I read this quote on Twitter last week, and it more than stuck with me. “Energy is not created or destroyed, it is only transferred.” Now, I don’t know much about actual energy transfer (other than growing up on the plains of North Dakota, which are quickly turning into windmill farms), but I do know a great deal about emotional energy. And when person-to-person energy is taken into account, I think we can all agree with the quote above.
Take anger, for example. Anger is energy. It’s an emotion that comes with an incredible amount of energy. It takes energy to become angry, and it takes energy to remain angry. And that anger is not manifested from thin air, nor is it stopped without effort. To move anger, you have to transfer it. Perhaps you transfer to feelings of forgiveness or complacency. For some, anger is transferred with fists or other attacks. But no matter what, the energy you utilize to become and remain anger must be transferred to move on.
The same is true for good energy. Each day, you transfer your energy, good and bad, to all those around you. When you smile at a stranger on the street, you pass your good energy directly to that person. They’ll take that energy, and hopefully transfer it to another individual in need of positivity as well.
So today, think about the energy you’re transferring to others. You can’t create it or destroy it, but you can transfer it – to other individuals and to your work as well.
About the Author: Marcy Twete
Marcy Twete is the Founder and CEO of Career Girl Network and the author of the book “You Know Everybody! A Career Girl’s Guide to Building a Network That Works.” At Career Girl Network, Marcy provides women with information, resources, and networking to empower them in their careers and to advance the work of women in business as a whole. Prior to launching Career Girl Network, Marcy worked in numerous nonprofit organizations and as a consultant in the field of nonprofit fundraising, marketing, and community relations. Marcy is a graduate of the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota, and a native of rural North Dakota. She is the Vice Chair of the Chicago Board of Directors for Step Up Women’s Network in Chicago and a member of the Advisory Board for Girls on the Run Twin Cities, and is dedicated to advancing the work of organizations that move the needle for women and girls worldwide.
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