There are many ways to manage your energy and live life. When appropriate, one approach is to relax, recentre and refocus. This can help you to move forwards.
Some people follow this ritual when going through a process of healing. Some do it to rest, revitalise and regain their energy. Some do when aiming to refocus, rehearse and do their best to get certain results. Let’s explore these themes.
Relax
Different people relax in different ways in different situations. Some may simply aim to rest, sleep or regain their energy. Some may aim to recover after an accident, illness or setback.
Some people may aim to heal their body and soul. They may do this after experiencing a traumatic event. They may need time to reorder their life and move forwards.
Some people may relax to clear their mind. They may aim to focus on their priorities by cutting out any noise or distractions. They may then be more able to focus on what is important.
Some people may aim to relax before doing something that will require total commitment. They may do so before competing in a sporting event, going on stage or aiming to achieve peak performance.
Different people relax their mind, body or soul in different ways. If you wish, try tackling the exercise on this theme.
Recentre
Some people take time to recentre before moving forwards in certain situations. They may do this when reflecting on what is important in life, recovering from setbacks or shaping their future.
Different people do this in different ways. Some may recentre by exploring the following themes.
What do I believe are the most important things in life? What are my life goals? What will be the benefits of working towards these goals – both for myself and other people?
What are the principles I want to follow in my life? How can I translate these into action? How can I follow these principles in both positive and challenging situations?
How can I keep doing my best? How can I build on my strengths and manage the consequences of any weaknesses? How can I give positive things to people during my time on the planet?
People who recentre may aim to be true to themselves follow their chosen principles in particular situations. This can give them strength to move forward in a positive way.
Let’s return to your own life. If you wish, try tackling the exercise on this theme. This invites you to complete the following sentence.
Refocus
Some people who relax and recentre may then focus on the next thing they want to take in their lives or work. This sometimes involves them going through the following steps.
Refocusing
Such a person may focus on a particular situation. Bearing this in mind, they may explore the following themes.
What do I want to do next? What are my top priorities in my life or work? How can I focus on these priorities? What are the specific steps I can take to do my best to achieve these goals?
What is the first situation I want to focus on? What are the real results I want to achieve in this situation? What are the strategies I can follow to give myself the greatest chance of success?
How can I translate these strategies into action? How can I get some quick successes? How can I anticipate and manage any challenges along the way? How can I do my best to achieve the goals?
Imagine that a person has refocused on: a) the goals they want to achieve; b) the steps they can take to achieve these aims. They may then move on to the next stage.
Rehearsal
Great workers often rehearse what they are going to do next. Sometimes they spend a long time taking this step. Sometimes they take a short time – especially when they need to make quick decisions.
Imagine that you want to take this step. You will, of course, do this in your own way. If appropriate, however, one approach is to work through the following stages.
People who have reached this stage may then be ready to move into action. This may involve focusing on the following theme.
Results
Great workers do their best to achieve the desired results. They keep performing superb work, finding solutions to challenges and focusing on continuous improvement.
Different people do this in different ways. Some learn from their positive history and follow their successful pattern for finishing. This involves them focusing on the following themes.
They clarify a specific time in the past when they tackled a similar situation and finished successfully.
They clarify what they did right then – such as the principles they followed and how they translated these into action – to finish successfully.
They clarify how they can follow similar principles – plus maybe add other skills – in the present situation to finish successfully.
Let’s return to your own life and work. Imagine that you have gone through the stages of relaxing and recentring. You now want to concentrate on taking the next step in a specific situation.
What may be the situation to want to focus on? What may be the results you want to achieve in the situation? How can you do your best to achieve the desired results in the situation?
If you wish, try tackling the final exercise on this theme. This invites you to complete the following sentences.
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