"Energy is the potential for change."
I heard this on Huberman Lab podcast a few days ago.
After coaching hundreds of clients over the past 18 years, I can confirm it from the field:
the more energy people have, the faster they change.
Isn't after that great night of sleep that you want to change the world and do all the things?
Yesterday on the mountain, someone asked me:
“So are you saying that when we don’t generate enough energy, because we sleep poorly, eat badly, don’t move, that’s when motivation drops? And that to get motivation, we actually need energy first?”
Exactly that.
Motivation, your up-and-go, your willingness to engage with life, is a signal that things are working in your body.
Think back to the last time you were sick.
Your body was pouring energy into fighting an infection.
How motivated were you to do… anything?
Even my most hard-working, disciplined clients admit that when they’re sick, everything requires force. Push. Friction.
I have a simple formula for motivation that I use to help clients get things done, get things started:
Energy to act + Reason to act = Motivation
Yes, a strong enough reason can get you out of bed.
But full batteries will do it faster.
For longer. Consistently.
And for many more things.
That’s why when clients struggle with consistency, procrastination, or starting new habits, we don’t begin with mindset hacks or productivity tools.
We start by fixing the habits that drain energy, like a leaky bucket:
sleep, food, movement - you know, the essentials to maintain "the machine".
Because if your up-and-go isn’t charged, no reason, no matter how noble, will last long enough to get you somewhere meaningful.
And as Professor Huberman and his guest pointed out, if you want to change, adapt, grow - energy isn’t optional. It’s foundational.
Over to you dear reader,
How’s your energy balance right now?
And what needs fixing to keep your battery topped up every day?
