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Earlier this month, I produced an industry conference for the Florida chapters of the Association for Corporate Growth. We hired Dr. Jim Loehr, Chairman, CEO and co-founder of the Human Performance Institute, to serve as the luncheon keynote speaker. The feedback from attendees was great.

The Human Performance Institute specializes in helping business executives, elite law enforcement teams, medical professionals, and professional athletes achieve full engagement in high stress environments. Dr. Loehr believes managing energy, not time, is the key to sustained high performance. He contends energy is the most critical resource we have at work - not the time we spend on a project or with a client but rather the energy we bring to that encounter.

I firmly believe energy is critical for success. So naturally I jumped at the generous invitation from Dr. Loehr's sales director to visit the Institute and experience part of their executive training program. Of course, this means I have actually chosen to subject myself to the horrors of being seen in a swim suit, getting on a scale in front of other people, and climbing into the Institute's "bod pod" machine to have my body fat measured.

This is one experience I am a bit hesitant to share with others (after all, some things are just better left private), but it is a critical step in setting my goals for 2006. And the bod pod fascinates me. It looks like a real George Jetson transport machine. Maybe they can transport the fat right out of my body!

Anyway, I need a full assessment of where I am today in order to measure my progress in the coming year. Health and fitness is on my goals sheet every year, but I want to really increase my level next year, so I'm taking steps now to determine how that can be done. I'm also doing a full assessment of my business, noting what worked well this past year and what I need to do in order to reach the next level in 2006. While the bod pod may not be for everyone, I do encourage you to review your business in 2005 and jot down a few ideas about how you can make 2006 even better.

You can start by finding your current level of engagement by taking the Human Performance Institute's free quiz.

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