What if the best way to grow your business and career was to protect your energy first?

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We talk a lot about time management. Calendars. Schedules. Productivity hacks. But here’s the truth: you don’t run out of time — you run out of energy.

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The real competitive edge today isn’t who works the longest. 

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It’s who can show up fully charged, consistently, and with clarity.

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Energy > Time

You can’t add more hours to your day, but you can amplify the energy you bring to each one.

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Start treating your energy like your most valuable currency.

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Audit where it’s spent — and invest it where it grows.

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Ask yourself:

• What drains my energy daily?
• What renews it?
• What small shifts would make the biggest difference?
  
  

You’ll start noticing patterns: conversations, projects, or routines that give you lift — and others that create drag.

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Protect the Source

High performers don’t just push harder — they protect better. That means boundaries, breaks, and systems that support recovery, not just output. 

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Your morning routine, exercise, food, and even who you follow online all influence your mental fuel.

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When your energy is high, clarity returns.

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Ideas flow.

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Momentum builds.

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You stop grinding and start gliding.

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The Momentum Shift

The next level of growth doesn’t come from doing more — it comes from being better resourced.

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The clearer and calmer you are, the faster you move.

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Because energy creates motion, and motion builds momentum.

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So before you add another task to your list, pause and ask:

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“Is this fuelling me, or draining me?”

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That one question can change the way you work — and the way you live.

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Chris M Wilson