Areté +1° #129: Saws vs. Chainsaws - It All Always Starts With Energy (#1,560)

Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another arete one degree, a micro chapter. One of 451 such micro chapters in our new book, Aura Activate youe Heroic Potential. This One is from Objective 3, Optimizing youg Big 3 Energy, Work and Love. It's the third micro chapter in fact from Objective 3, Saws vs. Chainsaws. It all always starts with energy. Let's go back to Stephen Covey's 7 Habits for a moment. This time we'll look at the very last habit of highly effective people. After teaching us the importance of being proactive. Beginning with the end in mind, doing first things first, thinking win win. Seeking first to understand and then leveraging the power of synergy. Habits number one through six, Covey tells us that we need to make sure we take time to renew ourselves as we sharpen the saw. Now, to bring the point home, he tells us to imagine walking in a forest. We see someone sawing down a tree. It's obvious to us that the blade is dull, which is making that person work way harder and longer than they would need to if they had a sharp blade. So we suggest that they sharpen their saw a bit. In response, the person tells us, I'm too busy to take the time to sharpen my saw. Moral of the story? Don't be that saw person who thinks you're too busy to get your energy dialed in or you run the risk of not having the vitality you need to give your best to your work and love. Personal question Are you being that guy or gal? Of course I love that story and I say why just take the time to sharpen the saw? If getting our energy is so essential to our flourishing, and it is, then I say we step back and take the time to build a chainsaw. Remember, science says that zest, AKA energy is the number one predictor of our well being and flourishing. Which echo is why a good heroic life begins with getting our energy to heroic levels so we can show up most powerfully in our work and love. Therefore, I repeat, let's make sure we're prioritizing our energy. Don't just sharpen your saw, build a chainsaw. I hope you enjoyed that. Arete One Degree from my new book Arete Activate your heroic potential. The book will be shipped on November 14th right before black Friday in time to make it the perfect holiday gift perhaps. I wanted to let you know that we have some special giveaways if you think you might like to pre order the book. And even more goodies if you think you might want to give the book away this holiday season? Here's the deal. Pre order one copy and get a free advanced reader copy of the ebook today. Pre order free 3 copies and get a free advanced copy of the ebook and the audiobook and a limited edition Arete Coin that we'll send to you. Pre order 10 copies of the book. Bless you and get all of that plus an autographed advanced hardcover reader copy sent to you immediately inside the fancy Arete VIP box, which is packed with other goodies including this Arete T shirt, a Heroic t shirt and 10 free annual heroic memberships for your gift recipients. You'd be able to give them a book and a year's worth of Heroic for free. If you pre order 25 copies, you'll get all that plus a free ticket to our launch event party in Austin November 10th through 12th and you'll get a personal voice memo thank you and a high five from me if you're feeling inspired to order over 50 copies of the book. We've been blessed to have a lot of CEOs and corporations do that. We'll give you a huge discount. Just let us know all of this you can learn more about at Heroic U.S. book Heroic U.S. book of course you can order the book on Amazon, Barnes and Noble Independent bookstores will be everywhere you can buy a book, Hudson's Airport stores, et cetera. And let us know of course when you've done that and purchased a copy or three or ten or more if you feel inspired to do so at Heroic Us Book. I appreciate you and I hope you love the book. I'm super excited about it, super proud of it, and I hope it helps you and your families transform your lives.