Guess what one of the most productive times of your day is?
In a PerformanceLifestyle, we are always searching for the healthiest ways to achieve our goals in life, business and or sport. So, one of the skills is always ‘noticing’ what works and what doesn’t.
I talk about this often, and have AHA moments all the time, around the lifestyle strategy (actually tactic) I’m about to share. I think it’s an essential part of any workable lifestyle performance strategy:
People often ask me why I always have time to train, eat well, sleep, rest, recover and rejuvenate amidst a relentless schedule – and don’t burn out. (That was not always true).
My answer is this… when I do these things, as needed; I use this time to plan my next steps.
In other words, when I am exercising I plan the next steps of my day. I often use the time to “actively meditate”; to let ideas gestate and gel, crystallize and clarify and by the time I’m done taking care of me, I’m ready for some serious action.
I do better work and I am often far more productive in a self care mode than I am in the mode of action. It’s called preparation time.
In a PerformanceLifestyle we are always preparing for the events and actions in our life, so why not do it during self care time. Use self care time, as the time where you prepare yourself psychologically, emotionally and physically for the events in your life.
In a PerformanceLifestyle you don’t take time out to take care of yourself, you take the time you need to prepare for the events in your life, and that means managing your capacity. So you are always taking care of yourself. Self care, how you do everything we do in PerformanceLifestyle, is preparation time! Who needs permission or time out for that, it’s your lifestyle!
Self care time is among the most productive time there is in your day . It should be happening all the time as you are basically always preparing for events. ALL THE TIME!
If you are suffering from personal energy debt you will have trouble doing this. Or if you don’t understand your present situation… then you won’t likely have the awareness to do this well in the moment. This is where mastering PerformanceLifestyle skills will really help you.
Move forward in a position of strength, ~ JAM
John Allen Mollenhauer “JAM” is the creator of the PerformanceLifestyle® Formula for More Freedom and Personal Energy to Achieve Your Goals!
