#23 - Feeling Drained? That’s NOT normal.
Wednesday Wisdom
Thought for the Week
Managing your time helps you plan your day, managing your energy helps you protect your future. Don't ignore your limits, or your body will force you to stop when you reach them (learned from experience).
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Hope you've had a great week!
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This Week's Insights🎙️
This weekend, I went away with my family for a short staycation in Muscat, and what an amazing road trip it was! If you've never been by road through the mountains and along the coast of Oman, it's a beautiful, calming journey to take.
During that time, a thought came to mind - our true currency of value is our energy. We have and can make all the time in the world, and money keeps coming & going, but all of that is dependent on our energy.
Over the past few months, I've been spending a lot more energy, with new projects running, business growing and learning as much as I can & provide more value to my clients - but it's only when I stopped, that I realised that I've confused motion with momentum.
I've been in continuous motion, but it has not created the momentum to sustain. Instead it has been leading to burnout, draining my energy. Even when I thought I was being productive, having spoken to others, I learnt this is something that most entrepreneurs end up struggling with.
We schedule back-to-back calls, forced creativity into fixed blocks, but truly speaking, time booked on the calendar means nothing if you’re drained while showing up.
So, we need to protect our peak energy zones like they’re revenue-generating assets (because they are!). Start to identify which tasks can be split into a "need-to-do" vs "nice-to-do". Break down the tasks that are income-generating vs not, and those that are energy-gaining vs draining. Use this to build up your Ideal Week, so that you subconsciously start to make an effort to protect your time, manage your energy and show up perhaps to fewer commitments, but those that help you gain, not drain your energy.
As I start to actively work on my website, I’ve started thinking: What kind of work leaves me energised, not just accomplished? What drains me even if it “makes sense” on paper? Am I working when I work best - or when my calendar tells me to?
I'm not suggesting to do less, I'm simply saying to the right work, at the right time, with the right energy.
Practical Tips ✅
Track Your Energy, Not Just Your Tasks: Use a 1–5 scale next to each calendar item for a week - you’ll spot patterns fast.
Build Energy-First Routines: Start your day with an energy input (walk, journaling, sunlight)
Automate Your Low-Energy Tasks: Offload the mental drag by automating repetitive tasks like scheduling, follow-ups, and reporting.
Top Resources This Week 🤓
Counterintuitive but powerful case for why downtime fuels real output.
🔨Rise
Helps you align your schedule with your circadian rhythm and energy dips.
Why elite performance isn’t about hours worked - it’s about energy recovered.
Did You Know? 🧠
According to Harvard Business Review, taking renewal breaks every 90–120 minutes improves performance, lowers mistakes, and increases emotional resilience.
Use your energy wisely. Automate.
Automation buys back the hours (and headspace) you’ve been wasting on repeat tasks.
That's all for this week.
See you next Wednesday!
Raman
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