We just completed the PRODUCTIVITYZEN course with our SMARTSTART Business Success Program members. One of the most important lessons was about managing your energy, not your time. (Besides, as we also learned, time cannot be managed anyway. No matter how hard you try, you’ll never have more than 24 hours in a day to work with!)

Time is a finite resource, but energy is different. It has four wellsprings – the body, emotions, mind, and spirit – and in each, it can be systematically expanded and renewed. We looked at many ways of doing this, including how to establish rituals that will build energy in the four key dimensions.

Managing your energy effectively is one of the greatest gifts you can give to yourself, your loved ones and your business. If you haven’t taken the PRODUCTIVITYZEN course yet, making time to do it before year end would be an excellent way to start giving in a way that benefits you every day.