Launching a book has shoved me into higher visibility activities – talks, events, invitations to share my ideas.
It’s exciting.
It’s also exhausting.
Maybe you can relate. Maybe you recently up-leveled your career through a promotion or a new job.
What’s jumping out to me is that when you are in a period of growth, it’s helpful to revisit not how you spend your TIME, but how you spend your energy.
A few years ago I had an epiphany. I had this vision of CEO’s meeting for three hour lunches or going on weekend retreats.
And I realized that they need that time with peers because the work they do is high intensity work.
The energy flow is more accordion like – intense sprints that involve complex decision making, conversations with stakeholders who may or may not agree with one another, representing the organization in external facing situations.
It’s a lot. 
Followed by periods of connection and rest.
So if you’ve recently experienced a positive change in your work situation, or you’ve undertaken a personal growth journey, consider evaluating your energy flow.
What high intensity activities did you do this week?
When did you peter out?
How can you plan your schedule so that you can restore your energy?
And what activities help you do that?
Signing off to schedule a massage. 