Increase Your Energy: A Powerful Formula
Would you like to increase your energy level and dissolve stress
more easily? Here is a simple yet powerful formula to remember:
Goals + Action = Energy
Choose a Compelling Goal
Begin by choosing a goal you would like to accomplish. Write it
down in detail, describing exactly how you will know when you
have met your goal. Passion behind a clearly stated goal is a
powerful force. You can gain enormous control over that force by
focusing on one small step that you need to take.
For example, your goal might be to create a healthy balance
between your career and personal life. Answer this question:
What is one small action I could take that would create more
balance and help to dissolve stressful feelings? The answer
might be as simple as adding a ten-minute walk each morning or
joining a special interest group. The important thing is that
you ask your question and put your answer into action.
Smaller goal-actions are even more important than larger
goal-actions for a quick energy renewal. Break larger objectives
down into small actions. Then choose one and start on it. You
will know that you are moving toward your goal, and you might
feel an immediate surge in your level of energy.
Choose an Enjoyable Action
Think of the primary areas of your life, and ask yourself this
question: What would renew my energy today where I need it most?
Simply doing something for you--something fun--can provide a
welcome breath of fresh air for the mind and spirit.
Does today call for...
Spiritual renewal,
Time with family,
Listening to music,
Planning a project,
Finishing a project,
Making a call,
Going for a drive,
Walking in nature,
Watching a movie,
Journaling about the week,
Going on a shopping marathon?
Write down twelve of your most enjoyable actions. Then make it a
small goal to enjoy one of them today. The important point is
this: Action will help to decrease stress and build
energy--especially if the action is something pleasant.
Recall Previous Achievements
We also create mental energy with thoughts, beliefs, and
perceptions. Think about a success you have achieved or
something great you have created. How has this past success
contributed to your present level of achievement?
Notice how one action led to the next. Make a list of your
achievements, and focus your mind on them. Recall the way you
felt after achieving success. Recalling and thinking about
successes achieved in the past will help to focus the mind on
success for the future.
Give Energy to Get Energy
Giving part of our time and energy to helping others through
worthwhile causes will also return time and energy to us. Sarah
Bernhardt (1844-1923) wrote, "Life begets life. Energy creates
energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich."
If you want to attract more energy into your life, you need to
begin by giving energy to someone who can benefit from what you
can offer. Compassionate acts of kindness spread in ever
widening circles. They return in multiples to individuals who
give without expecting anything in return.
Visualize with Gratitude
Gratitude for what you have already achieved will also create
more of the great things you visualize for the future. What you
think about consistently with emotion, whether you want it or
not, you will attract into your reality. That is why things that
we resist continue to persist. Visualize and think about what
you do want, and offer gratitude as if you have already received
it.
In Summary
Remember the simple but powerful formula, goals + action =
energy. Think of something you want and write it down in
detail. Recall times when you were successful. Then, set a small
goal and begin taking action. Thoughts affect everything, and
everything affects everything else. Action creates energy, and
enthusiastically reaching small goals will create mental energy
and feelings of more success.
Remember to reward yourself by including time for something
enjoyable each day. You will reduce stressful feelings and
create additional reserve energy for daily living. Most
importantly, share your time and energy with others, and give
daily thanks for everything you achieve. You will soon feel an
abundant increase in your focus and energy, allowing you to
accomplish more each day.