This is a question I was asked a number of times this week as I spent 5 days crewing for a high-energy women’s training event with the fabulous One of Many. This is the organisation that I trained as a coach with. An organisation who empower grassroots female change-makers every day. Their events are jam-packed with content and the days are incredibly inspiring but as crew we’re talking 12 hour days, supporting and bringing the energy in the room up. There’s lights, music, emotions – all things that can test the HSPs in the room. To be able to do this for 5 days and come away feeling energised and inspired rather than exhausted is testament to all of the work I’ve done on managing my energy over the years. And it’s possible for you too, whether its attending a conference, working 12 hours in ED or juggling children’s birthday parties and family gatherings. It’s something we focus on individually in my coaching programmes but here are a few of my top tips: 1. Make things as easy as you can for yourself – you do not want to be using executive function for deciding what to wear, what to eat or traveling a lot either side. So if possible, make things as easy as you can. Make your food choices easy. Prepare in advance and do as much as you can to make sure that you meet your needs – get enough sleep, disconnect from social media if it helps and generally manage your state as well as you can outside of the room 2. Adjustments in the room – if you’re someone who’s very sensitive to noise, for example, you could try using ear plugs or taking breaks in quiet areas between sessions. Get outside if you can. If you’re sensitive to other people’s emotions, find ways to protect your energy and to clear those emotions after events so it doesn’t build up over time. These can be visualisiations or specific activities. 3. Find the glimmers. As this was a women’s empowerment event, I was in a room full of inspiring women who are doing amazing things in the world. By focusing on how inspiring it is to be in their company, means that I can keep my own energy up through focusing on the amazing things about the event. And we had dance breaks as well to tap into joy and fun! 4. And finally, make sure you’ve got some time after the event to rest and actively replenish so that you can recover and get back to sustainably making your difference in the world. If you’re highly sensitive or neurodivergent and experience things differently to others, there’s nothing wrong with you, it just means you need to be more conscious about the impact on your energy and find ways to work around it. I’d love to know what resonated for you in this piece? Is there anything you would add? |
0 Comments