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Endless Energy (get the book or audiobook) by Peter Hollins is a guide to becoming insanely energetic.

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Episode Transcript

Negative thoughts, beliefs, and feelings about yourself are not the only emotional energy vampires you need to watch out for. There are also more literal “vampires,” i.e. people who work to undermine your emotional and psychological health by draining away your energy, optimism, and well-being. Now, this is not to say there are purely “bad” people out there who are responsible for all our negative feelings when we are around them. After all, every one of us has at some point been negative, unreasonable, and difficult to deal with.

Rather, learning to spot and avoid or manage negativity in others is more about self-care and preserving and maintaining your own energy. It’s a little like keeping your distance from someone who’s coughing and sneezing, or ensuring you don’t make yourself a target for someone’s bad day or emotional outburst.

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