How to maximize energy?

[sranganayaki]

Energy is the fuel of life. The more fuel we have, the more that we can accomplish in life. Children have a nearly endless amount of energy. However, as we grow older we lose a lot of the energy and enthusiasm of our youth. That is not an inevitable course, however. There are so many ways we can bring back our old energy, or increase our energy from where we are now, so that we can accomplish so much more in life. On the one hand, we can learn how to avoid wasting our energies. For example, certain life activities (even ones considered normal) deplete us of energy. If we can reduce such activities, then our energy will increase.

More positively, we can increase our energy a number of ways. For example, we can develop a real aspiration in life; we can learn something new or gain a new skill. Likewise, we can create energy for ourselves by shifting our focus away from our own selves in conversations to the other person's thoughts, concerns, and points of views. This energizes and invigorates us, and, interestingly, also creates a sense of peace within us.

Few strategies to maximize your energy
Increase your aspiration in life
Energy is a product of one's will. The more will the more energy. But what creates will in life? It is created by your aspirations in life. Whenever you aspire for something it creates the will that energizes.

Develop, commit, and organize a new endeavor
If you decide that you want to undertake a new endeavor, such as a new project or a new business venture, great energy will be required on your part. If however, you are able to think out clearly what you want, commit to it, and work out the specific details (i.e. organize your vision and goals), you will see your mental energy grow, which will then be followed by a rise in your vital/emotional energy and will, and then your physical energy, giving you the necessary propulsion to see your endeavor through to great success.

Learn a new skill or niche
Whenever you learn something new, you will feel energy flowing into yourself. If you implement the new skill or knowledge in your life, you will also feel a fresh surge of energy and enthusiasm. Think about something new you want to learn that's important to your work or your personal life. Then take it up in full. You'll see your energy shoot up.

Prioritize life activities
Sometimes we spread our energy across too many activities and interests in our lives causing us to have less than enough energy for the most important things. Try to evaluate which items in your life takes the highest priorities, and devote more of your energy towards these, and less to those of less importance.

Develop positive attitudes
It's always best to have a generally positive attitude. A positive attitude attracts positive circumstances and fortune in our lives and at the same increases our energy. Having a negative attitude attracts the opposite. Worry, anxiety, fear, anger, depression, restlessness, impatience, etc. are inborn, primal negative attitudes that deplete one's energy.

Overcoming fatigue by eliminating unwillingness
Energy in essence comes from the will of one's being. If one has the will, there will be energy. If one doesn't have the will, energy will be blocked -- e.g. one can become tired. If one is tired in life one needs to consider if one is resisting the work we are involved with in some way; where the will is in essence is opposition to the work; i.e. we are unwilling to do the work. Overcoming this unwillingness will release energy and overcome such tiredness.

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[Max Power]

What's truly amazing about the power (energy) we posses, is that it's a non physical thing, but is capable of building dense physical reality. Harnessing it correctly is challenging but it's always on 24/7, it doens't have an off switch........no wonder we need 6-8 hours sleep everyday

Max

[finandom]

I can agree with "Overcoming fatigue by eliminating unwillingness". I always have this problem and I usually take some time to get motivated enough, gain back the energy and take action

[Sam988]

steve's newest article also touches the energy issue

Achieving Peak Motivation (Blog)

[dorothy hanna]

Parts of those suggestions are pretty good, as in prioritizing the more important things in life, as all things take up your energy, but I have Celiac Disease, and so I am a very low energy (physically) type person. I have a lot of small intestine damage, so I don't digest the nutrients from food well, causing profound fatigue. Everything I do is from shere will power, and pacing myself, and proirtizing what I do, and also I take many, many vitamins, as well as B-vitamin injections (which helps A LOT). I have plenty of motivation, and lots of will power, I'm just a little short on nutrients.

I have been doing really well with this system, and have started insuring I get plenty of rest, which has improved things a lot more. I don't push myself anymore, to do things that I used to think, or others think I should do.