Transformation Week Day 2 - ENERGY

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Decade of your life. Hey, everybody, it's Brendon Burchard and Denise Burchard. That's my w, my cutie patootie, my sunshine. And today is transformation week day number.

Two where we're gonna share with you.

How do you generate more energy in your life? Session number one was all about how do you get more clear about who you are, what you want, where you're going? Because listen, I think all transformation really becomes and starts from clarity. But ultimately, listen, if you don't have good energy on that path, you're toast. And this girl has kept me healthy and happy energetically for so many years. It's been like my unfair advantage is having good energy in my life, spiritually, mentally, physically, just being around people of great energy. And so we thought we'd talk about that because if your energy is low in any of those areas, mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually, then life doesn't feel good.

Yeah, your presence and your productivity are jeopardized if you can't come in to each day with your maximum amount of energy or how to manage it.

That's it. It's so huge. And I mean if you saw that, like I just finished a tour, went to four different cities, spoke to 4,000 people live. But we really want to jump into Transformation Week and add a lot of value here. My first one is a very simple one and that is just be responsible for the energy you are projecting into this world. You know, like your attitude, the energy you give other people. Like stop pretending that like the energy you have is just, it happens. Like people say, oh, I don't know, I just, I just feel this way. I'm like, no, you had thoughts and you had conditioning that led to the energy you have today. And when people are being mean or rude or negative, often they're not being thoughtful about the energy they're projecting into the world. But your kids see your energy, your family sees your energy. The people you lead, the people who watch you and follow you, they see the energy you're putting out in the world. So be intentional about it and condition yourself so that you have the energy that you want and what you are putting out there is energy you're intentional about. My whole life I've tried to be one of the most positive, joyous people around me. Sometimes I fail at that in my marriage or on stage or out in the world. But it's like something I work so hard at because it's natural for me to be very quiet, very reserved, which people never believe. But as a six time author, I'm kind of an introverted guy to write my books.

But.

But when I'm out with people I have to not just say, oh, I'd like to pull away energy. I have to go. No. Part of my mission is to connect with people. Let me be intentional about the energy I'm giving them versus sucking it in. Let me generate energy for the people around me. That's the defining metaphor, the nice and O's of my life is the power plant doesn't have energy, it generates energy. You don't have any emotion or have any feeling ongoing over a period of time. You're generating it by your thoughts, your actions, your conditioning. And once you take responsibility for your energy in your life, that's transformation Bailey.

Yeah. And it's a choice.

It's a choice. Yeah, that's it. What's yours?

My first one is to find your rhythm and whatever in the day makes sense for you. And I think everyone's got a different schedule throughout their day and I so find the things that help you get excited or naturally Generate energy for you and find. Make sure that you're doing something with that every single day. For us, I think movement is a big thing, that we are more energized when we exercise, when we move around. So if it's starting your morning out with exercise, maybe you wake up an hour earlier, or maybe you wake up 30 minutes earlier and you meditate because that makes you feel really grounded and prepared for the rest of your day. Or you find, you know, working out in the evening after you, after you come home from work or you're done with a bunch of stuff or picking up the kids or whatever it is that that's your time to set aside for you. Then schedule it there and don't be so locked into that. That can't change. So as your life changes and maybe you're in transition or you're taking on a new role with a new job or a new venture, and that schedule is completely different, it's okay that maybe something that worked from you in the past is in a different time now. Just find a home for it so that you can continue to generate the energy that you want to, to deliver your message, to deliver the role that you want to be for other people, and to be in alignment with who you want to be for yourself.

My second point is about joy. And that is, I think if there is any defining emotion or feeling that we're all after is joy. But we keep waiting for someone to make that happen for us, or we hope one day we have everything we want, so now we can be happy and successful. And I just want to remind you, like, part of the mission in life is to bring joy to other people. And so first evaluate your life and say, what are the things in your life that does not bring you joy? What are the activities that you hate? Can you stop them, delegate them, spend less time on them? What are things you really love to do? Can you give them more of your time, attention and energy? Like, you should have, like a joy list. A lot of you have a to do list, but I'm like, what's your overall joy list? What brings great joy into your life? Like, for some people, that's like spending more time with their kids or doing a specific art thing that they do or contributing a specific thing. But if you don't know what naturally brings you joy, then I think, well, I gotta ask, like, what's up with you? Like, you're an adult now. You should know. You should know the things. Not just passion, but, like, things that surprise you, bring you genuine Thoughtful joy, I would say also bring the joy. Like, if you ever came over to our house, people always say, well, Brendan, you know what, should I bring some wine, some hors d', oeuvres, potluck, or whatever? I'm like, if you come over to our house, bring the joy. Your attitude that you bring into our life is the most important thing. So bring joy to the people around you. Like so many people, because they've never been, you know, taught consciously how to use their mind. You know, they just kind of go through the days and maybe they didn't do as much personal development work as you guys have. So they really struggle with, you know, random emotions and bad feelings and horrible self talk. So what if you could be the person who brings a smile to that waiter, brings a smile to that stranger, brings a smile to that person you lead. What if you could be the energy pacesetter for the people around you? That's what I mean when I say bring the joy. Like you bring the energy around to other people. Give them that gift of joy. Be the most positive person in their life because it will shock people, it will make you a better leader, it will make you a more intentional human. And because you are bringing joy, you will ultimately feel it more. Because when you share joy with other people, they share that spark back with you and that magical thing kind of happens.

That's great. It's a conversation that way.

Yeah. Joy is a conversation, not a one time feeling. I love that. Yeah, the loop. What's yours?

My second one is to do something that empowers you in the morning. So if you can start your day off feeling successful and accomplished right off the bat, then do something that sets the tone for your entire day, whether that is waking up and meditating, waking up and working out. If it's interacting with your kids or interacting with your spouse and having a moment of connection with them if it's going out into the world. And if you have a team connecting with everyone in your team or everyone in the office. I know my dad goes in and the first thing he does is he goes around and says hello to every single person in the office and generates that connection and relationship with them that really.

I could see him doing that.

Yeah, Uplifts them. So find something and I'm going to challenge you guys to write that down today. What is that thing that makes you feel successful and empowered and gives you energy? That kind of. You were talking about the joy and the being a conversation. So what is it that you feel like you can contribute or that action or thing or whatever it is for you that feels like it kind of pumps you up with energy, not depletes you. And you'll start your day feeling filled up so you have more to give throughout and you've got more energy to spend on everything else that you want to accomplish.

I'll share one with you that I never thought I would share. But, you know, entering our 40s and being in a place where some of you were with me or in our community when I had a brain injury in 2011, this is not a takeaway I would think about. But now it's like, I just tell people straight out, like, supplement for your energy. And some of you already do that. You're like, oh, man, I love this one. I can hit my Starbucks, give my caffeine, have my pre workout energizer, all that stuff. I was the guy for years who just was anti that. I said, I'm gonna use my mind, my will, I'm gonna physically condition myself that I have always have this energy. Then I had my brain injury and all of a sudden I had this like brain fog, this mental fog, this lack of clarity throughout the day. I would be really sharp, you know, mentally like one or two, three times a day versus like all day. And I lost mental focus, energy and mood, frankly, and it wasn't good. And then as I've been more and more challenged in my life to now, you know, I used to speak to, you know, 300 people for an hour, and now I speak to thousands of people for four days at High Performance Academy. All of that growth in our industry has required me to be, you know, quote unquote on more and sometimes like at superhuman levels. Like, if you've ever had to entertain 2,000 people for an hour, try that for literally 12 hours a day, for four days by yourself. Like, it is physically a marathon a day. Literally, I burn as much as if I ran a marathon a day when I'm on stage. And so I had to learn to like get honest and go. My body can't naturally do that by itself. Some of you have tremendous stress and you should take some supplementation for that stress. Some of you have like extraordinary physical needs because you're working out so hard. You need some extra protein, right? I was just like anti any of that stuff. But then after the injury, I started studying a specific area called nootropics, which is like what you can do to optimize your brain health, your mental focus, your mood. And over the course of like six or seven Years. Dialing that in, learning what is for me. We have so much to demand on our mind to be creative and focused and smart these days. Like, you can't afford to be good for three hours. You gotta be amazing all day. And so I tell high performers all the time. I'm like, visit with your doctor, Visit with your nutritionist. I'm not saying this is appropriate for everybody. You should. Anytime you go to take a supplement, consult your doctors, consult your nutritionist, ask, you know, the professionals. But I just say, like, keep an open mind, that maybe if you've been really struggling physically or mentally or emotionally, maybe you need to go get some help. And sometimes that means, you know, you go and your nutritionist is like, hey, look, I. We checked your blood, and you're low in these types of things. Sometimes your doctor is like, oh, you're feeling fatigued all the time. Maybe it's because of this. For me, my doctor told me, hey, have you had a brain injury recently? I'm like, what?

No.

He said, no. He's like, nothing's changed in your life.

I'm like, no, just everything.

And I was like, well. You know. He said, have you had any injuries? I said, well, yeah, I snapped my wrist off. He said, what happened? I said, well, you know, I wrecked an ATV when I was on this bachelor party with some friends. He says, well, what happened? I said, well, I threw out my hip, dislocated my shoulder, hurt my ribs. I. You know, you know, but I got away lucky. He says, well, did you hit your head? I'm like, well, you know, I had a helmet on. He says, well, did you get a. Like, did you feel like you saw stars? Did you black out? And I was like, well, yeah, and I didn't think of anything. He's like, well, have you done a brain scan since then? I said, no. He says, well, that might explain all these other symptoms you're describing to me. So I shared that, because if I hadn't consulted experts when I felt like my life was a little off, like that brain fog I was telling you about, that sudden mental fatigue, that sudden mood changes I was having, if I hadn't told somebody about it, I would have never gotten treated. And when I got treated, what did they do? They put me on supplementation to increase oxygen and blood flow to my brain. And that's what the world of nootropics kind of does. That's how I discovered how to do all this stuff. And so I just share with you. Please be open if you've been Struggling to figure things out on yourself by yourself, energetically. Maybe it's time to consult that nutritionist or that doctor. And if all I could do is tell people all day long, hey, you know what, consult the experts. That's going to be something of service to you because your physical energy, your emotional like vitality, that stuff matters about how life feels. So take it seriously and see the experts.

That's great. My third one is to be disciplined about your self care. So it kind of goes along with that in terms of supplementation, but also in terms of, I think your sleep. If you're, you know, definitely if you're not getting enough sleep, I know that can be a challenge. Then set your alarm that tells you, hey, start going to bed and, or start getting ready for bed. And if you're like me, you kind of get a second win and then you forget and then you're really tired, but you don't feel tired.

She literally has that alarm on your phone. It says, I do like two hours before bedtime. It says start getting ready for bed.

Well, maybe two hours before your bedtime.

Oh, that's true.

So it says start getting ready for bed. Or if I, we were talking about this the other day, I found like I wasn't wanting to go to sleep because we were eating dinner so late. Then I would set another alarm for like, hey, start making dinner. Just start starting to set those habits that set you up for success with sleep. Because sleep, without sleep, you can't cope. You have no energy. You'll probably be a little more irritable and short with people. You'll not be quite as sharp with your output or what you're thinking about. So sleep. If you meditate, schedule your meditations. If you work out, I hope you work out. If you don't do something, some sort of movement, even if it's taking a walk, and schedule that throughout the week so that you have a plan to take care of yourself whenever that is. And then the other thing I would also, and also nutrition, eat lots of greens. The other thing I'd also say is to be responsible with your social activities as well and how that impacts your energy. I know for me, I am a huge introvert. So when I was at the studio and I was on interacting with people all day who I love, I was expending a lot of energy doing that. And then I would come home and I would like go down to the basement and shut the entire world out. And I would schedule things with friends because I really wanted to see them. But I knew, I knew if I scheduled too many things, even though I love those people and I wanted to see them, I would, would be out of energy. So I just had to figure out what the right balance was for me to continue to be able to generate the type of energy, to actually spend quality time with people and be present in their presence, to cultivate the relationships versus show up and just be completely wiped out. So for me, I know I'm an introvert and that may not resonate for those of you who are extroverts, but I know there are probably a lot of introverts out there who are probably nodding their heads. So just figure out what it is for and it's totally okay. That's just you, you gotta figure your rhythm and take care of yourself and everything else will balance out with the energy that you have. So make a list of what those, what those things are for you. That, number one, makes your rhythm throughout the week and what works and what doesn't work. Number two, those things that make you feel empowered in the morning. And number three, how you can take better care of yourself to be disciplined about your own energy.

I love that, I love that mine were be responsible for your energy overall in your life. Number two, bring joy on purpose to other people. Number three, supplement where you need the help or the assistance. If your body isn't doing it on its own or you don't feel like you have the energy throughout the day, it might be very basic nutritional things or you might need some type of supplementation to support you, which is a new one for me. And I'll just add something. She said, I think self care. So many people address that as like some kind of like luxury or one day I will kind of thing. I'm like, no. If you haven't been intentional about like building and storing energy in your body physically and emotionally, I think you're missing out on the great qualities of life. And so really do that. For me, my big breakthroughs were I'm very consistent on sleep. If I don't sleep seven and a half or eight hours every single night, then I take a nap during the next day at some point to catch up. I meditate pretty consistently every day. Once in a while I miss some meditation, but fairly rarely I do the release meditation technique. You can look it up on YouTube. It's called the release meditation technique. I do that number three movement and mostly inspired by this woman. I work out pretty much five days a week for like 20 years. I've worked out every other day of my life. I've never worked out to like bulkier, huge or absurd. I just was like, I want to move so that the next day I feel like flowing, I feel open. I have mobility, I just have the energy. It's never been for a look. It's for the energy. And so that's what I really want to hone to you in this last part of this message is Transformation Week is all about transforming your life. So my friends, go be extraordinary. Thanks all for joining us in this session. In our next session, we talk about raising necessity as the critical difference maker between unsuccessful people and and successful people. So make sure you listen to that one with that. We'll see you next time. Thanks, y'. All. All right.

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