{"id":1170,"date":"2011-05-30T16:52:33","date_gmt":"2011-05-30T23:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dierschow.com\/wordpress\/?p=1170"},"modified":"2012-06-01T14:50:09","modified_gmt":"2012-06-01T21:50:09","slug":"your-energy-reserves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dierschow.com\/wordpress\/career\/your-energy-reserves","title":{"rendered":"Your Energy Reserves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
\nI’ve been going through some significant changes in my personal life \t\trecently, which have tapped a significant amount of my personal energy.\u00a0 \t\tSevering relationships and saying goodbye to people you love is never \t\teasy.<\/p>\n

What’s fascinating to me is how this has affected the energy I have for \t\tmy business.\u00a0 I’m not an extrovert, so getting out there to build \t\tmy business is tough.\u00a0 It’s much easier for me to sit here in my \t\toffice, and, well, write newsletter articles.\u00a0 It doesn’t help that \t\tthis is a long holiday weekend, so I have every excuse to slack off.<\/p>\n

What I’m pointing out, though, is that each person has a finite reserve \t\tof energy.\u00a0 You build it up by eating, exercising, learning, \t\tmeditating, thinking creatively, and other activities which bring you \t\tinspiration.<\/p>\n

You tap that reserve by watching TV, being bored, uninspiring work, and \t\ttackling tough problems.<\/p>\n

It doesn’t matter whether this is in your work, your personal life, your \t\tspiritual life, or other relationships.\u00a0 There’s only one heart and \t\tmind you have, and you only have a limited amount to devote to \t\tEVERYthing you do.<\/p>\n

What we learn from this, then, is:<\/p>\n

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  • If you need more energy in your work, it helps to build up the \t\t\treserves in your personal life.<\/li>\n
  • If you need more energy in your personal relationships, it helps \t\t\tto look to your work and spirituality as possible sources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Many people don’t think of work as a source of energy, just a drain. \t\tBut in fact, it’s possible to draw from your work and career if you can \t\tdevelop a sense of direction, purpose, and delivering value.<\/p>\n

    I’ve had a number of cases over the last decade where I wasn’t \t\tinspired about my work.\u00a0 So I went outside my job description to \t\tdevelop my career direction, to create new relationships, and to deliver \t\tadditional value to my employer.\u00a0 I didn’t need permission from my \t\tboss to do all that.<\/p>\n

    Running out of energy?\u00a0 Look to your WHOLE life for the answer!<\/p>\n

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Carl Dierschow is a Certified \t\tSmall Fish Business Coach<\/a> and \t\tauthor of the career management guide, Mondays Stink! 23 Secrets to \t\tRediscover Delight and Fulfillment in Your Work<\/em>. He is a career \t\tcoach for those going through interesting transitions, and works with \t\tsmall business owners who need to create breakthroughs in achieving \t\ttheir business goals. Find out more at \t\twww.Dierschow.com<\/a> and \t\twww.SmallFish.us<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you are interested in individual career coaching, group coaching, \t\tor other resources which might help you with difficult choices, please \t\tcontact Carl at carl@dierschow.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Connect with Carl on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a> and LinkedIn<\/a> to get timely updates and connections to a broader range of \t\tprofessionals.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

To \t\tsubscribe or unsubscribe to this newsletter, send an e-mail to \t\t newsletter@Dierschow.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a9 2011 Possibilities Partnership LLC<\/td>\n

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