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🔋 Energy > Time
“Energy, not time, is the fundamental currency of high performance.”
— Jim Loehr, The Power of Full Engagement
I read The Power of Full Engagement years ago, but I’m only now discovering what it feels like to actually reap the benefits of energy alignment.
Here’s what I learned and how you can do the same.
📐 Attractor Pyramid
For a long time, I didn’t know where to put my energy.
I noticed something I call Default Drift — unintentional choices slowly leading to a life of mediocrity. (No thanks!)
Now, I have a simple framework that makes the path forward obvious — and shows me where to focus my energy for real momentum.
I mapped it out to help me spot the patterns:
Attractor Pyramid
Starting at the bottom of the pyramid (smallest surface area for opportunity):
Drifter → Is not learning. Floats without direction or intention.
Absorber → Learns passively. Takes in ideas privately.
Seeker → Connects intentionally. Goes to events, reaches out, explores curiosity.
Sharer → Shares insights. Connects people, creates value without expecting anything in return.
Attractor → Opportunities start seeking you out. Inbound invites, connections, collaborations appear naturally.
I personally spent a lot of time as a Seeker: attending events, meeting people, exploring ideas.
Over the last few years, I’ve shifted into Sharer: posting online, co-hosting groups, connecting people behind the scenes.
Now, I’m starting to notice some attractor patterns: hosting private events, and inbound consulting opportunities, and more.
It’s not a perfect, step-by-step path.
In new areas, I’m often still a Seeker or Absorber.
But seeing this progression reminded me of something important:
The more I follow my curiosity and excitement, the more energy I have — and the more interesting opportunities present themselves.
How does this show up in your life?
🗣️ 3 Types of Conversations
Not sure where to start?
Consider your conversations. (Which is where everything starts, if you think about it.)
In the book Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection, Charles Duhigg explains the 3 types of conversations:
Practical → What is this really about? (Decision making)
Emotional → How do we feel? (Mutual vulnerability/feelings)
Social → Who are we? (personal background)
I’ve noticed my energy lights up around emotional and social conversations.
But step one is simply knowing which type of conversation you’re in.
Otherwise, it’s a perfect recipe for misalignment and energy drainage.
Salud,
Mitchell
Ps. What’s one thing that lights up your energy right now? (hit reply)
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