Boost your energy level

“Energy, like the Biblical grain of mustard seed will remove mountains,” so said Hosea Ballou.

The most severe limiting factors when you are working toward a better life is your level of energy. You can reduce the number of times you feel too tired to accomplish your goals.

Here’s how you can:

Try to schedule playful breaks into your workday: listen to a favourite song, plan a fun weekend or evening; browse through your favourite catalog; fantasise about your next vacation; play with a puzzle or toy; call your best friend; do something that you enjoy or love to do.

Eating a light lunch dominated by protein to ensure afternoon vigour helps to boost your energy level.

Drink plenty of water — at least eight glasses a day.

Fill your diet with plenty of grains, fresh fruits and vegetables. They are a good source of nutrients and energy.

Laugh a lot. Hearty belly laughs stimulate the release of chemicals in the brain that increase well-being.

Exercise briskly at least three times a week, for twenty minutes each session.

Find a healthy pick-me-up that provides needed sugar to your system mid-afternoon when most people’s blood sugar drops.

Make sure you do enough deep breathing during the day to keep sufficient oxygen in your blood. Three or four times during the day, take eight deep breaths and hold each one for a long time. Continue the deep breathing if you notice a difference in your energy level.

If you get tired in the late afternoon, take a refreshing catnap. It will relax your mind and body.

Try to get the right amount of sleep — you know you’re on track when you can awake simultaneously with the ringing of your alarm clock.