Emonthebrain - Your Energy Is Your Greatest Currency (Fix This Before You Do Anything)

Episode Date: February 16, 2026

In this episode of Planet Em, Emily breaks down why your energy is your greatest currency — and how it quietly determines your results, your mood, your performance, and what you attract. She explains the difference between mental energy and physical energy, why energy is contagious, and how your nervous system can unconsciously pick up stress from people (and even environments) around you. Emily shares practical ways to set your energy before you do anything — from simple breath + intention practices to “priming” your brain for focus, confidence, and better outcomes. She also gets real about protecting your energy, including being more selective with environments, who you’re around, and what you consume online — because if you’re constantly bombarded with stress, your body starts living there. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/planetempodcast?igsh=NDYwZmtrZzRveHQz TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@planetempod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1KV6h0wWN1Jh9t6qUPYIuQ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/planet-em/id1852168666

Hello, my friends, and welcome back to Planet M, a podcast all about neuroscience, spirituality, and real life tools that you can start using today to manifest the life that you desire. I am very excited to record this episode. I actually wasn't planning on recording tonight and just hopped on here because I received a little bit of a message or a download, if you will, in the shower last night. And it had to do kind of with my work and what I'm working on and really just kind of this realization or thought that came through from me. And it was all about your energy and the way that you show up in the world. And the fact that your energy is your greatest currency. I want to talk about in this episode why your energy is so, so, so important

and how you can start to set your energy right, different ways to do that, different times of the day to do that some simple things that I do to set my energy right, but then also ways to protect your energy because your energy is absolutely your greatest currency. So I just want to start off with a little example. That isn't my own example. It is someone that I actually coach inside of my program, Mindcraft. And I'm working in my group and I love to have to have a little example. That is someone. I'm love to have my people share wins on our calls because it sets a really good tone for the call and I just love to hear how people are using the information they're learning and how they're applying it in their own lives and how they're using it to win. I love hearing just about how

other people are winning, how people that I'm, you know, in my community are winning. It motivates me to continue to coach and continue on just because, you know, that's the whole point is to help others. So anyway, one of my amazing students came on and she was expressing how she was able to manifest a lot of money in just one week. And I've had people get on and after a call say that they posted a video and went super viral for once. And I've had actually, it was back to back weeks someone got on and said that they randomly made a lot of money or had opportunities coming in. But this one student in particular that I'm thinking of, I asked her. I said, what was the main thing? Like, what was the main component for you that you think really helped you shift

your reality? And she said a couple of things. But one of the things that really sucks stood out to me that she had said was she really has just been paying attention to getting her energy right and putting her own energy first and making sure that her energy was right before she went and did anything else. And I just remember thinking to myself how powerful that is. When I think of energy, I think of two things. And this is something that I actually coach on as well is really there are two components to your energy. The first is mental energy. And the second is physical energy. So we really have kind of these two sides to our energy. And then of course we have like this energetic field, right, where other people can actually feel our energy through chemo signals, brainway synchronization,

mirror neurons, all those different things, right? Our energy is actually contagious. This has been studied. And that's why it is so important to surround yourself with the right people and be careful of the environments that you enter into because the energy that you have, that you show up with, is your greatest currency. And your energy is impacted by other people. And there's been studies where they've shown that people will go, like, watch movies and make them stress, are anxious and then they'll leave and then they'll have a new group of people go in and this new group of people will actually report feeling anxious or stressed or fearful and they're not watching the scary movie they're just feeling that way for no for quote unquote no reason but there is a

reason and it's because the group before them that watched the scary movie frightening movie they actually left behind chemo signals chemical signals through their sweat and bread that other people can feel that we're lingering in the room so this is where why it's so important to be careful of the environments that you go into, to protect your own environments, right? Your home, your room, your space, make sure that is a safe space for you. But then also be very particular about the people that you surround yourself with, because if you're surrounded by chronically stressed and anxious people all the time, your nervous system actually picks up on that. And there's actually been studies that show that not only

does your nervous system pick up on that, right? I just described, but also it is impacted by that. They've had, like, for example, dentists do a simulated task, right? They didn't have dentists actually operating on people for the study. But they had dentists exposed to these chemosignals and, you know, these kind of stress signals. And then their nervous systems unconsciously picked up on that. And then they had them go and do a simulated dentist task. I don't remember exactly what the task was, but they had them go and do a task that they would normally have to do for their job and they were able to show that their performance on the simulated tasks was worse if they were exposed even unconsciously to stress or other people's

stress, not their own, but other people's. Which, right, it makes sense if we're picking up on other people's stress, anxiety, any of that, that is going to impact us. But I think it's really interesting to note that it impacts us even on a subconscious level. And so that is one reason why it is super important to protect your energy. So when my student had said that, it really got me thinking. And even yesterday, as I was, you know, when she said that about, you know, really just making sure her energy was right before she did anything, it really got me thinking. And then yesterday, as I was moving throughout my day, kind of getting my tasks of the day done. And then at the end of the day, I was kind of overthinking one thing that I had done and one of the tasks I had

completed and I was in the shower and I sort of just had this realization or download come through me where it was like, you need to make sure that you're getting your energy right before you do everything. And I think this is such a simple topic to talk about, but there are so many different ways that we can look at this. But your energy, it impacts your performance, right? We just talked about that. Your energy impacts your performance. It impacts the way that you feel. It is the way that you feel, right? So if you're feeling sad and or depressed, right, I know personally, I've been diagnosed depression. I've been there. I've been in that darkness. And I remember, you know, just feeling so low energy. Like nothing really felt exciting. I never felt energized.

I just always felt tired no matter how much I rested, right? And that kind of gets at that mental energy component. And dopamine, excitement, motivation, joy, this is mental energy. This is mental energy. You can, I mean, I remember being a little kid, you know, night before Christmas or whatever it is. Even, you know, even now to this day when I have something exciting planned for the future, I might have trouble falling asleep that night before because I'm excited for the next day. Or it's the opposite where I wake up in the morning, early, right and early, jump at

out of bed because I'm excited for what the day holds. That's mental energy no matter how much I slat right. And I've had periods of my life where I'm not sleeping much, but I'm not tired because I have so much mental energy, so much excitement. And I think a lot of times we focus a lot on physical energy, like rest, sleep, you know, fueling our bodies, which of course is extremely important. Don't get me wrong. But there are two sides to the energy piece. There is physical energy where you need rest and, you know, to energize and fuel yourself up. But then there's also mental energy. And then there is actually a third component that I'm now going to tie in, which is that more spiritual energy component. And that's, that can be your connection to your higher power. But then

also, there are spiritual energy draers. I was actually out in, I don't think I'm going to name the city that I was in. You guys can maybe infer for yourself. but that part isn't really important. But I was out in a city, a different city from where I live. And I ran into someone that was another celebrity's manager, like a big time celebrity's manager. And she knew I was. She was following me and we talked for a little bit.

And she invited me to this big celebrities like red carpet, et cetera. I was like, oh, it's cool. And then, you know, we went on our separate ways. And I remember after having that interaction, my head hurt. And I remember telling my fiance, I was like, my head hurts. Yeah, my head hurts. And he actually was the one that said, does your head hurt before or do they just start hurting after you had this interaction with them because I got weird vibes from them?

And I was surprised and I hadn't even thought about that because I guess I was so kind of swept up in the conversation that I wasn't really even, you know, being the observer of the conversation of the situation. But looking back on that, thousand percent, that whole world that that person was a part of. not necessarily a world that I would associate with light and goodness. And so when I say spiritual energy, right, like that's kind of where that part comes in. And I know specifically this woman, she was a manager for a celebrity that I don't know

I would associate with light and goodness. So needless to say, I did not go to that right carpet event. And actually, I turned down that event. And then a few days later was when an incredible opportunity came through for me that was completely aligned. And I actually use that as a teaching moment in my own space in my community for when you turn down things that are not aligned for you, you actually leave room and free up space in your own field for things that are aligned for you. And this is why it's so important to not settle and not say yes to things if it feels wrong. If deep down, you know,

And I had a friend say to me like, oh, but it's for like the exclusivity. That way it was such a cool event to go to. It just like not even to meet that celebrity, but for the exclusivity. And I was like, I don't care about that. Because for me, like my energy is my greatest currency. And it is, I am telling you, when your energy is right, you are magnetic. You are magnetic to everything that you want. I remember living in Florida walking down a street, walking my dog.

Actually, I don't even know if I had a dog yet. I think I was just walking down the sidewalk and this man with a corgi, I had always seen him on my, I would walk and talk to myself. I've shared with you guys before. It's something that I like to do. And this man with a corgi, he looked at me and he was just so cute. He has these chunky glasses and he looked at me and he smiled and me and waved. I remember just like smiling and waving and like sending him so much love through my eyes and just feeling the joy of that interaction. And I remember walking away specifically from that interaction being like, wow, it feels so good to send love and joy to other people and to smile and spread happiness. And the reason why I remember this event so clearly is because of what happened after.

Because right after that happened and I was thinking about how good it felt and how positive made me feel, I opened up my phone and I had a notification that a really big brand deal or some amount of money came through for me. I remember thinking to myself, wow, everything just goes better when you feel better, when your energy is right. Everything goes better when your energy is right. And something similar, not similar at all, actually, something, another situation happened a few months ago for me where I was actually kind of going through it with something in my personal life. And I remember there was this one point where I was like, you know what, I think I just need to get my car and drive to go see my best friend. And my one best friend from my PhD, she just never fails. Just sometimes you need a little girl time with your best friend. Like it's just just never fails.

And the craziest part, though, was that as soon as I got in the car to drive to where she lives, I felt better. Like, it was just like all my brain needed was the switch in order to transition. And my energy immediately shifted. And I remember being in the car being like, damn, like I feel so much better already. And then again, I opened up my phone and I actually had, I had been wanting to connect with someone for a podcast situation. And I wanted to be able to have a conversation with them beforehand. And that person actually reached out and was like, yeah, let's connect. And so I got exactly what I wanted after my energy shipped it.

And I remember thinking it's myself off on the phone with my assistant. And I was talking to her and I was telling her, wow, everything just works out when your energy is right. Like, everything just works out when your energy is right. And, you know, I can talk a little bit more about kind of like the neuroscience of this as well, which I've talked about a little bit about like energy is contagious, but not necessarily about how your energy really affects your reality. And, you know, there are a few kind of components to this that I will hit on. And then I will also hit on the fact that not everything can be explained by neuroscience.

And I don't think that it needs to be. I think that science is a lens through which we can look at life, but it's not. not the only lens through which we should look at life like science is behind if anything it's behind right there are things that we that like in the kind of spiritual um arenas we've been knowing that right it's been ancient knowledge and now science is coming around to prove it right and so i don't really think i'm not the type of person or you know trained scientists to be like oh just because there's not a paper showing it doesn't mean that it doesn't happen and i remember when i shared this story inside of Minecraft, the one that I just shared about how I was jogging in the car,

as soon as I felt right, I get on my phone and the person that I was waiting to hear from had reached out. Is there, you know, a neuroscience explanation for that? I think we can touch on the fact that when you are feeling good, your brain filters your reality for more things to help you to continue to feel good. That is true. However, it is like your brain filters your reality. It constructs your reality in every second. It's filtering that according to your mood. Research shows actually that we even see color differently depending on our mood. This is where the saying, seeing the world through rose colored lenses comes from, right? So we are seeing color differently depending on our mood.

We're also just seeing our environment. We're seeing life differently depending on our mood, but depending on our energy. And so our brain filters reality differently, and it's going to flag different things differently, right? And so if I was still feeling terrible, maybe that person still still. would have reached out to connect with me, but I wouldn't have felt happy about it and maybe I wouldn't have even noticed it. I really don't know who's to say, right? Because now we're just playing the one-of game. But what I do know was that as soon as my energy shifted, the thing that I wanted arrived. And that's happened for me so many times in my life. And not just me,

people that I work with, people that I coach, people in my personal life. As soon as your energy shifts, what you want comes to fruition. All of a sudden. sudden now the opportunities, the parking spot, the money on the ground that you just find. Someone in Minecraft message on Monday saying that she accidentally found $12,000. I genuinely don't even know how that can be an accident. Like I still to this moment as I film is, don't know. I'm like maybe she didn't mean to say that accidentally, but she said very clearly to accidentally.

So I really don't know how that happens. But that's the fun part is that I don't need to know. And it goes kind of hand in hand with detachment, right? Like I've had people say like, oh, but you know, you're going to ask for something. How do you know? How is it going to happen? How will that ever come true? That's the whole point is you don't need to know how.

You don't need to know how your dreams are all going to come to fruition. You don't need to know how. So back to energy. Your energy is your greatest currency. Your brain filters your reality according to it. You also are going to be releasing chemo signals according to it. Other people are as well. brainwaves, other people will sink up with that energy. I know personally, when I'm having a

conversation with someone and I'm in really good energy, other people tend to be brought up to my energy and then we're just sinking, flowing, having a really good conversation. But then I've also been in situations where the other person is, you know, on a completely different page than we're just not sinking and we're not flowing and we don't resonate at all. Our brainways are not sinking up and we're not understanding each other. We're not seeing eye to eye, right? And so your energy is important for a lot of different things, for communication, for the way that other people are going to feel you, but also for what you experience in your reality. I want to talk about one other thing for protecting your energy. I obviously have said to be careful about the environments that you're in

or the people that you are in communication with, but also about what you are consuming. Because you don't just connect or sync up with or you're not only impacted by people around you in real life. You're also impacted by people you experience virtually, right? So like you're watching me or listening to me right now and speak. Hopefully you are feeling positive energy or good things of light from this episode. At least that was my intention going into it. But I'm sure you've experienced in other areas and on other platforms or different content, whatever, you know, whatever the case may be, maybe it's the news where it doesn't make you feel some good afterward. And so I just want to, you know, give you guys a quick reminder and give you permission to

protect your energy online and in those online spaces. There's just so much going on in the world right now. And of course, it is great to be informed. But it's not necessarily helpful. to be bombarded with all of that energy 24-7. It's just not. And I will say if we want to make the world a better place, which I definitely do, and I know that you listening to this, you probably do too. The world needs more people that are vibrating at a high frequency. We need more people that are spreading love and joy and happiness.

We don't need more people bogged down feeling discouraged and hopeless and afraid. We don't need that. And so if you are beginning to feel that way by, you know, what you're seeing on social media and what you're seeing on the news, then just take a break, take a break from it and curate your feed. I promise you, the information will get to you one way or another. I mean, I've seen people before say like, oh, but if you don't, if you don't want to, follow the news or you don't follow, you know, how are you ever going to know what's going on? Trust that you will know what's going on.

It's, in my opinion, it's almost impossible to not know what's going on these days unless you literally live under a rock or at the top of a mountain in the forest with no Wi-Fi connection. You'll know. You'll know. It's everywhere. I just wanted to, like, give you permission to protect yourself and protect your energy. Because protecting your energy allows you to fill yourself up so that you can then go and

pour into other people and pour into the world around you. And just to give you guys a little quick tip now, when it comes to protecting your energy, I know not everybody has the luxury of, you know, only ever being in environments around good, positive, happy, peaceful people. I didn't used to have that luxury and even sometimes, you know, I'm in environments where there are people around me that are stressing me out. And I've been, like specifically, like just to keep it lighthearted, I've been in a room with my Countessie Stanley when they're watching a football game and they're into it and they're stressed and their heart on the, and there just are some people that, you know, are very into sports and let and even my, like, I even have family members where like, like, I feel like I'm this team is going to give me a heart attack, right? There are people that are into that. Absolutely no shame in that.

That's what likes you up. Super excited for you. But even me, honestly, I'm like, this even happens to me when I'm watching the Dallas Star sometimes and it's a close game, especially during the playoffs. I get into it. My heart will be racing, okay? So I'm nobody, I'm not above that either. It's just to point that out. But anyway, so I was in the room and my heart, I started to race and I started to feel a little anxious. And I did not, to be completely clear, I did not care about this game that they were watching. And so I knew, you know, me coming to my own knowing and own awareness of like, hey, you're not, this isn't, you're not anxious right now. The people around you're anxious and your

nervous system is picking up on that. Your nervous system is calibrating to the room and the people around you. And so what did I do? I left and I went to go take a shower and have a hair wash day. Because we all know if you're out there, you have hair wash days and you know that takes some time. So it feels like a good time to have a hair wash day. And so I stepped out of the room and I went and did my own thing and I immediately felt better and was able to re-regulate. But then, you know, if stepping out of the room or leaving the environment isn't always available to you,

something that I used to do back in the day I remember like kind of in the beginning of my journey I was at one of my friends's apartments and they there were I don't know what was going on but I remember just starting to feel a little stress and anxious or whatever and I didn't want to leave per se so what I did was actually just went to a different room really quick and I did a guided meditation where I imagined kind of a golden bubble of energy around me a golden bubble of energy And it was a guided meditation. I believe it's actually a public playlist that I have on YouTube. It's this meditation that kind of has you imagine this golden orb around you that protects your energy.

And I remember I would do that and it would really help. It actually made a big difference in the way that I felt. And then sometimes I've actually done it in public spaces as well. I remember one time in Miami, I was at this art show that somebody had. inviting me to with a friend and immediately it just felt like the energy was off when we were sitting there during this live visual art show and then my friend started to get a migraine and I just knew I was like I was looking around the room and I was like these people are getting their like souls sucked out of them right now it was in a very interesting and the only time I think I've ever been in a situation

like this but anyway I remember I was like hey let me practice my powers right now and I just imagine like stretching a golden light you guys have ever seen twilight like the last movie like breaking dawn part two where Bella can like have her invisible force field stretch outside of her that's literally exactly what I like imagine myself doing that closed my eyes and literally I started I was like let me see if I could do this and I started doing it and then my friend next to me I like turned she's like what are you doing and I just turned and I was like how does your head feel she was like it actually feels better and that was a really cool moment because I realized I was like, whoa, wait a minute. This little force field thing is not any joke. But then it didn't end and it continued. And I was like, we're not staying here. Like,

let's get up and let's leave. So we left. And then I actually shook my energy off, which is another huge hack for protecting your energy or shaking off any negative or bad energy. Like, if you're around somebody who is stressing you out or you're feeling anxious even and it's not even anyone else, maybe it's you, something that you're thinking about. I remember this is actually something that my dog taught me, I noticed if she would bump her head or if something would happen, she would just shake it off. She would literally shake her body. And so I remember I was in the parking lot about to get in my car and I didn't even want to get in my car with that energy still on me. So I just like jumped up and down and shook out my body for a few minutes and then got in the

car. I felt fine. I went home. So those are just a few things, just kind of right off the bat for protecting your energy, shaking off any, you know, bad energy. But then I want to go through getting your energy right because getting your energy right is extremely important and getting your energy right before you do things it makes a huge difference and it is one of the best ways to practice your powers i actually did that actually did this right before i started recording this episode i closed my eyes took a few deep breaths centered myself set a little prayer asked god to work through me and, you know, use me and allow me to spread light and love to whoever's listening and watching, set an intention that whoever's listening and watching would get what they needed from this episode,

and let that be that. And then I, you know, came in and I started recording. And so for me, that was a way of practicing what I'm literally preaching in this episode of getting my energy right before I go and do things. And that's example number one, honestly, getting a little bit that in myself, but sharing that example kind of is me giving you that first way to practice your powers and set your energy right. So you can do this before you do anything. Personally, I do this right before I film podcasts, before I create content, before I host my huge masterclasses for thousands of all of you guys. I get my energy right. And it's not always the same. It's not always the same. It's not always, you know, prayer intention, deep breaths, although it is usually something along

those lines. It looks different depending on whatever I'm feeling that I need in the moment. I do this all the time, right? Before I film, before I create content, before I teach, before I coach, before I, even like in the past, whenever I was in my PhD, I would set my energy right before I walked through the doorways to class. I would, you know, and so when I'm talking about setting your education. energy right. I guess now I'm kind of moving into a little bit more of a loose way of using the term.

But, you know, I used to walk through the doors to my class, a two-hour neuroscience lecture, and I would set my energy and I would say, I'm walking through the doorway to focus, the doorway to knowledge and learning. And I am going, my brain is going to be locked in. I'm going to learn, I'm going to listen, I'm going to be able to remember what the professor's saying. And I'm actually going to be able to pay attention as I walk through this doorway, right? Right? And that is a way for me to set my energy right and set that intention. Intention setting is a powerful way to practice your powers. And so you can set your intentions that way. You can also set your intentions through stating who you want to be, right? And I remember being

on the phone with someone that I work with on my team and I was talking to him and he was about to go into a business meeting and I was talking about identity shifting. And I was like, And I was like, what's your meeting about? I don't remember that in what he said, but it was a business meeting. And I said, well, just know, the energy that you're going to walk through that doorway into that meeting with is, I am a boss businessman. Really just practicing, helping him practice the idea of setting your energy the way that you wanted to be, whether it's your identity, whether it's what you want, your intention, your focus, whatever you want your energy to be, right?

And that's the most beautiful thing is that it's up to you. How do you want to show up when you do things? There's been times for me where I'm feeling so tired, feeling just not into it, and I'll look down at my drink that I'm drinking and I'm like, this drink is what's going to get my energy right? I'm getting my energy is shifting as we. There are also ways to assign meanings to different objects and the placebo yourself into shifting your energy. You can use the doorway effect, which is what I was kind of saying as I would walk through the doors to my classes and my PhD. environment is something that I studied when I was an undergrad and my research actually won awards but we studied kind of the way that we organize events in time and our brains depending on our

environment and context and what we found was that when you shift environments when you change context your brain actually shifts and segments your memories but also that that's kind of a representation of how your brain is segmenting and shifting itself right so your brain state is actually changing as you change locations and change environments. And there are many different ways that you can use that to your favor. And we could do a whole episode about that. But kind of using that knowledge to your advantage, to shift your energy, to get your energy right. And I've done that as well.

Sometimes if I'm just not feeling it and I've been at home before trying to create content or whatever it is and I'm just like I can't get into flow. And what I will do is just get in my car. Sometimes I'll get in my car. Sometimes I'll drive down the road to a coffee shop. but I will use kind of that I will change locations on purpose to help change and shift my energy. And a huge neuroscience point really quick that I want to make about intention setting, about pausing to set an intention for like I was saying, I'm going to be focused or, you know,

as I sit down on this episode, I want to be able to share helpful information and light for people. I'm just setting intentions like that. the reason why that is so helpful or one of the reasons why is you are actually priming your brain. You are priming your brain to activate in a certain way. There are so many studies that look at kind of the effects of priming and different avenues and branches and ways to kind of apply this in ways that you are affected, your performance is affected, the way that your brain filters, your reality is impacted. priming your brain is powerful for so many different reasons.

And, you know, just the one study that comes to my mind, the most recent one that I read about the power of priming your brain, it was about job interviews. And how they actually, what they did was they took a group of people, they took two different groups of people, and they had one group right about a time that they felt extremely powerful. And they had another group right about a time where they felt completely powerless. And then they had all these people go and do job interviews, like mock interviews. And the interviewers, the people that were, you know, interviewing these people and deciding whether or not they were going to get the job, they did not know the conditions that these interviewees were under. They didn't even know they were primed at all.

They did not know the point of the study. They just interviewed. And then they asked these interviewers, they said, you know, who would you hire? And what they found was that the people that were primed for powerful. that talked about a time they were powerful before they went and did the interview were way more likely to get the job than the people that were primed and talked about a time there, they felt powerless. So this is just, you know, one of the most recent studies I've read, and there are so many different ways to prime your brain. And I'll say, just kind of going on a little bit of a tangent here,

a little bit of a sidetrack, we're always being primed. If you think about it, we're always being primed and you know you walk through life and you know you go to the grocery store and you know you watch the news you go on social media you're always being primed your brain is always you know subject to this effect and so you could prime yourself on purpose of course and for example if you have a job interview tomorrow write a little story about a time you felt extremely powerful right before you go into that interview. If you are needing to focus in class, visualize a time where you visualize yourself being able to focus before you walk into class. That's something that I used to do and I honestly haven't done it in a while. Maybe I will more often. But visualizing, you know, yourself literally

with the energy that you want to have. The last interview, the last big podcast that I went on, it's not out yet. I remember right before I sat down and closed my eyes and visualized us talking, laughing and it being a great conversation. And then I'm sitting there on this interview and guess what I'm looking at. I'm looking at the other person laughing, having a conversation with me. And so priming your brain is there's so many other ways to do it. You can do it on purpose, but I think it's interesting to start to look around and notice how you're kind of always being primed. And let's say, you know, you're talking to your friend about something and then all of a sudden you go on social media or you go out in the public and now your brain is filtering for

that thing. And I have an example of this actually. I was at a restaurant the other day. And it was really cool. We're at a really big table and it was one of those kind of like, I don't know what the term for it is actually at all. Commutable tables. I don't know. But there was a father and a daughter sitting next to us and it was really cool actually because, you know, the daughter was like, I don't want garlic. And then the dad was like, do you even know what garlic is? It was just this little girl. And she was like, yes, I do. Vampires don't like it. And I just thought that was a fire answer on her part. After she said, oh, vampires don't like it. He was like, oh, damn, Like, you do know what garlic is.

And then she goes, are vampires real? And I was super interested in her dad's answer to that question because that's an interesting question, right? Like, and I personally, I don't know what I would answer. So I was listening in too. I was like, okay, dad, what are you going to say? I don't even remember hearing his answer. But personally, I was thinking, you know, and in our, in my own conversation after that,

I was like, I wouldn't say yes or no. I would just ask my kid. Like, what do you think? You know, spur, like, allow them to think through and think for the, you know, themselves. The reason why I'm sharing the story is I think it was like the next day, a couple days later, we were on social media and my family like pulled something up and it was like something with a vampire, literally. And I just remember, you know, I was like, that's not like coincidence. I don't believe in coincidences, but it's super interesting how our brains were

primed for it, right? We heard a conversation about a vampire and now all of a sudden there's a post. Would my brain have noticed that post on social media if I wasn't primed for it? I don't know. But I know it definitely wouldn't be having the impact that it's having on me down. I wouldn't be still thinking about it if it wasn't. So we're always being primed. And you can absolutely prime your brain on purpose. There is one other sort of or two other times that I want to talk about getting your energy right and really kind of honing in centering yourself and just refocusing your mind.

And I think when I say getting your energy right, now that I'm speaking through this, and fleshing it all out right before my own eyes. I think that there's kind of the recharging and there is kind of the intention setting and priming and directing your energy, right? And then I think that there's also the times for centering yourself and calling all of your energy back to you. And I think, you know, we've talked about protecting your energy. We talked about ways to, you know, recharge, obviously, like rest and pouring into yourself.

self-care. Also, just kind of maybe even, like, I like to consume content that energizes me. For me, learning new things is a huge recharge for me. Like, I love reading research papers. That, that recharges me and helps me feel more excited about life. And so that's going to be different for you, obviously. But that's one of my things. Like, it's my energy right and recharges me. And then there are, of course, energy directors where we can actually start to direct our energy on purpose through intention setting or priming our brains. And then there are those centering activities, right? Like I talked about before I started this podcast where I will take a few breaths and call

my energy back to me and maybe say a prayer, maybe set some intentions, whatever the case may be. And then I think there's also this other time or two times for really making sure your energy is ray. And it is right when you wake up in the morning and as you're falling asleep in night. When you wake up in the morning, you are a blank slate. And it is the opportunity for you to set your energy correctly and center yourself, ground yourself, root yourself down into the soil. And so that way you are that deeply rooted tree.

And as you move throughout the day, the wind is going to come, the challenges, whatever. Maybe it's a beautiful day. Maybe nothing happens. Maybe it's the perfect day. But maybe it's a stormy day. If you're deeply rooted, it won't matter. You might bend, but you won't break. You will not blow over.

You will not fall down. If you've rooted yourself first thing in the morning, getting your energy right, first thing in the morning, so important. There's no right or wrong way to do this. Personally, I view meditation as a non-negotiable. I think meditation is something that if you're a type of person that says, oh, I can't meditate. Stop saying that, first of all, because that is an instruction to your brain.

Start telling yourself that you can. It is a practice. It's a practice for a reason. The people that are the best at meditating. They're not necessarily the best at sitting in silence the whole time, but they are the best at redirecting their mind and letting go to thoughts when they come. The best meditators are the ones that are the best at bringing themselves back to center. It's a practice of bringing yourself back to center.

And that is a powerful skill to have. I think meditation is a practice of, yeah, being able to center your energy and bring your energy back to yourself and direct your energy in the way that you want it to go. And it's also a practice of building focus, especially mindfulness meditation. And focus is so much more than just focusing on a task and remembering what you read in a book. Focus is regulation. Focus is, you know, the direction of your focus is the direction of your life and the direction of your energy because where your focus goes, energy flows.

So meditation for me is a non-negotiable and it's that way for, you know, when I'm coaching people, it's the same like you have to meditate like you personally i don't i don't see a way to tap into the superpowers that we all have and to get to know yourself on a deep deep a super deep level without observing yourself and that's what meditation is it's a practice of observing yourself it's where self-awareness is born and meditation looks different for everybody there's not a right or wrong way to do it i'm not going to sit here and tell you that you have to sit in silence close your eyes but i think meditation is extremely powerful and it does give you superpowers. When I started meditating was when I started to change my life.

And so I'll die on that hill. If you don't currently love your life and you're not currently meditating every day, start. Because there's no way you don't see a change. There's just no way. I have people ask me questions. I can sit and I can explain things and I can share information. But if you're asking me a question that, you know, I think that is something that you should allow your intuition to answer, I'm going to tell you to go, meditate, get into a deep state of meditation, and then ask your

intuition and allow the answer to come. And maybe you don't view that as your intuition. Maybe you do that as God or the universe speaking through you or to you. But I think the only way to tap into that is in the silence of your mind. And so you've got to get into the silence of your mind. And so meditation is extremely powerful. But the point is when you get up in the morning, setting your energy straight and getting it right, first thing in the morning is extremely important. Because if you don't, you're going to be a leaf and a wind all over the place. And then, of course, the other time is at night before you go to sleep. How you fall asleep at night, the way that you fall asleep, what you're thinking about,

that sets the tone for what simmers in your brain all night long. So before you fall, this doesn't need to be anything extra. But before you fall asleep, try to fall asleep with a smile on your face. And if that's a little too much, try to fall asleep thinking about something good. Try not to fall asleep overthinking about what's going wrong. the things that are stressing you out. Try to fall asleep thinking about even somebody you love, something you love, something you're excited for. It's bonus points if you can think about something you're excited for the next day because that will also help you get up with a little

pep at your step. Bonus points for that. But just to wrap this up here, long story short of this episode is get your energy right before you do anything else. Because if you go and you take action from the wrong state of mind, from this negative energy, this negative place, you may not get the outcome that you're hoping for. You could go and do a task, complete a task with great energy and you could complete a task with terrible energy and you will see the difference in the work. You will see a difference in the finished product. I know for me, you know, it's very easy to overlook. this and think to myself, oh, I don't have time to go to the gym. I don't have time to meditate this morning because I'm going to get straight to work. I have too much to do. Well, guess what?

You're going to be working, grinding all day along, pushing yourself up the hill, facing friction when you could have just spent that 20 minutes this morning getting your energy right and now you're getting into flow stay, feeling good, producing some of the best work you've ever produced, and feeling great doing it. And maybe even getting it done. And maybe even getting it done faster. And so I know, you know, firsthand, it is really easy to think, oh, you don't have time and I've got more going on now than ever. And I remember the other day, I was like, you know what, I don't really have time to go outside and go into nature and go for a little short hike, but I'm going to go and do it because I know it's going to help me feel better. And that's

going to help me do better. Same way we, whenever we look good, we feel good, we do good. Whenever we feel good, we do good. Okay. So get your energy right. Get your energy right. Get your energy right before you do anything else. Before you try to go and manifest the things that you want, before you do anything, get your energy right and regulate your nervous system. Because when you are dysregulated, when your energy is chaotic, your nervous system is dysregulated, when you are stressed, anxious, that's the energy that you're putting out into the world. And I'm a firm believer that what you put out into this world is what you get back. So get your energy right first. Regulate yourself first before you go and do the thing. All right, guys, I'm sending every single one of you so much

love, and I hope this was helpful. I hope that you gained something from this episode. And if you would like to spend a little more time with me, maybe learn from me in a live free class, then I highly encourage you to sign up for one of my free live master classes. They're really fun. And And I always have a great time. Everybody always has a great time. And at the end, we do Q&A. I actually just met someone in person today at the grocery store. And he said to me that he was actually out of masterclass a few weeks ago

and that the information's been really helping him. And he just moved. And he doesn't know a single person. So shout out to him. If you're watching this right now, shout out to you. I actually didn't have a chance to say this. After you walked away, I was like, damn. I just hope he knows that that's big time moving to a new city where you don't know

a single person. That's a bold move and that's a power move. And, you know, doing that, you're going to, you're going to experience some level, level ups in life. So I'm excited for it. But anyway, guys, come to a Vipri Live Masterclasses. Like I said, the registration link is always in the link in my bio on Instagram. I'm sending every single one on you guys so much love. Until the next episode, I will see you soon. Bye, everyone.