Energy is a key luck factor. For you to be at the top of your form, to be action oriented, fast moving, and extremely productive, you have to have high levels of physical and mental energy.
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For you to be able to take advantage of
all the possibilities around you, and to have the continuous enthusiasm that
keeps you and others motivated and moving ahead, you have to organize your life
so that you feel terrific about yourself most of the time.
1. Eat the Right Foods
The first key to high energy is a proper
diet. To perform at your best, you must eat the right foods, in the right
balance, and in the right combination. Your diet has an inordinate impact on
the amount of energy you have, how well you sleep, your levels of health and
fitness, and your performance throughout the day and into the evening.
2. Watch your Weight
The second key to high energy is proper
weight. Proper weight is essential for health, happiness, and long life. Being
slightly under your ideal weight is best. As they say, you can never be too
rich or too thin. If you are not happy with your current level of physical
health, you need to set specific goals for yourself for the weeks and months
ahead.
3. Exercise is Essential
The third key to high energy is proper
exercise. The best activity for high energy and physical fitness is aerobic
exercise. This type of exercise requires that you get your heart rate up into
what is called the training zone three times per week. This training zone is
about 120 to 160 beats per minute, depending on your age. You then keep it
there for at least 20 minutes or more each session.
4. Get Lots of Rest and Recreation
The fourth key to high energy is proper
rest. You need an average of seven to eight hours of sleep each night to be
fully rested. You need to take off at least one full day each week during which
you don't work at all. You should take regular mini-holidays of two or three
days each, every couple of months. You should take one and two week vacations
each year when you relax completely and get your mind totally off your work.
5. Develop a Positive Mental Attitude
The sixth key to high energy is the
elimination of negative emotions. This can be the most important thing you do
to assure a long and happy life. Your ability to keep your mind on what you
want and off of what you don't want will determine your levels of health and
happiness more than any other decision you make.
6. Start a Personal Mental Fitness Program
The seventh key to high energy is for you
to go one a 21-day positive mental attitude diet, one day at a time. Resolve
that, for the next 21 hours, you are going to keep your mind on what you want
and keep it off the things you don't want. You are going to think and talk
positively and optimistically about your goals, other people, and everything
that is going on in your life.
7. Become a Personal Powerhouse
The more you practice the health habits we
have talked about, the more energy and vitality you will have. The more you
keep your conversation focused on your goals and on the things you want, the
greater the amount of strength and power you will feel. You will be more alert
and aware. You will feel more positive and action oriented in every situation.
Action Exercise
Resolve to become intensely action
oriented from now on; whenever you get a good idea or something needs to be
done, move quickly.
Source: Written by Brian Tracy
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