CHAPTER 1

The energy cycle

Imagine a continuum of energy. At the lowest level of energy we are in ‘burnout’, barely functioning. The highest level is ‘flow’ the state where we are most productive. We may be very busy but we experience having the capacity to deal with everything and things seem to show up at the right time. Where would you be on this line?

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A CONTINUUM OF ENERGY

Most people are in the region of overworked to coping, which looks like this: the average working person after a day’s work is often too exhausted to do anything other than eat, watch a bit of TV, maybe surf the internet a little and go to bed.

If they are motivated, ...

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