It can be difficult. If your energy is low, it's hard to get anything done. Anyone who has gone to work with little sleep knows this. And this isn't imaginary "spiritual" energy. You can physically feel it when you don't have it. Have you found yourself procrastinating, but really you just didn't have any energy to do it? Here's the thing.
Pushing Yourself Is Not The Answer
When your energy level is high, you don't need self discipline to get started. It's just easy to hop off the couch and get to work. ( and any good success coach will tell you that getting started is half the battle ). Would you like to have this advantage? Here's how.
Do This Instead
There are simple actions you can take to raise your energy, and as a result, your level of motivation.
Your energy level tends to directly correlate with your health. Things that are "healthy" will raise it. But, be careful here there is a lot of garbage information out there about what "healthy" means. Here are some concrete things you can do to raise your energy that are universally agreed upon.
Drink Water Every Hour
Most of the developed world is chronically dehydrated. And it saps your energy. Don't think so? Try carrying water with you for a week. Drink water every hour. Then, stop doing it. You'll be surprised how much you notice it at that point. (you'll understand soon enough when you do the experiment ).
Most of us are just so dehydrated that we don't even know we feel like garbage. We are just used to feeling sluggish as a norm. There's more.
Nightly Preparation
If your mind is active before sleep, your quality of sleep will suffer as a result. And it's a no-brainer that quality of sleep is a factor in your energy level the next day. Turn off your TV and computer at least 1 hour before bed. Let the worries exit your mind. Here's why.
If you worry about them, you'll get poor sleep and be less able to fix those problems the next day. Commit to letting your mind be at ease before you go to sleep. Sleep with it pitch black. Our body secrets melatonin ( one of the major hormones related to restful sleep ) when we are in a pitch black environment.
You'll find that you are sleeping less hours and feeling more rested.
Stop Procrastination From Taking Over
If you aren't careful, procrastination can take over your life. But, be careful about believing all of the self development evangelists who tell you that will power is the answer. If you raise your energy, you don't need to rely on will power. You won't even need it until you've run 10 miles. Rather than just to get off the couch.
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Pushing Yourself Is Not The Answer
When your energy level is high, you don't need self discipline to get started. It's just easy to hop off the couch and get to work. ( and any good success coach will tell you that getting started is half the battle ). Would you like to have this advantage? Here's how.
Do This Instead
There are simple actions you can take to raise your energy, and as a result, your level of motivation.
Your energy level tends to directly correlate with your health. Things that are "healthy" will raise it. But, be careful here there is a lot of garbage information out there about what "healthy" means. Here are some concrete things you can do to raise your energy that are universally agreed upon.
Drink Water Every Hour
Most of the developed world is chronically dehydrated. And it saps your energy. Don't think so? Try carrying water with you for a week. Drink water every hour. Then, stop doing it. You'll be surprised how much you notice it at that point. (you'll understand soon enough when you do the experiment ).
Most of us are just so dehydrated that we don't even know we feel like garbage. We are just used to feeling sluggish as a norm. There's more.
Nightly Preparation
If your mind is active before sleep, your quality of sleep will suffer as a result. And it's a no-brainer that quality of sleep is a factor in your energy level the next day. Turn off your TV and computer at least 1 hour before bed. Let the worries exit your mind. Here's why.
If you worry about them, you'll get poor sleep and be less able to fix those problems the next day. Commit to letting your mind be at ease before you go to sleep. Sleep with it pitch black. Our body secrets melatonin ( one of the major hormones related to restful sleep ) when we are in a pitch black environment.
You'll find that you are sleeping less hours and feeling more rested.
Stop Procrastination From Taking Over
If you aren't careful, procrastination can take over your life. But, be careful about believing all of the self development evangelists who tell you that will power is the answer. If you raise your energy, you don't need to rely on will power. You won't even need it until you've run 10 miles. Rather than just to get off the couch.
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