The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal

Jim Loehr, Tony Schwartz · First published January 3rd 2005 (first published 2003)

“Combines the gritty toughmindedness of the best coaches with the gentle-but-insistent inspiration of the most effective spiritual advisers” (Fast Company).

This groundbreaking New York Times bestseller has helped hundreds of thousands of people at work and at home balance stress and recovery and sustain high performance despite crushing workloads and 24/7 demands on their time.

We live in digital time. Our pace is rushed, rapid-fire, and relentless. Facing crushing workloads, we try to cram as much as possible into every day. We’re wired up, but we’re melting down. Time management is no longer a viable solution. As bestselling authors Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz demonstrate in this groundbreaking book, managing energy, not time, is the key to enduring high performance as well as to health, happiness, and life balance. The Power of Full Engagement is a highly practical, scientifically based approach to managing your energy more skillfully both on and off the job by laying out the key training principles and provides a powerful, step-by-step program that will help you to:

* Mobilize four key sources of energy
* Balance energy expenditure with intermittent energy renewal
* Expand capacity in the same systematic way that elite athletes do
* Create highly specific, positive energy management rituals to make lasting changes

Above all, this book provides a life-changing road map to becoming more fully engaged on and off the job, meaning physically energized, emotionally connected, mentally focused, and spiritually aligned.

“The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal” by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz is a guide to improving your physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual energy to achieve maximum performance and well-being. The authors argue that managing energy, not time, is the key to success and that everyone has the potential to increase their energy levels through intentional practices and habits. The book provides practical strategies for improving your energy levels and achieving full engagement in all areas of your life.

1. Focus on managing your energy, not just your time, to achieve maximum performance and well-being.
2. Develop intentional practices and habits to increase your physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual energy.
3. Establish boundaries and set priorities to prevent burnout and maintain energy levels.
4. Practice self-care and prioritize sleep, nutrition, and exercise to improve physical energy.
5. Develop emotional resilience by learning to manage stress and cultivate positive emotions.
6. Nourish mental energy through creative pursuits and learning new skills.
7. Cultivate spiritual energy through mindfulness and connecting with a higher purpose.
8. Balance work and rest to ensure full engagement in all areas of life.
9. Use rituals and routines to anchor your energy levels and maintain focus and motivation.
10. Continuously evaluate and adjust your energy practices to ensure ongoing growth and improvement.