The document discusses the importance of proactively recharging your mental and emotional batteries to stay sharp and driven. It recommends checking in with yourself regularly to assess your energy levels, keeping a list of recharging activities tailored to your needs and time available, and encouraging others to also make recharging a priority. Proactively monitoring energy levels and planning downtime helps ensure high performance and prevents burnout for both individuals and their teams.
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John Fildes Recharge Your Batteries
1. RECHARGE YOUR BATTERIES
PROACTIVELY RECHARGE YOUR
MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL BATTERIES
TO STAY SHARP AND DRIVEN
15 MINUTE DISCUSSION GUIDE
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2. Introduction
Feeling relaxed and rested enables
you to perform at a higher level
Rest makes you and your brain sharper,
your decisions better, and your capacity
to do greater
No one tells you when you need to
charge the batteries, so its up to you
to make it happen
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3. Ask Yourself How Youre Feeling
Check in with yourself daily, weekly,
and monthly to assess your energy
Keep it simple with three answers;
Feeling Great, Feeling Tired, and
Feeling Exhausted
Take time off to recharge before
youve reached exhaustion
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4. Keep a Recharge List
Write down the things you like
to do most to recharge
Include both simple to do activities
and activities that require
greater investment
Right size activities to the time you
have and the recharge required
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5. Encourage Others to Recharge
Encouraging others to do the same
keeps those around you sharp
Make others aware when theyve
expressed burn out or you see a
decline in their energy
Ensure team members are taking
time off for holidays
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6. Recap
Recharging the batteries will keep
you sharp and driven
Monitoring your energy and planning
for down time enables you to
proactively recharge
Encouraging others to do the same
keeps the team running at your level
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7. Ask Yourself These Questions
What practices will help me monitor my
mental and emotional batteries?
What activities help me effectively recharge?
How much time should I allocate to for each activity?
Where is the best place to store my list of
activities for easy access?
What is the right cadence to encourage
others to recharge?
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8. Share Your Thoughts
What practices do you leverage to keep
you and your teams energy high?
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