{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"What Gives You Energy and What Quietly Drains It, the 7 Day Energy Audit","description":"Learn how to notice what genuinely gives you energy, recognize the quiet drains you may have stopped seeing, and use a simple 7-Day Energy Audit to make more intentional choices about where your energy goes.   TOP 3 TAKEAWAYS 1. Your Energy Leaves Clues 2. Go Underneath the Activity to Discover What Really Energizes You 3. Not All Tired Is the Same\u2014and Not Every Drain Means \u201cStop\u201d   KEY QUOTES \u201cOur energy leaves clues for us.\u201d \u201cSometimes our feelings are giving us an answer before we've actually figured out how to explain it.\u201d \u201cThe clock doesn't necessarily tell us the energy cost of the things we're doing.\u201d \u201cBeing tired is not automatically the same thing as being drained.\u201d \u201cDo you use yourself very well?\u201d \u201cEnergy leaves clues.\u201d \u201cAssessments give us a place to look. They're not here to tell you who you are. You bring meaning to the assessment.\u201d \u201cSomething doesn't have to be bad for it to stop being right for you.\u201d \u201cThe thing that energizes you can eventually drain you if you don't pay attention to how you're using it.\u201d \u201cEnergy isn't an excuse to avoid discomfort. It's information.\u201d \u201cWhat kind of tired am I? Am I stretched but fulfilled, or am I repeatedly depleted?\u201d \u201cThe goal isn't simply to have more energy. It's to use your energy on what matters.\u201d   PRACTICAL APPLICATION TRY THE 7 DAY ENERGY AUDIT At the end of each day, start with two simple questions: What gave me energy today? What quietly drained me? That's the heart of the exercise. You can also notice what is happening in four areas: Body What happened to my physical energy? Mind Was I clear and engaged\u2014or scattered and overloaded? Emotions Did I feel interested, fulfilled, frustrated, resistant, bored, or flat? Spirit \/ Purpose \/ Meaning Did what I was doing feel connected to something that matters to me? At the end of seven days, look back. Don't judge the individual moments. Look for patterns. Ask yourself: \u2022 What keeps showing up? \u2022 What consistently brings me alive? \u2022 What repeatedly leaves me flat? \u2022 What do I keep wanting to do more of? \u2022 What am I very good at but no longer want to spend as much time doing? \u2022 Is there a gap between what I say matters to me and where my time and energy are actually going? You do not need to act on every observation. You're gathering information. As Suzie says: \u201cDon't try to fix your whole life on Tuesday. Just notice.\u201d Download the free companion worksheet: pricelessprofessional.com\/energyaudit   A WHOLE-PERSON VIEW OF ENERGY Suzie shares an energy-management exercise she previously used in a leadership program with executive chefs from Relais & Ch\u00e2teaux. These leaders work in high-pressure luxury hospitality environments where timing, staffing, food quality, presentation, customer expectations, and team leadership often converge at once. Rather than treating energy as simply physical, the exercise looked at four areas: Body Mind Emotions Spirit \/ Purpose \/ Meaning      One of the most important questions from that work is: Is there a gap between what I say matters to me and where my time and energy are actually going? When that gap becomes large\u2014and stays large\u2014we often begin to feel it.   TRIMETRIX, MOTIVATORS & ACUMEN TriMetrix offers another way to become more curious about where energy comes from and where it may be going. Motivators \u2014 What Puts Gas in Your Tank? Motivators help us understand: \u2022 what interests us \u2022 what naturally pulls us forward \u2022 what feels worth the effort \u2022 what kinds of problems we naturally want to solve \u2022 what activities and environments tend to engage us One way to think about it is: Interest = Energy The assessment may tell you that a particular motivator is a strong driver. But the deeper learning happens when you begin noticing that motivator in your own life. When do you become absorbed? What do you keep coming back to? What do you naturally want to learn, create, accomplish, lead, organize, or contribute? The assessment provides the clue. Your life provides the evidence. Acumen \u2014 Looking Under the Hood Acumen offers another perspective. It looks at both: Worldview \u2014 how we are seeing what is happening around us and Self-View \u2014 how we are seeing ourselves Areas such as Practical Thinking, Role Awareness, and Self-Direction can sometimes provide useful places to explore questions about clarity, demands, purpose, roles, and the path ahead. A lower score does not automatically mean you are doing the wrong work. It gives you another place to look. The question remains: What's going on here? Where is my energy going?   KNOW YOURSELF Suzie also shares one of the ideas that has stayed with her from the work of Robert S. Hartman: Know yourself. Choose yourself. Grow yourself. Give yourself to something greater than yourself. The order matters. First, notice. Know yourself. Pay attention. Then choose intentionally. And keep growing. One of the best ways to begin is simply to notice: What brings me energy? and What is quietly draining it?                                          WHEN YOUR STRENGTH BECOMES A DRAIN Sometimes the things that energize us can become draining when we overuse them. Suzie shares her own tendency to overgive. She genuinely enjoys helping people and adding value. But a strength can become an overextension. The same can happen with any strong motivator. If you love results, you may overdo results. If you love learning, you may keep researching long after enough is enough. If you love leading, you may take responsibility for too much. If you love rules and process, you may create more structure than the situation needs. If you love helping and serving, you may give beyond what is useful or sustainable. The goal is not to suppress your strengths. It's to use them intentionally.   ABOUT SUZIE PRICE Suzie Price is the founder of Priceless Professional Development and producer and host of the Wake Up Eager Podcast. Through leadership development, TriMetrix assessments, coaching, and practical tools, she helps leaders build high-commitment, low-drama workplaces\u2014and helps individuals better understand themselves so they can create lives they cannot wait to wake up to.   FULL SHOW NOTES ","author_name":"The Wake Up Eager Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.pricelessprofessional.com\/wakeupeagerworkforce.html","html":"