Skill #2: Energy Management.

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Read the previous skill here.

Don’t you just hate those energy vampires? They are not only people; you know? They are tedious tasks, thoughts that don’t go away and drain you of whatever energy you have.

Energy Management is a skill that closely resembles meditation and focuses on breathing to regulate one’s emotions.

Our energy level runs on a continuum that can go from low to high and anything in between.

Sometimes we need high energy, such as when we are going to work out. Then sometimes we need to lower our energy, such as when we need to calm down before a meeting.

There are two methods one can use in this skill:

• Five-second breath cadence. When you use this method, you breathe in for five and breathe out for five. You keep your mind focus on the counting, and this will clear it of thoughts. This is best to lower or calm your energy.
• Breathe rhythmically, + mental picture. This method is best to help change your mood or to go from low-high or vice versa. The key here is the image you create in your mind. If you want to feel happy, then place a moment you equate with happiness in your mind. Focus on drawing that moment till it’s so vivid you start feeling what you felt then. When you reach proficiency, you may even experience olfactory…