Where Your Energy Goes, Your Life Follows

Time is the resource we all obsess over. Every day we count the hours, manage the schedules, and try to squeeze more into the same 24 hours.

Time management is super important, but I believe that time alone is not the real differentiator. Energy is.

Because how you spend your energy is how you spend your day. And how you spend your days is how you spend your life.

This is not just a truth for life—it is the same principle that drives performance in sports and business.

At MLM, we teach athletes, parents, and coaches to prioritize energy management and see their energy as their greatest investment.

Treating Energy Like a Luxury

Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, speaking recently on the New Heights podcast with Jason and Travis Kelce, said it perfectly: 

“Think of your energy as if it’s expensive. As if it’s a luxury item. Not everyone can afford it. Not everyone has invested in you in order to have the capital for you to care about this. Because what you spend your energy on… that’s the day.”

That lesson is as relevant to athletes stepping onto the field as it is to an entrepreneur building a business. If energy is the true currency of our lives, then the way you spend it shapes the trajectory of your future.

We call this 'The Awareness Principle': your energy follows your awareness. Wherever your focus goes, your energy flows. Which means you are either training yourself to direct your awareness—or allowing your environment to direct it for you.

Energy Creators vs. Energy Drainers

Best-selling author Sahil Bloom offers a powerful framework that aligns with our philosophy: separate your Energy Creators from your Energy Drainers.

• Energy Creators are the people, routines, and habits that expand your capacity. These are your mental reps: your journaling, your breathwork, your visualization sessions, your supportive teammates, your grounded parents and friends.

• Energy Drainers are the distractions, the obligations you feel trapped by, the negative self-talk, the unchecked comparison, and the endless scrolling that steals hours without giving anything back.

We encourage athletes to conduct this audit weekly. Ask yourself: Where did my energy go this week? Did it go toward building my identity, my skills, my focus? Or did I give it away too cheaply to distractions and noise?

This is not about perfection. It is about awareness. You cannot protect what you do not acknowledge.

Energy as the Foundation of Resilience

Many of those who train with us arrive worn down. Not because they lack time, but because they have been leaking energy without realizing it. They pour everything into outcomes and neglect the roots: their breath, their mindset, their presence, their recovery.

The result is burnout, anxiety, and inconsistency.

But when you begin to manage your energy with intention, something shifts. You stop reacting and start leading. You stop trying to perform from an empty tank and begin showing up with clarity and consistency.

This is why we emphasize mental training as energy training. Breathwork restores energy. Journaling organizes it. Visualization directs it. Neutral self-talk protects it. And over time, these practices create an identity that is steady, resilient, and prepared.

The Question That Matters

Are you investing your energy like it’s a luxury item, or are you giving it away too cheaply?

We believe this question is central to growth. If you want to build the habits, the confidence, and the resilience of a champion, it begins with how you protect and direct your energy.

Because success is never about how many hours you train or work. It is about how you invest the energy within those hours.

Your Invitation

The MLM+ App was designed to help athletes, parents, and coaches train their energy daily. Inside you will find tools for visualization, breathwork, journaling, resets, and our signature Champion Journal—practical ways to ensure your energy goes where it matters most.

Because where your energy goes, your life follows.

Start your journey with the MLM+ App today.

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In your corner, 

-Brandon