Sometimes it’s good to be a dictator

One of the key aspects to Self-Mastery is the art of Self-Governance

How you run yourself and your life.

So what’s it going to be?

A free flowing democracy, a senate of elders, a collective, anarchy or a dictatorship?

What’s your style?

Are you going to rule yourself with a rod of iron, or are you going to let the anarchists in?

Doing what you want, when you want… chasing one interest after the other.

Well some of that depends on your Five Energy Dynamics profile

Different Energy types have certain preferred styles of self-governance,
and running businesses for that matter.

Each of the Energies predisposes you to behave in a certain way of being and running your own empire.

So why is that useful to know?

Well… because your preferred style may not suit every situation, and it may be getting in your way.

Awareness and Conscious Action is the key.

For true Self-Mastery you need to make a choice in every situation as to how you should rule you own empire, internally and externally for the greater good and benefit of all concerned.

And not always following your normal pattern.

And sometimes, however unnatural that feels, that means being a dictator…

Switching off the emails, controlling your thoughts and temptations and ruling your actions with a rod of steel, getting things done because you are in control and nothing else is allowed.

Wood Energy style of action

So if you want to get something done, think about having a dictatorship for the afternoon!

As ever… Nick

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I’m running around full of beans

I had an interesting call from a business client of mine that I’d just finished doing a session with.

He was happy bunny but kind of confused by what had happened.

Four days ago we’d been looking at his Five Energy Dynamic (His Energy Blueprint) as well as the energetic stage that his business was currently sitting in.

We’d found a couple of places that his business was stuck and a couple of places where there was a mismatch between what he was doing and his Energy Type.

On the follow up call he mainly wanted to know why he’d had such a massive increase in energy the morning after the consultation and the subsequent days. He was full of beans and unstoppable.

I said that he hadn’t had a massive increase of energy at all, because the timing was all wrong as was the amount of energy he was experiencing. Energy and vitality doesn’t appear just like that out of thin air.

He was experiencing a massive Release of energy not an Increase.

Yeah Yeah, I know I’m being pedantic… but that’s an important distinction to make if you want to improve your productivity and increase you energy levels.

Both Increasing and Releasing give you more energy to use, but they come from different places, and that’s the important bit.

So how can you tell if you need to Increase your energy or Release it?

There is quite a simple test, which I often ask as a casual question during an initial business consultation.

Q: Does your energy increase after exercise or decrease?

If you have more energy after exercise or solving a business problem, then your energy needs Releasing and if you feel more tired after exercise, then it needs Increasing. It’s that simple.

You’re either tired because you need more Energy or you’re tired because your energy’s blocked by a problem or situation.

If your personal life’s ok and you don’t have any major stresses there, then it’s your business or role.

If your Energy’s blocked by your business or role there are two reasons.

1. Your business has got bogged down or stuck in its development cycle
2. You’re doing the wrong things, not playing to your strengths: You’re out of flow.

If your Energy needs increasing, there are two reasons, assuming you have a healthy life style and are in good health.

1. Your business has got bogged down or stuck in its development cycle
2. You’re doing the wrong things, not playing to your strengths: You’re out of flow

Nope, that’s not another typo, they’re the same reasons.

Your business has to be moving through its development cycle and you have to be doing the right things for your Energy type, or you’ll be tired.

Because if it’s stuck in a certain part of the cycle, you’ll exhaust yourself trying to push along and your energy will get all blocked up because it won’t be any fun. Either way you’ll feel tired.

Or if you’re doing the wrong thing for your Energy type, then that’s just plain exasperating and exhausting, so you end up tired and pent up.

And business life isn’t meant to be like that!

So… do the exercise test and find out if your Energy needs Releasing or Increasing.

If it needs Releasing look for the blocks, and if it needs Increasing look for what’s exhausting you.

If you’re not sure what’s exhausting you, find out your Five Energy Dynamic by taking The Vitality Test you’ll find out what you’re naturally good at.

Because if you’re doing what you’re naturally good at that’s rarely exhausting and normally increases you energy.

Ok, that’s it, take care and bye for now,

Nick

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