Master the transition time
“Do you ever carry over any negative energy from one activity to the next?
Do you keep the sense of presence and appreciation for life and others throughout the day?”
(High performance habits, Brendon)
These things are challenging for most of us, as we go throughout a day with a full schedule. But as in the book “High performance habits”, the practice of mastering the transition time can do a great help – we can release the tension after each activity and set intention for the next one to maintain our vibrancy, positive energy and focus.
It is common that we tend to ring the energy from one activity to another activity. After arguing with a friend, we bring the energy to the next meeting and feel uncomfortable. After having a trouble at home, we go to work in a down mood, not feeling engaged with our work or our co-workers. After going home from a long working day, we are tired and we don’t feel present with our kids or wife/husband. When we master the transition time, release the tension of the previous activity and set the intention for the next activity, we can re-energize and engage in the next activity.
HOW?
There are different ways of releasing the tension and setting intention after each activity. I remember a friend, Peter, our Vice President of Membership in our speaking club told us his interesting way of maintaining his compassion when going home after a long working day: he took a nap at his car before going home. Feeling rested, he released the tension from the long working day and spent quality time in the moment with his family. Another friend, Ms Huong, an entrepreneur with 5 businesses but always spending quality time with family, told me her way to master the transition time: “I go to the gym before going home to release the tension of the whole day before going home. I make sure my family has the best version of me as my work does”.
What is your favourite way of releasing the tension after each activity to make sure you don’t let the previous activity to influence the next one?
Here are some ways to release the tension after one activity before starting to the next one:
- Use block time to divide your day into different chunks of time:
o You intensively focus on one project at one block time (around 50 minutes)
o You take a break 5-10 minutes: release tension, set intention
§ Going for a walk around your block
§ Mediate
§ Going to ask your co-worker about their day
§ Paint
§ Journal
§ Listen to your favourite book
§ Listen to music
§ Re-connect with your dreams/exiciting goals
o Set intention for the next activity
§ What outcomes you want to achieve
§ What feeling you want to experience
§ What values you will bring
Hope you have a wonderful day, mastering your transition time to maintain your super loving energy!
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