What would happen to your business if you slayed the number one energy vampire holding you back? Energy vampires are the people, groups or things who suck the life out of you without offering much in return. They can be family members, clients, neighbors, friends or co-workers...they are the people or things that make you feel totally drained over and over again. 

 

Your time and energy could be better served minimizing your interactions with these energy vampires. Today we will explore how to slay your energy vampires so that you can reach your highest potential in business and in life. 

 

A common energy vampire in business is the “needy client”.  You know, the client who always wants to speak with you after business hours, wants you to do all the things for them, or has  payment preferences that make it more difficult for you to get paid.  Are you serving yourself in business by accepting everyone who walks in the door? Or does the quality of your client relationship matter? Ask yourself who is the number one person in your business who drains the life out of you without receiving much in return. You can either delegate what you do for this person or minimize or eliminate altogether your interactions with this person. You can say no. 

 

Tough love is the key. There are 3 steps to showing tough love to your energy vampire:

 

1. Decide what matters most to you in your business.
2. Set boundaries around your priorities and communicate these boundaries clearly.
3. Don’t feed the animals.

 

You can’t breathe life back into your energy vampires once you’ve set some healthy boundaries. So don’t continue a relationship at the same level with your energy vampire once you’ve been clear. You will get back a ton of time and energy which can now be redirected to something more important, and over time, more profitable.

 

Energy vampires are a big obstacle in business, but they can also be a source of success. What would happen to your business if you minimized the person or thing that is taking away your precious time and energy? What is the highest value activity on your list that you know you need to focus on? The power of slaying your energy vampires is that you now have the time and energy to do that high value activity!

 

I’d love to hear your story. Have you slayed an energy vampire? What changed in your business as a result? Share with me your story by email:  [email protected]

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