The term “resource state” is often encountered by those interested in psychology and NLP. But every person needs to know about it. It is also worth learning to enter a resource state and live in it. This will help you use your internal energies to solve simple and complex problems.
It is especially important to learn the resource state technique for people who have lost motivation. You are probably also familiar with this situation. And everything seems to be fine, but there is no strength left to move forward. And there is no longer any desire. It seems that it will not be possible to achieve success. What to do in this case? How to replenish resources?
How to enter a resource state
It must be said that the issue of replenishing resources becomes especially relevant in autumn and winter, when the days are short, there is little light, and nature freezes. Most of us have less and less vitality, and finding something to recharge our “internal battery” is not so easy. But not everyone can afford to put off all matters until later, until the resource is restored.
There are two types of resource state: physical and psychological. Both are important for a person.
“Restoring your own resources must begin with your physical condition - this is the basis,” says Olga Turovtseva. — A physical resource state is when you have had a good night’s sleep, rested and feel a surge of strength. It is unlikely that you will be able to work effectively if you are tired and exhausted. This is why proper rest is so important. Normalize your sleep schedule, allow yourself to relax on weekends and, if possible, take short breaks during the working day. Calmness and serenity are the best state for replenishing resources. Don’t forget that for the normal functioning of the psyche and maintaining a positive attitude, it is very important for us that the physical body functions normally.”
Ways to use resources
A person can waste energy, or he can invest it profitably. He can earn them in an honest way, by working on himself; or he can do it at the expense of others. Waste usually refers to the untargeted use of resources and their destruction. For example, a person feels good on a day off. He planned to take up his hobby, but instead he watches TV all day. In this case, we can talk about reckless spending.
There is also such a type of use of personal resources as contribution. In this case, reserves are used for a specific purpose, in order to achieve a particular result. As one of the options, they can be spent to replenish the currently missing resource.
Take care of yourself
An important point necessary to maintain resources is to pay attention to yourself, how you feel emotionally and physically, and what you want at the moment. This helps you track your condition, which means you can come to your aid in time. Very often, in the whirlwind of activities, we do not allow ourselves to slow down and listen to our bodily sensations, emotions, and needs. Therefore, we miss our body’s signals that it needs rest, physical relaxation, and emotional release. An effective way to replenish physical resources is sports, fitness, walking, dancing. An active lifestyle gives us a surge of good mood, vigor, and energy.
Take time for yourself
Every person needs to have at least forty minutes a day for himself - otherwise it will not be possible to maintain his energy level at the proper level. This is especially true for a woman’s resource status. When she spins like a squirrel in a wheel, sooner or later all her strength runs out. Depression sets in. That is why, in order not to develop neurosis or psychosomatic illness, it is necessary to allocate about an hour in your schedule for personal time every day.
It's important to remember that this does not include putting on makeup, organizing your closet, doing laundry, or sleeping. This period of time should be devoted to reflection and assessment of your life. This could be a walk in the nearest park. Or an hour spent in a cafe with a diary and a cup of coffee. During this time, you can think about your goals, write them down, and outline ways to achieve them. This method helps satisfy the need for rest, alone.
Replenishing psychological resources
When the physical resource is replenished, it’s time to take care of your soul.
A psychological resource state is a state of confidence, joy, when a person feels vitality and energy, and the ability to complete assigned tasks. Our positive emotions and good mood multiply our strength.
How to help yourself be in a resourceful state? “First, find out what drains him,” says Olga Turovtseva. - Analyze different areas of your life. Pay attention to what you are wasting energy and effort on without getting anything in return. This could be some activities, projects that last for years, communication with specific people, close relationships in which you invest too much, but do not feel the return. Once you discover where your resources are going, you can think about how to fix it constructively and safely.”
Internal and external human resources
All human resources are divided into internal, which are also called abilities, and external, which are also called capabilities. Their totality is aimed at achieving certain goals and performing actions. This could be work, training, meeting people, hobbies, etc.
Both external and internal resources are strongly interconnected. Opportunities support your talents and abilities, but it is well-developed abilities that allow you to restore all opportunities if they are missed for any reason. Despite a certain symbiosis of external and internal forces, a person needs to have some source of energy from the outside that will feed his internal resources.
Let us consider both resource states of a person in more detail.
1. Internal human resources
To put it simply, this is the internal state of a person, his world order, all his innate talents and experience accumulated over his life.
These resources usually include:
- Skills.
- Knowledge.
- Character.
- Habits.
- Peculiarities.
- Hobbies.
- Value system.
- Willpower.
- I believe.
- Mental and mental health.
- Experience.
- Self-esteem.
- Confidence.
- Erudition and intelligence.
- Outlook on life, etc.
The ability to overcome life's difficulties, make contact with others, develop your skills and increase your experience, achieve goals - all this relates to an internal resource state. In addition, it includes hidden potential and exceptional personality traits. If internal resources are well developed, then a person can easily overcome problems and difficulties, has stress resistance and inner strength. Otherwise, the person will be weak-willed, overly emotional and unable to overcome life’s difficulties. Such people give up immediately as soon as they encounter an insurmountable obstacle on their path; they have no goals or motivation.
2. External human resources
External resources include all those factors that make it possible to restore human energy from the outside world. Each person may have their own sources of strength, but a number of common principles can be identified:
- Family.
- Native.
- Friends.
- Colleagues.
- Films and TV series.
- Books.
- Hobby.
- Work and business.
- Internet friends.
- Classmates or classmates.
- Sports partners.
- Various connections.
- Favorite artists, etc.
Support from external resources is not always clearly expressed. Often we ourselves do not notice how we are filled internally, thanks to the above basics.
The main principle of external energy filling is to concentrate on what is there, and not on what is missing. Low-income people should focus their attention on supporting loved ones and relatives, and not on searching for rich acquaintances.
Don't strive for perfection
Down with perfectionism! Are you used to setting high standards for yourself and doing everything perfectly? This, of course, is commendable, but this approach to life and work takes a colossal amount of energy from you. “Think, maybe there is an opportunity to soften the demands on yourself, doing something with greater ease and with less effort,” says Olga Turovtseva. - Reconsider your beliefs and work through the attitudes that force you to be the first everywhere, deprive you of the right to make mistakes, force you to abandon what you planned if anything goes wrong. Allow yourself not to be perfect all the time.”
Brain function and energy replenishment
The human brain is constantly working to maintain strength in order to survive. And if a person has a need to do something for the sake of survival, and not just to satisfy unclear needs, then the brain may well give its owner a credit of energy, which will be used to create a resource state. But on one condition: if a person clearly explains to him (in other words, to himself) for what exact purposes this energy is needed.
It is impossible to get strength from your body if you go to a job you hate every day, communicate with unpleasant people, or live in a marriage that has not brought joy for a long time. The resource state of the woman whose story is described in the example above will occur only in one case: if she learns to listen to her body, realizes her needs and changes her field of activity.
Exercises to replenish internal strength will be effective in any case. But it is necessary to understand that if a person is forced to deal with some debilitating factor every day, sooner or later he will again begin to suffer from a lack of energy.
Learn to take care of yourself
This applies even to small things. Each person will express this concern differently. “Learn not only to listen to your own body, but also to anticipate your desires and create a comfortable environment for yourself,” says Olga Turovtseva. “For example, take a comfortable position, put a glass of water next to you, ventilate the room, give yourself the opportunity to distract yourself during hard work for a few minutes to warm up.”
Features of receiving reserves
The resource state in psychology has been studied for a long time. Researchers have found that it is possible to enter it only by knowing the principles of the human brain. And his main task is survival. This woman’s brain doesn’t care at all whether she drives a domestic car or a foreign car to work. He also doesn’t care at all whether today’s report is written or not. The circumstances are further complicated by the fact that the person himself, at the level of consciousness, does not understand at all why he needs certain actions and what he is trying to achieve with his behavior.
Rely on your positive experience
In order to fill yourself with a resourceful state, you can connect your memory and imagination. “The peculiarity of our psyche is that positive thoughts and images, even imaginary ones, can really change our mood and well-being for the better,” says Olga Turovtseva. - Remember any situations when you did something well, you achieved a goal, you felt at your best, or some pleasant events, places where you felt good. Look back at the photos that bring back fond memories.” Turn to your positive experience whenever you feel a wave of self-depreciation or emotional fatigue.
Take the first steps.
When there is a goal-mission, then you need to take the first step. Take small steps, those that you can do. Consider everything: your living conditions, your daily routine, your capabilities. Then these steps will be comfortable and easy for you. And you will get closer to your goal step by step. It is worth starting to do them immediately, right away, in the next few days. So that your goal does not fade, and the energy that you have revealed in yourself paves the way forward for you.
It’s so nice to see the results of your work, it’s very inspiring.
These can be completely simple and doable steps.
-Find information on the Internet about training courses. -Buy a useful book and start reading it. -Ask friends who have the experience you need, what and how they did. -Make a plan for your advancement or find a specialist who will help you formulate your goal and your true values.
There are periods of ups and downs, but the main thing is not to stop and search, accepting everything in your life as an invaluable experience. And you will definitely find your favorite thing, perhaps in a place where you didn’t even expect to find it. Don't give up, be brave and search.
