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Exploring Productivity
Ideas to Increase and Sustain Performance and Satisfaction
Cristin Lind cristin@clearwaterproductivity.com www.clearwaterproductivity.com 617.440.4123

Exploring Productivity

Internal Sources
• • • • • • • • • • • Creativity Self-awareness Focus Clarity Endurance Passion Profound knowledge Curiosity Sense of purpose Productive habits What we expect, want, feel,believe, and how we treat others…

Cristin Lind, Clearwater Productivity www.clearwaterproductivity.com 617.440.4123, cristin@clearwaterproductivity.com

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Energy

Managing energy

“SuperBrat”

“Ice-Borg”

Four Sources of Energy

Energy Physical (Body) Emotional (Heart) Mental (Mind) Spiritual (Soul)

•Full engagement relies on building energy in all four areas. •Buildingenergy is a process of exertion followed by recovery.

From The Power of Full Engagement, Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz

Cristin Lind, Clearwater Productivity www.clearwaterproductivity.com 617.440.4123, cristin@clearwaterproductivity.com

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Physical Energy
• Do I feel rested when I wake in the morning? • Am I able to maintain high levels of energy throughout the day? • Am I relying oncaffeine or sugar to pick me up? • Do I have energy at the end of the day for my family and friends?

To increase physical energy…

Or simply…
• • • • Eat right Exercise Get enough sleep Take breaks and refuel

List 1-3 small actions, habits or routines that would increase your energy in this area: 1. 2. 3.

Cristin Lind, Clearwater Productivity www.clearwaterproductivity.com617.440.4123, cristin@clearwaterproductivity.com

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Four Sources of Energy

Energy Physical (Body) Emotional (Heart) Mental (Mind) Spiritual (Soul)

•Full engagement relies on building energy in all four areas. •Building energy is a process of exertion followed by recovery.

Emotional Energy
• How often do I experience joy? • How often do I experience anxiety, stress, fear and anger? • Do Iauthentically connect with the people I care about? • When I accomplish something, do I savor it or am I already on to the next thing?

Increasing energy capacity
Yerkes-Dodson Law, aka: “Too much of a good thing is a bad thing”

Cristin Lind, Clearwater Productivity www.clearwaterproductivity.com 617.440.4123, cristin@clearwaterproductivity.com

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Increasing energy capacity

Toincrease emotional energy
• Cultivate authentic connections • Recognize your physical symptoms of stress and joy • Have strategies to relax, or even better, to intentionally get into a good mood List 1-3 small actions, habits or routines that would increase your energy in this area: 1. 2. 3.

Four Sources of Energy

Energy Physical (Body) Emotional (Heart) Mental (Mind) Spiritual (Soul)•Full engagement relies on building energy in all four areas. •Building energy is a process of exertion followed by recovery.

Cristin Lind, Clearwater Productivity www.clearwaterproductivity.com 617.440.4123, cristin@clearwaterproductivity.com

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Mental Energy
Signs of abundant mental energy: • Sustained concentration • Move flexibly between broad and narrow concepts • Move flexiblybetween internal and external focus • Creativity • Mental preparation • Positive self-talk • Effective time management

To increase mental energy
Signs of undertraining: • Frequent multi-tasking • Easily distracted • Struggling to keep track of workload, appointments, information If undertraining: • Improve focus by doing one thing at a time • Adopt systems for self-managing tasks, projects,deadlines, paper, email, etc. • Clarify and limit projects

To increase mental energy
Overtraining signs: • Hyper-focus that limits exposure to new ideas or self-care in other areas • Decreased creativity • Narrow perspective If overtraining: • Get exposure to new ideas • Get out more • Start a Wicht Club

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