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Summary of the full engagement training system

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Objective

Perform in the storm.

• Build the necessary capacity to sustain high performance in the face of increasing demand.

Central conclusion

Energy is the fundamental currency of high performance.

• Capacity is a function of one's ability to expand and recover energy.
• Every thought, feeling and action has an energy consequence.
• Energy is the most important individual and organizational resource.

Full engagement

Optimal energy in the context of high performance.

• Physically energized
• Emotionally connected
• Mentally focused
• Spiritually aligned

Full engagement principles

• Managing energy, not time, is the key to high performance.
• Full engagement requires drawing on four separate but related dimensions of energy: physical, emotional, mental and spiritual.
• Because energy capacity diminishes with both overuse and underuse, we must learn to balance energy expenditure with intermittent energy renewal.
• To build capacity, me must push beyond our normal limits, training in the same systematic way that elite athletes do.
• Positive energy rituals -highly specific routines for managing energy- are the key to full engagement and sustained high performance.

Full engagement requires drawing on four separate but related sources of energy

• Physical capacity is reflected in one's ability to expend and recover energy at the physical level.
• Emotional capacity is reflected in one's ability to expend and recover energy at the emotional level.
• Mental capacity is reflected in one's ability to expend and recover energy at the mental level.
• Spiritual capacity is reflected in one's ability to expend and recover energy at the spiritual level.
• The most fundamental source of energy is physical. The most significant source of energy is spiritual.

Four sources of energy

• Physical capacity is defined by quantity of energy.
• Emotional capacity is defined by quality of energy.
• Mental capacity is defined by focus of energy.
• Spiritual capacity is defined by force of energy.

Measuring energy

• The quantity of available energy is measured in terms of volume (low to high).
• The quality of available energy is measured in terms of unpleasant (negative) to pleasant (positive).
• The focus of available energy is measured in terms of broad to narrow and external to internal.
• The force of available energy is measured in terms of self to others, external to internal and negative to positive.

Optimal performance requires

• Greatest quantity of energy.
• Highest quality of energy.
• Clearest focus of energy.
• Maximum force of energy.

Barriers to full engagement

Negative habits that block, distort, waste, diminish, deplete and contaminate stored energy.

The full engagement training system

Removes barriers by establishing strategic positive energy rituals that insure sufficient capacity in all dimensions.

Positive energy rituals support effective energy management

• Skillful energy management requires summoning the appropriate quantity, quality, focus and force of energy.

Lifelong energy objective

To burn as brightly as possible, for as long as possible in the service of what really matters.

• Strongest possible physical pulse.
• Strongest possible emotional pulse.
• Strongest possible mental pulse.
• Strongest possible spiritual pulse.

Chronological age is fixed. Biological age can be modified with training

• Biological age (reflected in performance capacity) is determined by one's ability to effectively expand and recover energy.

Full engagement requires periodic strategic recovery

• The energy that serves full engagement is renewed and stored during periods of strategic recovery (disengagement).

The rhythmic movement between energy expenditure and energy recovery is called oscillation

• Oscillation refers to the optimal cycle of work/rest intervals.
• Chronic stress without recovery and chronic recovery without stress both serve to reduce capacity.
• In sport, these conditions are referred to as overtraining and undertraining.

The opposite of oscillation is linearity

• Linearity is excessive stress with insufficient recovery or excessive recovery with insufficient stress.
• High-pressure situations generate powerful forces of linearity.

Sustained high performance is best served by assuming the mentality of a sprinter, not a marathoner

• Over the span of a thirty- to forty-year career, performance is optimized by schedule work into 90- to 120- minute periods of intensive effort followed by shorter periods of recovery and renewal.

Energy in the human system is multidimensional

• A dynamic relationship exists between physical, emotional, mental and spiritual energy.
• Changes in any one dimension of energy affect all dimensions.

Energy capacity follows development lines

• First level of development is physical.
• Second level of development is emotional/social.
• Third level of development is cognitive/mental.
• Fourth level of development is moral/spiritual.

The full engagement training system begins spiritually with a connection to purpose

(Diagram of the four dimensions of energy as a pyramid with base physical and top spiritual. An arrow titled change goes from the top (spiritual) to the bottom (physical).)

High positive energy is the fuel for high performance

• High positive energy flows from the perception of opportunity, adventure and challenge (approach). Negative energy is precipitated by the perception of threat, danger and fears about survival (avoidance).

Muscles analogies

Primary capacities/skills (big muscles)

• Physical
  • Heart and lungs
  • Abdominals
  • Shoulders and back
  • Legs
  • Arms
• Emotional
  • Self-confidence
  • Self-regulation
  • Interpersonal effectiveness
  • Empathy/caring
• Mental
  • Focus
  • Realistic optimism
  • Time management
  • Creativity
• Spiritual
  • Character
  • Passion/commitment
  • Integrity
  • Service to others

Supportive habits/skills (small muscles)

• Physical
  • Sleep
  • Exercise
  • Diet
  • Hydration
• Emotional
  • Patience
  • Openness
  • Trust
  • Enjoyment
• Mental
  • Visualization
  • Positive self-talk
  • Positive attitude
  • Mental preparation
• Spiritual
  • Honesty
  • Integrity
  • Courage
  • Persistance

Organizational energy dynamics

• A corporation or organization is simply a reservoir of potential energy that can be recruited in the service of an intended mission.
• Every individual in the corporate body is a reservoir of potential energy.
• Just as every cell in the human body is important to the overall health and vitality of the body, so every individual is important to the overall health and vitality of the corporate body.
• The corporate body is a living, breathing entity comprising individual cells of dynamic energy.
• The total capacity of the corporate body to do work is the sum of all of the capacities of the individual cells within the organization.
• The same principles of energy management that apply to individuals also apply to organizations.
• The most important organizational resource is energy.
• In order for an organization to optimize its potential, four separate but related forms of energy must be recruited in the service of the corporate mission: physical, emotional, mental and spiritual.
• Organizational energy capacity increases as individuals increase their collective capacity.
• A shared sense of corporate purpose, grounded in universal values, is the highest octane source of fuel for organizational action.
• The foundation of energy mobilization in the corporate body is physical. The quality of fitness, diet, sleep, rest and hydration among individuals plays a foundational role in determining overall organizational capacity.
• The corporate body has a strong or a weak physical pulse which reflects its capacity for rhythmically expending and recovering energy.
• The corporate body has a strong or a weak emotional pulse which reflects its capacity for caring, compassion, confidence, enjoyment and challenge.
• The corporate body has a strong or a weak mental pulse which reflects its capacity for good decision making, logical thinking, clear thinking and creativity.
• The corporate body has a strong or a weak spiritual pulse which reflects its capacity for honesty, integrity, commitment and conviction.
• Leaders are the stewards of organizational energy. They recruit direct, channel, renew, focus and invest energy from all the individual cells in the service of the corporate mission.
• Great leaders are expert in mobilizing and focusing all of the energy resources in the corporate body in the service of the corporate mission.
• Great leaders recognize that high positive energy is the fuel for high performance. Every aspect of their leadership clearly reflects this understanding.
• The energy of each individual cell in the corporate body must be actively recruited This requires aligning individual and organizational purposes.
• Alignment drives performance. Lack of alignment significantly restricts the quantity, quality, focus and force of available energy.

Most important physical energy management strategies

• Go to bed early and wake up early
• Go to sleep and wake up consistently at the same times
• Eat five to six meals daily
• Eat a balanced and healthy diet
• Eat breakfast every day
• Minimize simple sugars
• Drink plenty of water
• Take breaks every 90 to 120 minutes during work
• Get some physical activity daily
• Do at least two cardiovascular interval workouts and two strength training workouts a week