Energy Leadership How are you showing up?

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1 1 Energy Leadership How are you showing up? The 7 ways you create and impact yourself & your organization. Cheryl Stevens, Founder and CEO

2 Reflections of Self 2

3 3 Reflections of Self My Humble Beginning

4 4 Reflections of Self Federal Career

5 5 Reflections of Self My Journey

6 6 Reflections of Self Vulnerability Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it..only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light. Brene Brown

7 7 Reflections of Self New Beginning Lead, Grow and Prosper

8 8 Energy Leadership TM Created by Bruce D Schneider, Founder of IPEC and author of Energy Leadership. What is the single most important factor that distinguishes the great leaders from the rest? ENERGY

9 9 Energy Leadership The process that develops a personally effective style of leadership that positively influences and changes not only yourself, but also those with whom you work and interact, as well as your organization as a whole

10 10 The Way it Works Thoughts Feelings Actions

11 11 2 forces that create your world, every day Catabolic Energy: Draining, destructive Catabolism refers to the breakdown of molecules.

12 12 Catabolic Energy Think of a time or situation when you were catabolic. What happened? What thoughts did you have? What feelings did you have? What emotions did you have? How did this impact your energy? How did it impact the energy of those involved?

13 13 2 forces that create your world, every day Anabolic Energy: Constructive, building, healing. Anabolism refers to the build up of molecules.

14 14 Anabolic Energy Think of a time or situation when you were anabolic. What happened? What thoughts did you have? What feelings did you have? What emotions did you have? How did this impact your energy? How did it impact the energy of those involved?

15 15 The 7 Levels of Energy Level 1 The Victim Level 2 The Fighter Level 3 The Rationalizer Level 4 The Caregiver Level 5 The Opportunist Level 6 The Visionary Level 7 The Creator

16 16 Level 1 The Victim I lose.

17 17 Level 1 The Victim I lose. Core Thoughts: I have no choice, I don t matter, I am not happy with myself Core Feelings: Self-doubt, Hopeless, Powerless, Worry, Fear Core Action: Lack of action, Lack of decision making, avoid confrontation, focus on problems

18 18 Level 2 The Fighter I win and you lose.

19 19 Level 2 The Fighter I win and you lose. Core Thoughts: I m right; you re wrong, I know better than you Core Feelings: Greed, Hatred, Resentment, Blame, Discord Core Action: Force, Control, Resistance, Struggle, Righteousness, Disappointment, Judgement

20 20 Level 3 The Rationalizer I win and hopefully you will too.

21 21 Level 3 The Rationalizer I win and hopefully you will too. Core Thoughts: I forgive you, Everyone is different and that s ok, People just don t know better Core Feelings: Relief, Forgiveness, Peace of Mind Core Action: Cooperation, Rationalization, Toleration, Release, Keep the peace

22 22 Level 4 The Caregiver You win.

23 23 Level 4 The Caregiver You win. Core Thoughts: You win, I care about others, I need to fix it. Core Feelings: Compassion, Gratitude, Conditional Love, Caring, Trust Core Action: Supporting, Volunteering, Teaching, Playfulness, Generosity, Helping

24 24 Level 5 The Opportunist We all win, or no one wins.

25 25 Level 5 The Opportunist We all win, or no one wins. Core Thoughts: We both win or we don t play, There are no problems only opportunities, I understand you. Core Feelings: Confidence, Calmness, Peace, Positivity, Core Action: Focus is on the whole, Openness, Curiosity, Powerful, Proactive, Solution-Focused, Transparency.

26 Level 6 The Visionary Everyone always wins. 26

27 27 Level 6 The Visionary Everyone always wins. Core Thoughts: I am you. Synthesis. We are one. Core Feelings: Joy A solid sense of happiness Core Action: Wisdom Filled with intuition

28 Level 7 The Creator Winning and losing are illusions. 28

29 29 Level 7 The Creator Winning and losing are illusions. Core Thoughts: Non-judgement, fearless Core Feelings: Absolute passion, unconditional love, egoless Core Action: Creation Spontaneous manifestation of ideas, thoughts and brilliant thinking

30 30 Example Energy Leadership Index Assessment

31 31 What s Your Level? Discuss within your group: What do you think is your primary energy level What makes you think so? How do you think your primary level changes under stress? Discuss what value you apply to each of the levels whether good or bad?

32 32 Raising your Energetic Leadership AWARENESS Observe your default reactions and what thoughts you are having in the moment. Question yourself: What would this feel like at Level 5? How can I approach this with curiosity? What is the opportunity here? Raise your consciousness: the act of awareness is extraordinarily effective and when we are conscious we can choose.

33 33 Summary Elevate your consciousness to recognize your energy levels Judge not: there are no good or bad levels of energy Shift an energy level if it is not working for you, work to move it to another level Feel that Catabolic energy over a sustained period can drain you. Understand that Anabolic energy is constructive and builds you up

34 34 Questions? Take Aways?

35 35 Owner & Founder, Thrive Coaching LLC Cheryl L. Stevens, MPA, CPC, ELI-MP Honest self-reflection opens your mind to reprogramming, change, success and freedom Unknown

36 Thank you 36