I overheard someone using this phrase this morning and I love it.
One of the most difficult issues to coach around is feeling exhausted or burnt out because when we feel exhausted we do not want to do anything except lie around hoping life will soon improve.
Havigng a medical check up might thus be the first step towards a better life as might sorting out your diet and sleep patterns. Assuming that's all about right seeking out your energy vampires and getting rid of them might be your next step.
What sort of situations make you feel tired ? Are their particular places or tasks or people which seem to drain your energy ?
I find negativity of anykind acts like a vampire, people who see the worst in everything in particular drain my energy and I need to balance time with people like that with people who see joyful possibilities everywhere. Many of those people are children I have to say who experience joy in puddles and picnics, smiles in waking up and walking home. Animals seem to draw joy to them and everyone we meet smiles when my dog bounces over to say hello. Its adults who seem to allow their own energy vampires to take over.
So perhaps before we can really get going on some active life planning we need to check out our own energy vampires and remove them from our everyday lives.
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I've had a number of emails about energy vampires and my throwaway comments about sleeping. It seems getting a good night's sleep is a big issue for many people.
I'll think about how I coach people who need a good night's sleep and open a new post about this very interesting topic.
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