How to Balance Your Energy to Achieve Your Goals with Angie Besignano [Coaches Corner]
Oct 24, 2023
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Angie Besignano, a coach, joins the podcast to discuss energy management. They cover the 4 types of energy, how to regulate and protect your energy, developing better energy habits, and the connection between energy and success.
Understanding and balancing the four fundamentals of energy (physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual) is crucial for achieving balance and preventing burnout.
Paying attention to self-talk and nurturing empowering beliefs can cultivate a positive and energized mental state.
Deep dives
Understanding the Four Fundamentals of Energy
The podcast episode discusses the importance of understanding and balancing the four fundamentals of energy: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. Physical energy refers to how we feel physically each day and includes factors like sleep, rest, and hydration. Mental energy encompasses our thoughts, beliefs, and self-talk, which greatly impact our overall energy. Emotional energy pertains to our emotions and how we regulate and manage them, recognizing that emotions play a significant role in our energy levels. Lastly, spiritual energy is not necessarily about religion, but rather involves engaging in activities and beliefs that bring us peace, tranquility, and a sense of purpose. Understanding and tending to these four areas of energy is crucial for achieving balance, preventing burnout, and having the stamina to navigate the ups and downs of building a successful speaking business.
Taking Care of Physical Energy
In this part of the podcast, the focus is on the physical aspect of energy. It highlights the importance of getting enough sleep and differentiating between rest and sleep. It reminds listeners to pay attention to how they feel physically each day, addressing any aches, pains, or signs of dehydration. Taking care of physical energy includes maintaining good sleep habits, getting enough rest, and ensuring overall physical well-being.
The Role of Mental Energy
The podcast emphasizes the significance of mental energy, which encompasses our thoughts, beliefs, and self-talk. It points out that our self-talk and the initial thoughts we have upon waking can shape our entire day. It suggests becoming conscious of our thoughts and beliefs and questioning their truthfulness to regulate our mental energy better. Through positive self-talk and nurturing empowering beliefs, we can cultivate a more positive and energized mental state.
Understanding Emotional and Spiritual Energy
This part of the podcast explores emotional and spiritual energy. It explains that emotional energy involves recognizing and regulating our emotions, emphasizing the importance of emotional regulation for maintaining balance. The discussion shifts to spiritual energy, clarifying that it extends beyond religious beliefs and can be found in different experiences, such as nature or a sense of peace and tranquility. It highlights the role of spiritual energy in guiding our moral compass and shaping our integrity. The podcast encourages listeners to recognize the interplay between emotions, spirituality, and overall energy levels.
"And it's interesting because our self talk starts at the very beginning of our day. So the minute you become conscious before, sometimes you even open your eyes, what's your first thought? Right? Is it something positive? Or is it like, oh, my back is killing me. Well, guess what? That is the underlying tone and theme for the rest of your day."
Maryalice is back on the podcast with another one of our awesome coaches. This week, we’re welcoming Angie Besignano for her first time on the podcast. Maryalice and Angie run through her background and then dig into one of Angie’s areas of expertise, energy management.
"We need to treat our energy and our energetic goals as intentionally as we do our business goals."
If you’re unsure what energy management is or how to regulate and audit the amount of energy you need to create success. In this episode, Maryalice and Angie talk about:
The 4 types of energy
How the energy types are connected and they work together to impact your life
Regulating and auditing your energy
What goes into protecting your energy and your priorities
How to develop better habits regarding your energy
Why protecting your energy leads to more success
Maintain a steady energy level when good and bad things happen
"Do it, do it for 14 days and then tell me how do you feel then and now? And hands down, it's like, I can't believe this being big miracle happened. Like, I can't believe I feel so much better."
Episode Chapters:
[00:03:48] Why is energy is fundamental to a balanced life.
[00:09:41] How the 4 energies are connected.
[00:12:52] How to approach balancing your energy.
[00:14:14] What to look for and prioritize when you get busy.
[00:19:40] How to begin regulating your energy.
[00:23:51] What it looks like to create compounding habits for energy success.
[00:26:09] Developing awareness to the interconnectedness of the 4 energies.
[00:29:31] Use the tools you have to leverage your power.
[00:34:42] Delegate energy-draining tasks to protect growth.
[00:38:22] Learn how to prioritze selfcare.
[00:40:03] Your energy compounds, positively or negatively, you get to decide.
