Find Career Energy

August 2007

Quick! What three things in your career give you ENERGY – high-powered, ready to go, super excited ENERGY?

The first three thing that come to my mind are 1) people; 2) events and 3) deadlines. If these are the things in my career that give me energy, then do I get enough of these in my day-to-day activities? In my case, I do as my “day job” is at a university where I work with students and plan events with constant deadlines. My work is ENERGY to me.

Is your work ENERGY to you? If not, explore opportunities to incorporate your ENERGY enhancers into your workplace or extracurricular activities. Consider the 825 Basics Career Physical Fitness Workshop as a way to learn better how to do this.

Life is more fun when we’re full of ENERGY.

Mountaintop Energy

October 2007

Quick! What was your high point – your singing from the mountaintops point – yesterday? What was your low point – your tunneled underground point?

For the rest of this week, spend a few minutes each day jotting down your high and low points. At the end of the week, review what you have written.

Do you see commonalities? Do your high points occur during work or outside of work? What in your life is sending you to the top of the mountain? What is dragging you down underground?

To have a fit, healthy and full of energy career, you must be energized by your daily activities and environment. Add more of the high point activities into your work and your life and find ways to let go of the lows.

Life is more fun when we are singing from the mountaintops and are full of ENERGY.