4 Easy Steps To Raise Your Energy Levels And Get Motivated
by: Noelyne Jones
Are you constantly feeling tired and lacking in energy? Do you feel drained at the thought of the things on your to do list? Are you looking for a way to overcome tiredness and loss of energy? What are your first thoughts of the day when the alarm goes off? Do you smile and bounce out of bed? Or do you groan and wish you could have a few more hours under the duvet? Do you feel so overwhelmed that its easier to slumping front of the TV instead of taking action ? How many times do you put something off until tomorrow and tomorrow never comes?
Would you like to know how to cope with low energy levels? Would you like to have more energy? Imagine what it would feel like to wake up feeling totally refreshed and energised each morning and to keep that feeling all day? Let me show you how to easily increase your energy levels naturaly and keep that feeling every day.
Step 1
One of the first principles to creating more energy is understanding that you get what you focus on in life. So if you are constantly focusing on how tired you are and how lacking in energy you are then guess what? That's how you will continue to feel. The thoughts that you have and the language you use to yourself create your sense of well-being. Become aware of the thoughts you have so that you can change any that are dragging you down. For example, instead of constantly saying 'I'm so tired', change it to 'I'm recharging'. Even people with heaps of energy need to take time out to recharge their batteries.
Step 2
Knowing what you want in life. Now I know that most people know what they don't want which is great and a good starting point however, if you continue to focus on what you don't want, that's what will show up. From now on I want you to imagine how you want to be feeling. How will you know when you are full of energy? What will you be doing differently? What will your day be like? Start to imagine what it will feel like to be full of energy and going about your daily activities with a renewed sense of purpose and drive. I'm sure that you can remember a time when you did have lots of energy, even if it was in your childhood!
Step 3 - What drains your energy?
Now is the time to think about what you tolerate, what you put up with - what drains you, stops you from having more time and energy.
1. Make a list of all those things you have started and not finished. The incompletions in your life. That list of tasks that you will get round to one day.
2. Make a list of things you are tolerating at home
3. Make a list of things you are tolerating at work
Don’t hold back. Lets capture it all the things that are clutterring up your mind and using up space in your head.
Step 4 - Raising Your Energy Levels
Raising your energy levels to prepare yourself for action. There are three basic principles:-
• We are all or nothing creatures
• Incompletions drain energy from your psyche
• Completions give you energy
Take a good look at the list of incompletions…..how important are these things?
Give each one a rating of High, Medium or Low.
What difference would it make if you did complete it?
What difference would it make if you didn’t?
Perhaps you have high standards which if you dropped them a little would mean that some of the items on the list would disappear?
Next cross at least one of the incompletions off your list…do it now! Doesn’t that feel better.
Next prioritise the incompletions into:-
Must do (these are the ones that you identified as important and would make a big difference)
Should do (not so important)
Could do
Now commit to completing at least one of these each day!
Hints
Three ways to complete anything.
• Complete it!
• Schedule a time to complete it
• Declare it complete
See how easy it is to take action once you commit and put your mind to it!
At the end of these steps go back to Step 1 and your original goal of feeling full of energy. How are you feeling now that you have completed some tasks and have a plan to complete the rest? Have your levels of energy increased? Have you achieved your goal of getting more energy? If so, Remember to Celebrate these small steps too. How will you reward yourself? This too will help with your motivation levels and keep you going when obstacles come your way.
If not, what else do you need to consider to increase your levels of energy? Diet and exercise play a big part in providing the get up and go feeling, so maybe you need to review your daily habits. Do you need to relax and pamper yourself more often. I cover these topics and more in detail in my blog which you can access via the link below.
Enjoy the process of life!
Noelyne Jones
