A personal energy inventory is a self-assessment tool used to track and manage your physical, mental, and emotional energy levels. It helps you identify what activities, habits, or situations boost (“charge”) your energy and which ones drain it, promoting better health and preventing burnout.
Common Steps in a Personal Energy Inventory:
• Track Daily Energy: Journal or note your energy highs and lows each day.
• Identify Patterns: Look for themes in what energizes or drains you over a week.
• Score Energy Levels: Rate your energy (e.g., 1–5) in different areas such as physical health, nutrition, exercise, sleep, and emotional well-being.
• Create an Action Plan: Use your findings to adjust habits, routines, or priorities for better health and energy management.
There are some activities that universally charge you up or deplete you. For example, most people are energized by quality time with family and friends or by reading a good book. On the other hand, universal energy drainers include overworking, overeating, drop much alcohol or taking drugs, states Dr. Eric Plasker, founder of The 100 Year Lifestyle.
He recommends making a list of foods, hobbies, habits and people in daily life. Then make a note of the things that either drain or increase energy throughout the day.
The list is a way to raise awareness about where energy is going and how to get it flowing positively by turning drainers into gainers.
Source: https://the100yearlifestyle.com/your-personal-energy-inventory/