Simply stated, personal energy is the amount of stamina, vigour, or "juice" you have to complete a given task or engage in a particular activity.
It is useful to think in terms of three types of personal energy:
- physical
- intellectual
- emotional
Physical Energy
Have you ever climbed a mountain or a large hill? At the time, depending upon such factors as your speed and the steepness of the terrain, you likely consumed a substantial amount of physical energy. On the other hand, working day after day on new, complex, and highly-demanding tasks could decrease intellectual energy. Discussing an unproductive and very negatively-oriented worker's job performance with him could lower your emotional energy level.
Intellectual Energy
High intellectual energy supply improves your ability to concentrate, to think quickly and objectively, and to accurately size up situations. Low intellectual energy tends to impair concentration, to lengthen response time, and to retard judgement. High emotional energy contributes to patience, and to acting in an objective manner when dealing with people. Low emotional energy leads to impulsive and counterproductive interaction with other persons.
Your supply of intellectual and emotional energy very often may be among the most critical factors determining your degree of success on a particular project or in general.
COURSE STRUCTURE & CONTENT
There are seven lessons in this module as follows:
1. Personal Energy: A Key to Success.
2. 13 Keys to Effective Energy Management
3. 10 Falsehoods about Managing Energy Supply
4. The "Other" Energies. Emotional and Intellectual
5. The Myth of Invincibility
6. The Limits of Stress and Time Management
7. Committing Occupational Suicide
Duration: 100 hours
