Managing Your Personal Energy Gives You More Time

Managing Your Personal Energy Gives You More TimeManaging Your Personal Energy Gives You More TimeNo matter how well you schedule your time, if you dont have the personal energy to fulfill your commitments things may not get done. You will still attend meetings and outings, but you may not be fully present. Instead, your brain will be a little foggy, and your body will slouch. When you combine managing your personal energy along with managing your time you will become happier, fully present in the conversation, and effective. What Is Time Management? Time Management is about planning how much time you have in a day for meetings, kid activities, meal planning and downtime to spend recouping from your day. Here is a briefly described day of a Working Mom (simply stated) 600AM - wake up and have coffee 700AM - wake kids and get them ready for the day 730AM - get kids to school 830AM - arrive at the schreibstube 1000AM - meeting 1200PM - lunch meeting 130PM - phone call 300PM - walk talk meeting 500PM - leave the office and get the kiddos 530PM - start dinner 630PM - bath time 730PM - kids bedtime (hopefully) 800PM - downtime This is a good time management, right?It flows nicely with small breaks in between.But what if the breaks arent long enough to absorb what happened during that time?What if what happened in one of those meetings completely depleted your energy?What if you got bad news from your childs school? You still attend the rest of your meetings or get ready for dinner, but mentally you are dragging, have difficulty focusing, and cant operate at your top game. What is Personal Energy Management? Personal Energy Management is about being aware of how much mental and physical energy you have throughout your day to do your planned activities. The problem with using just time management is that it ignores the emotional side of things. Weve been taught to leave emotions at the door, but emotions are a funny thing that will sneak up on you when you le ast expect it. Emotions Take up Personal Energy and Hence Time You need to take into account how your life and career experiences will affect your personal energy.When you take a break from work or a step back from your emotions, you rest your body and mind.Will your meeting topics affect your personal energy?Timely plan rejuvenating actions before and/or after your meeting to boost your personal energy. Heres the new schedule with rejuvenating actions built in 600AM - wake up, stretch and/or journal and/or meditate, have coffee (action) 700AM - wake kids and get them ready for the day 730AM - get kids to school 830AM - arrive at the office 930AM - 10 minute walk outside (action) 1000AM - meeting 1145AM - 5 minutes of stretching (action) 1200PM - lunch meeting 115PM - 5 minutes of meditation in a quiet place not at your desk (action) 130PM - phone call 245PM - 3 minutes of deep breathing exercises (action) 300PM - walk talk meeting 430PM - write about what happened that day(act ion) 500PM - leave the office and get the kiddos 530PM - start dinner 630PM - bath time 730PM - kids bedtime (hopefully) 800PM - downtime, meditate, reflect on the day, read a book, exercise (aka, me-time) What Happens When You Combine Personal Energy and Time Management? When you use personal energy and time management, you find more time to do more.You spend less time dealing with emotions because youve built in space to respond to life.You become more effective, efficient and accomplished. You discover your Mommy Energy and how focusing on the energy your family gives you can fuel you throughout the day. You discover that time doesnt matter as much because your personal energy begins to dictate how youll spend your time.