But yeah, this cold has been very hard to adjust to. Cadre is now doing weekly themes. The theme this week is choosing where your energy goes. Having time does not equal having energy.
Happy Thursday. I am coming to you live from the freezing cold. It is so cold here, but at least we have some sun. So I'm trying to get outside. But yeah, this cold has been very hard to adjust to.
Cadre is now doing weekly themes. The theme this week is choosing where your energy goes. Having time does not equal having energy. When we try and stuff too much into the time we have, that's when we can burn ourselves out.
Happy Thursday. Cadre crew. Hello. Hello. I am coming to you live from the freezing cold. Freezing cold Seattle. It is so cold here, but at least we have some sun. So I'm trying to get outside. But yeah, I got back from Mexico last week and this cold has been very hard to adjust to. I'm definitely a sunshine baby, so. But today. So I think I have mentioned this before, but Cadre is now doing weekly themes, which I think is so cool. And the theme this week is choosing where your energy goes, which I think is a really great topic.
And I'll kind of explain a little bit more about what that means and how to direct your energy in ways so that you don't burn out. So when we think about, like, choosing where our energy goes, it's different than choosing where your time goes. And oftentimes I think we confuse poor time management with poor energy management. So if you're someone who, like, feels constantly drained or burned out, it might not be a matter of having poor time management. It could be a matter of having poor energy management.
And what that means is oftentimes we put our energy in places that then causes us to have less energy for things that accidentally draining all of my energy. Oh, no. Someone says it's freezing. Shoot, I have bars. Oh, no. I don't know why. Hopefully it starts working. Dang. I have. I have excellent speed right now. I checked my. My speed. Dang. I hope it works. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. So, yeah, there's like, there are several ways that we can evaluate. Like, is my energy going somewhere but it is worthwhile versus, like, is my energy going somewhere that is.
That's taking things away from me. And the other thing that I think, you know, is good to think about is, like, we don't have a finite amount of energy right, as human beings. Like, we don't have, like, I might feel like we have time for something, but that doesn't mean that we have the energy for it. And so I think also, like, starting to really, like, get real with ourselves and honest with ourselves and saying, like, am I doing something because I have time? And if so, like, do I also have the energy?
Because the two are not always connected. Like, just because I have an hour to do something doesn't mean I have the energy to do it. And I am, you know, this is something that I'm still, like, getting better at is like, let's say I get home after a day of working and it's like four o', clock, and I have other things I need to do, like, fold laundry or cook or go to the grocery store or whatever. I sometimes feel like I have to do it right away, but I don't have a lot of energy because I've just been working for five hours or whatever.
So I have to tell myself, like, actually for this hour, like, I actually need to spend that time resting. And if I can give myself that time to rest, then I free up energy to then do the other things I need to do later when I have time in a different, like, a different part of the day. So having time does not equal having energy. And I think it's really important to remember that we, like, oftentimes feel like we're running out of time, but when we, when we try and stuff too much into the time we have, that's when we can, like, really, really burn ourselves out and drain ourselves.
Yeah. So I think, like, really understanding the difference between having time and having energy is super, super important when it comes to making sure that we stay rested, that we have our full cups so that we can actually do the things that we really want to do and also do the things that we have to do. Right. Because there are things that we have to do that we're like, our responsibilities that we still do need energy for, even if it's not something we absolutely desire to do. But oftentimes those things that we have to do are building blocks for the things that we want, whether it's work so that we can have money so that we can do the things that we want to do, or like, say yes to, like, you know, a social event because we want to have better relationships.
So a lot of times our energy goes to places that don't feel like, oh, this is something that I really wanted to do, but it's still in service of a value that we have. That was my rant. I'm going to post a longer video about this on my page with some more, like, specific questions you can ask yourself. So if this resonates, make sure you check that out. And as always, I'm so glad you're here and so proud of you. And I feel like January is a great time to, like, to breathe, evaluate values. So if you're not really sure, like, is my energy going somewhere that, like, matters to me or not, doing a values of values check can be really, really helpful.
And I have a video on my page about identifying your core values. So if you don't know what that is or how to do it, I have a video that explains that on my, on my page. I hope that this worked. Someone was saying that it froze a little bit. I'm hoping that it posts to my page and that it's not too sticky. All right, my loves. I will see you next week. Same time? Probably not. Same place. Okay. Bye, Sam.
