Posted on June 6th, 2010, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
This is the second part of a previous post about “pie suckers” so, to review:
Roger Mellott speaks about stress management for professionals. He discusses the idea of having an “energy pie” and posits that some people wake up with an energy pie the size of a dinner mint and others wake up with an energy [...]
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Posted on June 4th, 2010, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
Roger Mellott speaks about stress management for professionals. He discusses the idea of having an “energy pie” and posits that some people wake up with an energy pie the size of a dinner mint and others wake up with an energy pie that is the size of a child’s swimming pool.
I take several lessons from [...]
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Posted on August 2nd, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
In a book that I consider one of my top 5 favorites from 2007, The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t, Robert I. Sutton (a professor at Stanford) states:
“Negative interactions have 5 times the effect on mood than positive interactions” (p. 180). You can probably think of some negative [...]
Tags: 'no asshole rule', energy, negative interactions, overwhelm, underwhelm
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Posted on August 1st, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
“Energy is where it’s at.” This is not exactly a great sentence, but I trust you know what I mean.
Managing your energy–all the different types–is essential if you are going to lead a productive life. Other ideas related to managing your energy include:
The energy around us is either positive, negative, or neutral.
What you want [...]
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Posted on July 11th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
Pay Attention to What Makes You Feel Great!
Kathleen Hall, author of Alter Your Life – Overbooked, Overworked, Overwhelmed says, “Whenever you do something that makes you feel great, that releases energy, you have tapped in to what you should be doing.” As a way of thinking about what makes you feel great and releases your [...]
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Posted on July 10th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
As I started saying yesterday, a ‘most excellent’ way for you to diminish overwhelm is to do more of what boosts your energy. So, you may ask, “How Do I Do That?”
I’m sure you won’t be shocked to read that my recommendation for the first thing you have to do is know what it is that [...]
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Posted on July 9th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
A ‘most excellent’ way for you to diminish overwhelm is to do more of what boosts your energy. If you want to glide through your days with ease (doesn’t that sound good?!) then you need as much energy as you can possibly muster. There will be plenty of people, events, and responsibilities during most days that [...]
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Posted on March 29th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
Presentations can be as short as a few minutes or as long as a few days. They can be offered to one person….or to thousands. When you are designing a presentation, consider using one or more of these ten tips:Ask yourself, “What is the goal of this presentation?” Once you have an answer, you can [...]
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Posted on October 8th, 2008, by Meggin McIntosh
Powerful quote:
“Remember, where our attention goes our energy flows.” Patricia Diane Cota-Robles
Pay attention to your attention. I’m really thinking about this and attending to my intention of positive, mindful clarity. What am I doing? Why am I doing what I’m doing? What is the outcome of this focus and this work?
Would it be easy to [...]
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