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Energy
The best Paper Napkin Wisdom conversations on energy, chosen and in order.
Many founders burn out doing work they love. Heidi Hanna did, while teaching energy management to athletes and executives. On a plane, during the oxygen mask announcement, she wrote that you are your most valuable resource. Her later visits added a pitch count. Business rarely sets one, so you have to learn your own.
Michael Walsh calls time management a hoax and swaps it for four energy buckets. Physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. Dandapani says energy follows awareness, not the clock. Steven Langer says we are designed for rest. Rest is something you build in before you need it. Dana Earhart puts it another way. Joy is your fuel, not your reward.
Seema Dhanoa collapsed at work after years of cutting sleep. She found balance had little to do with hours. Jisook Choi learned that pushing harder was spending her energy on the wrong yeses.
“You are your most valuable resource.”
Heidi Hanna, Episode 77
Start here: the top 10
1
Founder Burnout and Energy Management: Heidi Hanna on Strategic Recovery
Episode 77 · Heidi Hanna
Founder burnout and energy management: strategic recovery (Heidi Hanna).
2
What's Your Pitch Count? Heidi Hanna on Avoiding Founder Burnout
Episode 114 · Heidi Hanna
A leader's pitch count: recover before the big moments.
3
How Leaders Manage Stress and Burnout: Heidi Hanna on Learning to Surf
Episode 237 · Heidi Hanna
Managing stress and burnout: learning to surf.
4
Time Management Is a Myth: Michael Walsh on Managing Your Energy Instead
Episode 32 · Michael Walsh
Manage your energy, not your time: four energy buckets.
5
Where Awareness Goes, Energy Flows: Dandapani on Founder Focus
Episode 11 · Dandapani
Where awareness goes, energy flows: deciding where your energy goes (Dandapani).
6
Friction vs. Flow: Why Leaders Burn Out Working Against Their Energy
Episode 289 · Edge of the Napkin
Friction vs flow: burning out by working against your natural cadence.
7
Rest Is Not a Reward: Steven Langer on Building Rest Before Burnout
Episode 279 · Steven Langer
Rest is not a reward: building rest in before burnout.
8
Joy Is Fuel, Not the Reward: Dana Earhart on CEO Energy
Episode 367 · Dana Earhart
Joy as fuel: avoiding burnout as a CEO who loves the work.
9
Why Time Management Won't Fix Burnout: Seema Dhanoa on Real Balance
Episode 255 · Seema Dhanoa
Why time management won't fix burnout: Seema Dhanoa's collapse.
10
When Pushing Harder Stops Working: Jisook Choi on Wrong Yeses
Episode 391 · Jisook Choi
When pushing harder stops working: the wrong yeses that drain experienced leaders.
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