Energy Audit

Time is fixed, but energy is renewable. Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz, in The Power of Full Engagement (2003), studied performance in elite sport and then in business, and argued that sustained high performance depends on managing energy across four dimensions: physical, emotional, mental and a sense of purpose. Athletes build recovery into their training. Most professionals do not.

01

Score your four energies

Over the last two weeks, how true is each statement?

0 = not true, 1 = a little, 2 = mostly, 3 = completely true

Statement	0	1	2	3
Physical: I get enough sleep to feel rested
Physical: I take breaks and move during the working day
Emotional: I feel more positive than negative at work
Emotional: I have people I can be myself with
Mental: I can focus on one thing without constant interruption
Mental: I switch off from work at the end of the day
Purpose: I spend time on work that feels meaningful
Purpose: what I do day to day reflects what matters to me

The lowest-scoring dimension is usually the one draining the others.

02

Drains and gains

	What drains this energy	What restores it
Physical
Emotional
Mental
Purpose

03

Build in recovery

Small, regular rituals work better than occasional big efforts. Examples: a ten-minute walk after lunch, no email for the first hour, a set finish time twice a week, a five-minute reset between meetings.

Ritual	When	Which energy it protects

Energy Audit

Score your four energies

Drains and gains

Build in recovery

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