What is your energy level like today?
Are you fired up and ready to take on the challenges in front of you?
Or are you beat up, worn down, and barely able to show up the way you want to?
In my coaching practice, I tend to look for three things in almost every conversation:
Energy. Clarity. Focus.
Do you have the right energy?
Are you clear about where you’re going?
Are you focused on the things that will actually get you there?
A lot of times, people have clarity and focus.
They know what needs to be done.
They know where they’re trying to go.
But they don’t have the energy to get there.
Or worse, they’re bringing the wrong energy into every conversation, meeting, and relationship around them.
I’ve got news for you.
Nothing great starts with the wrong energy.
So let me ask you a different question.
What are you doing right now to take care of you?
What are you doing to recharge your battery, feed your spirit, and create the energy you need to show up at your best?
Here’s a statement that may sound strange to some of you:
Self-care is not selfish.
I know many of you put your own needs at the bottom of the list.
You take care of your team.
Your family.
Your customers.
Your organization.
Everyone else gets a piece of you.
But here’s the problem.
If you constantly give everyone else your best energy and never take time to recharge, eventually the people you care about most don’t get the best of you.
They get what’s left of you.
Is that really what you want?
If you truly care about the people around you, then allow them to experience the best version of you.
Take the walk.
Block the time.
Put the phone down.
Say no to something that doesn’t serve you.
Get outside.
Do something that reminds you who you are beyond your responsibilities.
And remember, your teams and your families will do what you do, not just what you say.
If you model exhaustion, constant availability, and putting yourself last, don’t be surprised when they do the same.
Quarter Turn Action Step
Do one thing this week that is completely for you.
Not because you earned it.
Not because everything else is finished.
Because taking care of your energy allows you to show up better for everything and everyone that matters.
Self-care is not selfish.
It’s part of the responsibility.
One Quarter Turn at a time.
Cheers to you and your continued success
And doing something for yourself
One Quarter Turn at a Time
Thoughts for the week:
Taking care of yourself doesn’t mean me first, it means me too. L.R. Knost
Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you. Ann Lamont
An empty tank with take you exactly nowhere. –Unknown
The best health care plan is a self-care plan – Nina Leavins
Your teams and your families will do what you do not what you say. What message are you sending them? Is it the message you want to send?- Coach Tim
Looking forward to our next connection
Coach Tim
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