Protecting Your Energy with Chris Johnson
Are you protecting and renewing your energy to prevent burnout? In this episode, Chris introduces the concept of protecting your energy. She shares how it affects leadership, providing practical tips you can use to recognize and address energy drains. She also highlights the importance of full engagement in the present moment and offers a deliberate practice for us to implement.
Key Takeaways
- Protect Your Energy: Be intentional about choosing thoughts and feelings to maintain resilience and avoid burnout.
- Recognize Energy Leaks: Identify what drains your energy, whether it's a mood state, toxic situation, or overcommitment.
- Say Yes to Yourself First: Prioritize self-care by setting boundaries and learning to say no when necessary.
- Declare Your Independence: Free yourself from living up to others' expectations and prioritize your own well-being.
- Take Restorative Actions: Seek out activities that energize you, such as meditation, walks, or personal time for self-renewal.
Resources:
The Leadership Pause: Sharpen Your Attention, Deepen Your Presence, and Navigate the Future by Chris Johnson
Your future success depends upon your ability to pause. We’re all navigating new realities.
The Leadership Pause is for anyone looking to deepen their impact on the lives around them, leave a profound mark on their organizations, and build a legacy of intentional focus, pragmatic ambition, grounded compassion, and empathy-in-action.
In it, you’ll find a step-by-step process to expand and amplify your influence as a conscious leader – mindful, embodied, generative – that will result in you skillfully navigating through the chaos and uncertainty.
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