Are you like one of the big cats?

Author - Virginia Blakey

The most valuable asset your business has is you. Yet how many of us have a plan for dealing with stress, unwinding from a hard day or recharging our batteries?

The most successful predators of all-the big cats-know that great hunters have to know how to be still, and how to take it easy when they're not hunting. They are not lazy-they just have the perfect energy saving plan, on which their survival depends. They move from one energetic gear to another seamlessly (they have many), whereas us humans tend to get stuck in one-third- from which we rarely change down!

How do we discharge any tension that has built up? The shamans believe we must do so on more than a physical level. They believe that in addition to being relaxed physically, we need to still our minds and calm our spirits before we can fully recharge our batteries, before we are really giving ourselves a chance to restore our vitality. Silence is balm to the busy, tired mind and peaceful places like woods and churches are great ways of soothing the spirit. Physical exercise, like a 5 mile walk or cycle ride is a great way of relaxing the body. Combining these regularly gives us a complete energy makeover, and makes sure we are firing on all six of our cylinders. Like the big cats.