boost your energy towards a state that matters to you.
- Becoming aware of one's energy and using techniques such as tapping and Chinese medicine can help boost energy levels and restore balance.
- Choosing to be calm and confident is a powerful and sustaining energy that can help us focus and tune into what we need to, even in times of emergency.
- 18:02 Take breaks, engage in activities like art or martial arts, and create rituals to sustain energy and achieve a state of calm confidence for increased productivity and mental clarity.
- Allow yourself to have downtime and absorb energy from your environment, while also planning for recovery and maintaining a gentle fluctuation around a calm and confident baseline.
- Being in a state of calm confidence helps to accomplish more with less wear and tear on the system, and engaging in activities such as art or going for a walk can boost energy towards achieving that state.
- Creating rituals can help us drop into work faster and recharge, while also understanding the impact of our primitive brain on our ability to focus.
- Boosting energy in a different way can help change default mode patterns and create new rituals to activate eagerness and increase productivity.
- Activating the energy around what matters can boost mental clarity and bring focus to the heart, reducing overwhelm and creating clearer vision.
- Having a little spark and eagerness in life makes it feel more alive and meaningful, rather than just going through the motions of hard labor.
- 30:28 Changing our default mode of physical inactivity in small steps can become a habit with consistent effort, linking habits together can help build good habits, and taking baby steps can overcome resistance to starting a task.
- Changing our default mode of physical inactivity to taking small steps requires emotional and mental energy, but with consistent effort, it becomes a habit and requires less willpower.
- Linking habits together can help us build good habits that sustain us in life, such as associating walking through the door with getting on the treadmill.
- Reflects on the resistance you may have to difficult tasks. It's okay to wonder if it will get easier over time.
- Overcoming resistance to starting a task can be achieved by taking baby steps and allowing the survival brain to notice that the task is not as difficult as it initially perceived.
- Overcoming the fear of starting a new exercise routine and focusing on the benefits can help in achieving fitness goals.
- Taking a horizontal reset by lying down and tuning into the body can provide a chance to regulate and change one's state of being.
- 38:50 Setting boundaries and learning to say no is crucial for avoiding burnout and protecting your physical and mental health.
- Having a list of reasons why something is important to you can help boost your energy and motivation to be consistent, as seen in the example of a daily morning walk.
- Experiencing nature in adverse weather conditions can be fulfilling and identifying moments of flow can help with productivity.
- Practicing kindness towards oneself is important for maintaining good mental health.
- Our survival brain creates patterns and blocks to protect us from perceived threats, often stemming from past experiences and judgments, which can affect our energy flow and behavior.
- Learning to say no and setting boundaries is important for avoiding burnout and protecting your physical and mental health.
- It's natural to have fluctuating energy levels and it's not a defect to not always have the energy you want. Tapping can be used to remind yourself of this.
- Cheetahs don't run at a constant speed of 70 miles per hour, but rather in short bursts.
- 49:39 Embrace your natural energy levels and boost your energy with self-care techniques.
- Boost your energy towards calm and confidence, accept yourself and be savvy with your energy to move towards your goals.
- We should embrace our own natural energy levels and not feel pressured to constantly strive for high levels of productivity and energy.
- The sense of not being enough is an artificial driver and by establishing a natural rhythm of growth, engagement, rest, music, and nature, we can notice a boost in our energy field and vitality.
- Boost your energy by identifying emotional states and overcoming any blocks or resistance during the seven-minute break.
- We are energetic beings with flows and intelligence, and acknowledging this can help us restore balance and build resources.
- Recognize and accept one's state of being and use self-care techniques such as a horizontal reset to replenish energy and support productivity.
- 01:00:48 Take a nap or do gentle stretches to reset your energy state and avoid pushing yourself too hard when feeling stuck emotionally or physically.
- Sometimes we get stuck emotionally or physically and need a horizontal reset, like taking a nap or doing gentle stretches in bed, to regain energy and avoid pushing ourselves too hard.
- Face and embrace the feeling of being stuck instead of avoiding it, by stepping into it and breathing for a few seconds.
- Sometimes we avoid physical activity because it brings up uncomfortable emotions, but if we are willing to face those feelings, we can handle them and potentially gain more energy.
- Return over and over to what matters to you, acknowledge resistance, and then boost energy using Tapping towards emotions and energy pathways that are not primitive brain driven.
- Energy flow is important to notice. Subconscious beliefs and fears can create blocks to it, leading to a lack of energy for certain tasks.
- Setting boundaries is important when dealing with situations where you may feel uncomfortable or unsafe.
- 01:11:43 Notice your energy levels and connect your thoughts and emotions with your body sensations to identify and clear blocks, leading to increased action and empowerment.
- Energy affects our productivity. Sudden drains can occur and that most discussions of "energy" are not grounded in the practical.
- Gather data on your energy levels and notice when certain tasks feel heavy or easy to do to identify how your thoughts and beliefs affect your productivity.
- Gathering conscious awareness of your energy flows and blockages helps to target and clear blocks, making it easier to tackle and work on them.
- Learning to connect our thoughts and emotions with our body sensations is a skill that takes practice and can help shift us from overwhelm to calm and grounded.
- Using physical signals like placing a hand on the heart or tapping the collarbone can boost energy towards the state of being that matters to us, such as calm confidence.
- Being aware of and addressing subconscious beliefs and blocks can help us become more empowered and influential in our relationships and daily lives.
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