Imanuella Muller
02 Oct 2025
As we approach the final stretch of the year, many of us feel like our energy tanks are running low. We’re juggling deadlines, festive planning, and personal responsibilities; and the busyness can leave us drained before the new year even arrives. The truth is our energy is not limitless. However, by pausing to reflect on where it goes, we can make small but powerful adjustments that help us finish the year with more balance and vitality.
An Energy Audit is a simple but powerful tool to help you pause, take stock, and make small changes that can have a big impact on your wellbeing. Instead of asking, “How much time do I have left?” an Energy Audit shifts the focus to “Where is my energy going, and how can I redirect it?”
THE ENERGY AUDIT FRAMEWORK
Take Stock
Write down the main activities, commitments, and habits that fill your week. Include everything: work meetings, social plans, family routines, exercise, even screen time.
Sort Your Activities
Create two columns:
Energisers: Activities that leave you feeling motivated, fulfilled, or calm.
Drainers: Activities that sap your energy, create tension, or leave you feeling depleted.
Examples:
Energisers: a 20-minute morning walk, a coffee date with a supportive friend, listening to music while cooking, working on a project you genuinely enjoy.
Drainers: back-to-back virtual meetings, commuting in traffic, unresolved conflict with a colleague, scrolling social media late at night.
Reflect on the Balance
Ask yourself: Am I giving more energy to drainers than energisers?
Notice patterns, for example, maybe certain meetings consistently drain you, while time outdoors reliably restores you.
Shift the Scales
The goal isn’t to eliminate all drains, which may be unrealistic. Instead, focus on balance:
Can you reduce or restructure some drainers?
Can you intentionally add more energisers into your routine?
Examples:
If traffic drains you, try listening to an inspiring podcast during your commute.
If long meetings drain you, suggest a 45-minute agenda instead of an hour.
If you never get outside, schedule a 10-minute “walk-and-talk” call instead of sitting at your desk.
Even tiny changes can replenish your energy reserves. Remember that some energisers require boundaries to protect. If reading before bed restores you, say no to late-night work emails. If family dinners energise you, block them out in your calendar just as you would an important meeting.
Think of it as managing a bank account; every energy-giving activity is a deposit, and every drain is a withdrawal. Protect your deposits.
Check In Regularly
An Energy Audit isn’t a once-off exercise; it works best as an ongoing tool. A monthly check-in can help you notice shifts before burnout creeps in and help to keep you aware of how your energy shifts with life’s demands. By maintaining this as an ongoing process, you can be flexible and adjust your plan as needed.
An Energy Audit can help you live with more intention. Instead of trying to “do it all,” it encourages you to do what matters most and supports your wellbeing. It’s not about having more hours in the day, but about using your energy in ways that sustain you.
As we move into the last stretch of 2025, ask yourself:
What one drainer can I reduce this week?
What one energiser can I add or protect?
As you wrap up 2025, remember: protecting your energy is protecting your wellbeing. At BeeConectar, we encourage you to pause, reflect, and give yourself permission to choose what energises you. Small steps, consistently applied, can help you finish the year not just surviving, but thriving.