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3 Hacks For Energy & Anxiety In Times of Crisis

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There is danger in not knowing where the stress or anxiety is coming from. Have you ever felt unsettled and then tried to settle the wrong thing? I have for sure. If we don’t understand where the energy is coming from, we can’t use it productively. Instead we tend to micromanage, stop listening or get controlling or maybe even withdraw and shut down.

We are called right now to RESPOND in times of crisis with intention which means being aware of our stress and anxiety, and how it impacts our teams and then doing something meaningful with that energy.

So, if you are leading yourself and others through crisis and unsure how to navigate stress and anxiety, please stick around. YOU are NOT alone!

Watch this video to learn 3 hacks for energy & anxiety in times of crisis.

And if this video is useful, please share it with every leader you know who is engaging their teams through crisis, Because the more we are responding Wholly, the more influence and impact we will have to mak...

How to Engage and Increase Your Energy

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Time. We often let it become the bane of our existence, trying to do all the things, feeling like there’s not enough time for everything.

Can you relate?

But here’s the thing…

Truth Bomb: Time is going to keep moving. There's literally nothing you can do about it.

Don’t despair though. While we can’t control time, we can manage our energy. Which in turn helps us manage our day and our productivity levels.

By engaging and managing your energy you can get more done and in way that feels good to you. Not busy or stressful.

Here are some leadership tips to help you engage your energy:

1. Consider your physical body: are you getting sleep, nutritious food, water, daily movement?

2. Check in with your spiritual self: what do you do to connect to purpose and self? Do things that give you a sense of calm and clarity.

3. Tend to your mental activity: stimulate your mind with learning and activity, but give your mind time to recover by taking regular breaks.

4. Tend to your emotio...

Feeling Burnout Vs. Renewed Energy- What do you Feel?

burnout energy evoke your story Sep 03, 2019

You feel very different things when you experience burnout versus renewed energy. Become in tune with how each makes you feel so you can begin to evoke the story you want for your life.

Burnout energy is that draining feeling you have when something exhausts you. Do you feel pressure in your head or tightness in your stomach?

What are some things that drain your energy? Is it being stuck in traffic? Or maybe it is being late for an important meeting? Maybe for you it is anticipated conflict?

What are somethings that renew your energy? Massage, sleep, play with friends?

Take some time and write out what burnout and renewing your energy feels like for you.

How do you renew your energy?

My number one way to renew is solo time with silence. Mine may be different from yours. Writing down what you feel helps you to realize more quickly that you are living in your energy or living in burnout more quickly. This in turn, allows you to do something about it.

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3 Hacks For Energy & Anxiety In Times of Crisis

How to Engage and Increase Your Energy

Feeling Burnout Vs. Renewed Energy- What do you Feel?

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Kristen Truman-Allen, PhD, MS, RN, PCC

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