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Avoiding Energy Sappers
Do you ever
find yourself feeling run down and your day has barely even started yet?
Or you make it through your morning okay enough only to hit a zero
energy wall midway into the afternoon. It takes a lot of energy to do
all of the things, such as work, school and family, we do in a day. We
need to be wise about how we allocate our energy to things so we can
conserve enough energy to get through the whole day. Certainly you can
be bone tired and still get things done. However, how well they get done
and how you feel about it as you go can be dampened when you lack
energy.
Conserve
and spend your energy wisely for the tasks you must complete and for
activities you want to engage in. Get rid of as many energy sappers from
your day and life as possible to help you do this better. Other people,
gadgets, technology, and our own behavior can all be energy sappers.
There are energy sappers that are common to most of us and others that
are uniquely your own based upon your personality type.
An improper
diet and a lack of proper exercise are serious energy sappers. They are
also health sappers, robbing the body of what it needs to maintain
optimum health and function. Getting an improper amount of sleep is
another energy sapper that can also harm the health of your body. Diet,
exercise, and sleep are important factors in your emotional and physical
health.
Behavior
such as thinking we are never good enough or that we cannot achieve our
goals is a distressing energy sapper. Moreover, our thinking propels our
motion in the world. We can either propel ourselves forward towards
success, love, money, and a good job by thinking we can. Or we can stop
ourselves from moving forward and trap ourselves in a muck of
unhappiness and failure by thinking we cannot achieve all of these
things.
Allowing
other people that routinely think in a negative way into our lives is
another energy sapper. We may work with or be related to people like
this. To protect your energy from being sapped away by them, set clear
guidelines for contact with them. If you find that when they are in your
presence that your mindset becomes negative and you feel your energy
being drained, you may have to consider limiting or even cutting off
contact with them.
Not having
your work and living spaces organized is a definite energy sapper. It
also causes stress, frustration, depression, poor performance, and
strained relationships. When your work and living spaces are out of
sorts, you feel just as much of a jumbled mess as your surroundings. Get
and stay organized so that you do not have to overspend on your energy
account to find things.
Distractions are sure energy sappers. Things like the telephone,
computer, email, blogs, MP3 players, and the like are items of
convenience that can distract you from the tasks you need to get done,
and really sap you of your energy. Drop in visitors can affect us in the
same way. Try eliminating these distractions as much as possible so that
you can focus your energy on doing the things you have to do; you will
then have energy to spare for engaging in the things you want to,
including using some or all of these items as conveniences, and not
distractions.
Not knowing
when or how to say no to people can be an upsetting energy sapper. You
want to appear to be a giver and a helper to other people and being
those things is a good thing, but giving of yourself when you really do
not have the time or it is really not in line with the goals you have
for your life, is not good for you or them. Accept that it is okay to
say no when you need to. Know that doing so will mean that you will have
more than enough energy for the things you can and want to say yes to.
Take charge
of how you allocate your energy. Do not let energy sappers keep you from
doing what you need to and want to in your life.
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