What are we referring to when we talk of ENERGY:
It took a long time. It was an arduous journey. But one day it "hit me like a brick". I suddenly realised that when my ENERGY went up, when it was positive and high, I could fly – but when it was low, or worse negative, when it slumped, so did I and with me my outcomes. With all my qualifications, competence, skills and experience I could hardly do a thing well when my energy slumped. Sometimes I could do nothing at all!
Steve and I have asked thousands of people from all walks of life about the impact of their energy upon their outcomes, and they all nod in agreement.
ENERGY! Stop reading and reflect upon that word and what it means to you.
ENERGY! Mafolofolo, mahlagahlaga, voema, drive, power (but not power others have over you or you have over others – but rather power you have over yourself, your life and the way you choose to live it). It could be enthusiasm, passion and attitude, but definitely not bubble or hype. Neither of those are real energy. The frantic cavorting of a chicken robbed of its head is not energy!
Can you remember when you didn’t have energy? Can you remember when it was low, or even negative? Can you remember when you were filled with high and positive energy? Can you feel it when you think about it? Are you aware of it? How is it now? And does it impact upon everything you do – both positively and negatively?
Is your energy high and climbing ... or is it low and falling? How does it compare today with yesterday; now compared with a year ago? When you wake up does the day welcome you or do you wish you could sleep it away? Have you got enough to keep on doing what you have to do? Have you got enough to lead and inspire others?
Where is your energy at this moment in your life?
Perhaps this is a good place to stop and think about human outcomes.
- What do you define as "living fully"?
- What are you striving to achieve?
- What is your purpose?
- When "death finds you" will you still be alive? - Malidome Some asks.
- Doing what?
- Fulfilling what purpose?
Is it wealth – money capital? Perhaps it's health – physical capital – and with it a vague promise of longevity? Is it power equity which, if we have enough, will enable us to make others do as we wish for our sakes? Is it intellectual equity that will make us smarter than others? Is it moral capital that will ensure us a good life after death?
Or is it energy in abundance that creates social or relationship capital? If I have high energy I will create a high energy network of relationships around me and that will surely enable me to enhance my total capital of whatever kind. Why? Because energy is the key determinant of success or failure – and relationships are all there is.
