The Energy Audit

Instructions: For one week, track your energy. Not your time—your energy. There's a difference.

The Scale:

+2 = Energized, alive, expanded
+1 = Pleasant, neutral-good
0 = Flat, meh, nothing
-1 = Draining, tired after
-2 = Soul-sucking, want to escape

Daily Energy Map:
Activity/Person/Place Energy Rating Pattern Notes
(Example: Team meeting) -2 Always performative, never real
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Categories to Track:

PEOPLE
Who lights you up? Who leaves you hollow? Include: partner, kids, friends, colleagues, family, neighbors, online communities.

ACTIVITIES
What makes time disappear in a good way? What makes you watch the clock? Include: work tasks, hobbies, exercise, cooking, socializing, screen time.

OBLIGATIONS
What feels meaningful vs. what feels like duty? Include: committees, volunteering, family events, social commitments, household tasks.

ENVIRONMENTS
Where do you breathe deeper? Where do you contract? Include: home spaces, work locations, social settings, nature, crowds, solitude.

After One Week: The Math
Add up your ratings in each category.
PEOPLE:

Total positive (+): _______
Total negative (-): _______
Net energy: _______

ACTIVITIES:

Total positive (+): _______
Total negative (-): _______
Net energy: _______

OBLIGATIONS:

Total positive (+): _______
Total negative (-): _______
Net energy: _______

ENVIRONMENTS:

Total positive (+): _______
Total negative (-): _______
Net energy: _______

The Pattern:
Your biggest energy drain (most negative total): _______________________________
Your biggest energy source (most positive total): _______________________________
The thing you do most that rates -2: _______________________________
The thing you do least that rates +2: _______________________________

The Truth:
You already know what's killing you. You just haven't given yourself permission to admit it.
That person who always leaves you exhausted? Not your job to fix them.
That obligation you dread every week? Not actually mandatory.
That thing you love but never make time for? That's not selfish—it's survival.

Now what?
Pick ONE energy vampire. The worst one. The -2 that keeps showing up.
Reduce it by 50% this month. Cancel it. Delegate it. Say no to it. Limit your exposure.
Then pick ONE energy source. The +2 you're starving for.
Double it. Schedule it. Protect it. Stop apologizing for it.
This isn't self-care. It's self-preservation.

Ready to reclaim your energy?
Take the Midlife Reset Tool to identify which scripts are draining you dry. Then get the 7-day challenge to torch the energy vampires and reclaim your power.
Stop bleeding out. Start filling up.