Energy Levels Flashcards by Maya Lila

Levels with normal ego

1 & 2

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Levels with no ego

6 & 7

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Levels with strong ego

3, 4, 5

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Levels in circle of self

1 & 2

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Levels in circle of self mastery

3, 4, 5

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Levels in circle of self transcendence

6 & 7

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L1 feeling

Apathy

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L2 feeling

Anger

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L3 feeling

Forgiveness

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L4 feeling

Compassion

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L5 feeling

Peace

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L6 feeling

Joy

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L7 feeling

Absolute passion

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L1 action/result

lethary/nothing

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L2 action/result

defiance

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L3 action/result

cooperation

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L4 action/result

service

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L5 action/result

acceptance

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L6 action/result

wisdom

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L7 action/result

creation

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L1 thought

victim

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L2 thought

conflict

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L3 thought

responsibility

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L4 thought

concern

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L5 thought

reconciliation

L6 thought

synthesis

L7 thought

non-judgment

L1 additional thoughts

I lose; I hate myself

L2 additional thoughts

I win, you lose; I hate you

L3 additional thoughts

I win, if you win too great; I forgive you; Things are good enough

L4 additional thoughts

You win; I love you

L5 additional thoughts

We both win; I understand you

L6 additional thoughts

Everyone always wins; I am you

L7 additional thoughts

Winning and losing are illusions; I am

L1 additional emotions

guilt, self-doubt, worry, fear, embarrassment

L1 additional results

hopelessness, anxiety, low self-esteem, mental/emotional focus on self

L2 additional emotions

resentment, hatred, greed, blame

L2 additional results

stress, disappointment, frustration, struggle, antagonism, emotional focus on other

L3 additional emotions

relief

L3 additional results

rationalization, justification, tolerance, release, coping, mental focus on self

L4 additional results

takes nothing personally, playfulness, emotional focus on other

L4 additional feelings

gratitude, love, caring

L5 additional results

fulfillment, strong outer faith, mental focus on us

L5 additional emotions

calm, confidence

L6 additional results

ability to access intuition, emotional focus on universal whole

L6 additional emotions

fearlessness, oneness

L7 additional results

genius, focus on "every" thing and "no" thing

L7 additional emotions

unconditional love, ecstacy

How to coach energy at L1

venting, A+V, reframe past, challenge interpretations, name gremlins (therapeutic referral may be required)

How to coach energy at L2

identify and control emotions, take responsibility for their thinking and feeling, challenge assumptions and interpretations, focus on success via power vs via force or fear

How to coach energy at L3

get buy-in for helping others or being of service, show pain points and what they cost, help them take things less personally, work from heart center

How to coach energy at L4

help them work on self-care, remove judgment (helps eliminate responsibility of fixing them), view challenges as opportunities

How to coach energy at L5

shift to a global perspective, view lies as opportunity rather than a series of events, bring in L4 and heart-center, gain control by not having control or not having to know, gain direction by focusing on tasks that bring fulfillment

How to coach energy at L6

tap into intuition, develop sense of oneness, remove judgment

How to coach energy at L7

tap into energy of creation and passion, release judgment

I lose

I hate myself

There's nothing I can do

I have no choice

I don't matter

I'm not valued or valuable

Guilt

Self-doubt

Hopelessness

Powerlessness

Worry/anxiety

Fear

Overwhelm

Embarrassment

Sorrow/sadness

Focus on self

Lack of action

Low self-esteem

Lack of confidence

Doesn't express feelings/opinions

Avoid confrontation

Won't move decisions forward

Works in crisis mode

Focus on problems

Lack of productivity

I can't do this

Every option is lose-lose

No one appreciates what I do around here

I'm so worried about ...

Is it Friday yet?

Nobody cares about me.

Allow others to influence actions/ | decisions

Focus is on safety and survival

At best, the bare minimum of work/ | performance is undertaken

Don’t have to do anything

L1 advantage

Little energy and effort is spent

L1 advantage

Others do things for you

L1 advantage

Protection from failure, embarrassment, rejection, or undesirable outcomes

L1 advantage

Lack of engagement in role and tasks

L1 disadvantage

Lack of ability to lead self or others

L1 disadvantage

Little to nothing gets accomplished

L1 disadvantage

Often has an undesirable effect on the engagement of others

L1 disadvantage

Low levels of satisfaction and fulfillment

L1 disadvantage

Coaching approach: Venting (allows release of the energy)

L1, L2

Coaching approach: Use acknowledging/validating

L1, L2

Coaching approach: Draw the client’s awareness to the present (allows the client to release energy from the past so they can be present and at choice)

Coaching approach: Challenge them to fight (for themselves)

Coaching approach: Reframe past experiences by challenging interpretations and assumptions

Coaching approach: Name gremlins (separates from whole identity)

Coaching approach: Have client get angry at the situation and take action

Coaching approach: Help them rationalize/cope

L1, L2

Coaching approach: Help clients realize they have a choice

Coaching approach: Increase self-worth

Coaching approach: Connect with what the client really wants

Coaching approach: Identify the things within the client’s circle of control and influence

I win; you lose

I’m right; you’re wrong

I hate you

I know better than you (because...perceptions supported by evidence, assumptions, interpretations)

Hatred

Resentment

Entitlement

Greed

Discord/dissonance

Pride

Focus on other (-)

Stress

Disappointment in others

Resistance

Frustration

Struggle

Force

Control

Antagonism

Blaming

Self-righteousness

Aggression

If I want something done right, I have to do it myself

Just do it my way, okay? I don’t have time to explain

My team/family member is incompetent (lazy, etc.)

No one meets my expectations

Nobody/nothing gets in my way

My actions are justified

It’s not my fault; it’s yours

Making my numbers is all that matters to me

It’s all about winning

I have to stay on top of them or they’ll slack off

Don’t trust others

Can appear confident to a fault – come across as argumentative, defensive, controlling

Have low emotional intelligence

Think their way is the only “right” way

Ignore others’ responses/ perspectives

Focus on problems

Blame others

Highly judgmental

Tend to micromanage and be controlling

Can be condescending and bossy

Take credit for other’s work

Don’t get buy-in from others

Shortsighted

Exhibit fight, as opposed to flight, survival tendencies

Take advantage of staff

Leadership is determined by title, position, and authority alone

Leaders put themselves ahead of their team (others)

The purpose of life/work is to come out ahead

I must control all aspects of my life and work

I must save face at all costs

It’s a “dog-eat-dog” world

If you want something, you have to fight for it

Others will take advantage of them if you let them

You can get a lot done and motivate others in the short-term

L2 advantage

You can use force to push through and overcome any challenge

L2 advantage

Lack of satisfactory results (due to catabolic motivation)

L2 disadvantage

Burn out

L2 disadvantage

Others will be dissatisfied, disengaged, and ultimately become unproductive and quit

L2 disadvantage

Results aren’t able to be sustained on a long-term basis without damage to self and relationships

L2 disadvantage

Coaching approach: Move past win-lose scenarios

Coaching approach: Help them identify and control emotions

Coaching approach: Help them take responsibility for thoughts/feelings

Coaching approach: Coach energy blocks so that clients can remove conflict that is a result of interpretations and assumptions

Coaching approach: Help rationalize the “agenda” or perspective of the other person(s)

Coaching approach: Focus on success by power instead of force

Coaching approach: Use role play to help them think, feel, and act out new behaviors

I win; if you win too, that’s great

I forgive you

Find and focus on the positive (the “silver lining” or “making lemonade out of lemons”)

relief

Peace of mind

Focus on me

Rationalization

Justification

Toleration

Use of coping mechanisms

Release

I really should do this; it’s the right thing to do

How can I make this work to my advantage?

He didn’t really mean it; he was just stressed

Let’s see if we can figure out a way to make this work

I’m sure this will all work out fine

We just need to do the best we can with what we have

Just let it go and move on. Life is too short to let things get you down

Motivate themselves and others by finding ways to cope, release, forgive, and explain away resentment, stress, disappointments

Respond, don’t react

Avoid conflict (to keep peace)

Cooperate/compromise

Make excuses (to rationalize)

Judge others (but less so than in L2)

Blame others (but less so than in L2)

Respond with logic, not emotions

Don’t allow circumstances or others to get in the way of what they want

Can avoid/block/release negativity of others

Able to engage others with hopes and promises

Can be manipulative

Good teammates

Take responsibility for getting things done

Have a low level of communication between staff and leadership, but it is there should the need arise

Focus is on short term goal achievement

Calm and peaceful sentiment abounds

Life/work is what you make it

People are generally good; they just don’t know better

Everyone is different and that’s okay

Don’t allow others to hold them back

L3 advantage

They can avoid, block, and release negativity from others

L3 advantage

Solution-focused in order to keep moving forward

L3 advantage

Releases negativity so focus can be reset

L3 advantage

Can be manipulative and self-concerning

L3 disadvantage

Hopes and promises are not given from the heart but as a means to persuade

L3 disadvantage

Not concerned if things don’t work out because they “did their best”

L3 disadvantage

In pursuit of moving forward, underlying issues may go unaddressed

L3 disadvantage

Tolerance can lead to complacency

L3 disadvantage

Can suppress lower energies and prevent real growth by avoiding pain

L3 disadvantage

Coaching approach: Get buy in for helping, service, etc., and the benefits that go with it

Coaching approach: Help them not take things so personally

Coaching approach: Move from the head to the heart

Coaching approach: Use the skill of visioning (where they would like to be) and help them connect emotionally to the vision

Coaching approach: Relate their values to the situation

You win

I love you

I care about others

Gratitude

Love (conditional)

Caring

Trust

Focus on other (+)

Little taken personally

Playfulness

Generosity

Helping

Supporting

Volunteering

Teaching

Self-care

I'll do it

Can I help with that?

Don't worry about me

What can I do for you?

Trusting

Loyal (to company, coworkers, team, friends, family)

Lead from the heart, not the head

Nurturing (of people, projects, and the company)

Take little personally

L4, L5

Care for others and help them do their jobs the best they can

The need to compete with other businesses lessens – rather, they know they have unique offerings

Focus is on how their services/products truly help and serve their audience

Customer/people/employee-centric focus are core elements of the organization’s values and are backed up by their actions, policies, and words

Nothing feels better than serving others

I want to make the world a better place

We can work this out

I want to relieve others’ suffering

Take little personally

L4, L5 advantage

Truly care for and help everyone do their jobs the best they can

L4 advantage

Can be overly sympathetic

L4 disadvantage

Motivation can be more for being liked than for being productive

L4 disadvantage

Without clear boundaries, this level's energy can get out of balance and compromise their own energy and wellbeing

L4 disadvantage

Coaching approach: Help people take care of their own needs and priorities by setting healthy boundaries and knowing when it’s time to step in to assist

Coaching approach: Help people see challenges as opportunities

Coaching approach: Help the client to identify their goals and other’s goals, and use all to create potential solutions that are incredibly beneficial to all involved

Coaching approach: Help clients look for solutions that benefit all involved by creating more of a “we win” attitude (a true “win-win”)

Coaching approach: Encourage them to ask, “what’s the opportunity here?” when faced with a challenge

Coaching approach: Explore what “service” means to the client. Sometimes “helping” also be serving as a resource or support

Coaching approach: When experiencing a challenge associated with a personal value of service, explore ways to negotiate support in a way that honors everyone’s needs and is in alignment with the client’s value system

We both win or we don’t play

I understand you

Life is full of opportunities

I want to understand you

Success comes from within

There are no problems, only opportunities

Everything has meaning and purpose

I’m always in control of my life and my perspective of it

Confidence

Calmness

Focus on us

Little judgment

Fulfillment

Openness

Strong outer faith

What’s the opportunity here?

What might this mean?

Where do we want to go from here? (or, as we like to say at iPEC, “where do we grow from here?”)

Curious

Powerful

Inspiring

Proactive

See others as gifted/full of potential

Anticipate greatness from others (and receive it)

Find opportunity in all challenges

Can be over-analytical

Entrepreneurial

Solution-focused and action- oriented

Transparent

Extremely profitable

Fun

Positive attitudes

Have policies that reward desirable behaviors

Autonomy and teamwork are both evident and coordinated

Profit-sharing plans or stock options may exist

Employees are motivated knowing that leaders believe in them, and will hold them accountable to greatness

Invest in employees and keep them happy and engaged in order to retain them

Encourage strong relationships throughout the workplace

There are no problems, only opportunities

I want to understand you

Everything has meaning and purpose

Success comes from within

I only win if you win, too

I’m always in control of my life and my perspective of it

Finds opportunities and purpose in all challenges

L5 advantage

May experience paralysis by analysis

L5 disadvantage

May be disengaged from emotions

L5 disadvantage

May take too many risks

L5 disadvantage

May experience FOMO (fear of missing out) and thus spread self too thinly because of seeing so many options

L5 disadvantage

Coaching approach: Focus on maintaining and/or expanding the use of this level by finding meaning and new insights from every situation

Coaching approach: Help them to move past ego and toward a more global/connected perspective where instead of seeing life as a series of events, they view life itself as an opportunity

Coaching approach: Help them gain control by not having to control or know (i.e., confidence that they are equipped to handle whatever comes their way)

Coaching approach: Help the client overcome paralysis by analysis by relating decisions to their values

We always win

I am you

All that happens has value

We are all connected

Joy

Access to intuition

Focus on the whole

Synergy

Synthesis/non-separateness

See everything and everyone as part of self

Innovation

True visionary

Being in a state of flow

We are all connected

I’m “in the flow”

Everything is a valuable experience

Genius

L6, L7

Lead by presence more than by actions

Role model whom others see as wise, kind, and fair

Know what is going on without asking

Possess a keen sense of intuition

Powerful, yet humble

Can be perceived as aloof and out of touch

Participate in projects instead of fully delegating them

Help others realize their true potential

Interested in growing

Empathetic

Can be high risk takers

Positively affect others

Harmony created between a company’s bottom line, employee satisfaction and development, customer satisfaction, and the organization’s impact on the world

Teamwork is the key to success – and the company is always thinking about how to create teams that utilize each individual’s gifts to the fullest extent possible

Everything that happens is part of the grand scheme of things

Everyone/Everything has an impact on everything else

Everyone and everything that happens creates/shapes who I am

I am living a powerful and purposeful life

Empathetic (have the ability to feel and connect without judgment)

L6 advantage

A permanent sense of pleasure, satisfaction, and joy

L6 advantage

May not be, or may not be perceived as being, grounded

L6 disadvantage

May be out of touch with others

L6 disadvantage

Can appear to be aloof

L6 disadvantage

May be a high risk taker

L6 disadvantage

Coaching approach: Help the client integrate more of this energy by connecting with their intuition

Coaching approach: Help the client deepen their sense of connection and oneness with everyone and everything

Coaching approach: If the client tends to follow their intuition impulsively, help them balance their intuition with logic and emotion (holographic thinking)

Coaching approach: If the client’s level of empathy causes them to get pulled into the emotions of others, help them develop boundaries and an awareness of where their own emotions end and the emotions of others begin

Winning and losing are illusions

There is no right or wrong, good or bad, better or worse

Unconditional love is our true nature

Ecstacy

Unconditional love

Complete objectivity

Fearlessness

Focus on “every” and “no” thing

Full access to all lower levels

Connection to intelligence at highest order

Create, observe, experience at the same time

Unconditional acceptance

This level encompasses the other levels. No human resonates completely here, but with practice, everyone can learn to access it.

Most powerful people in the world

L7 advantage

Consciously co-create their life experiences

L7 advantage

Able to be participants and observers at the same time

L7 advantage

Can’t connect on the level that others are

L7 disadvantage

Can appear not grounded

L7 disadvantage

Coaching approach: Help the client integrate more of this level by connecting with the energy of creation and pure passion, without judgment

Coaching approach: To reinforce this energy, help the client practice detached involvement

Energy Levels Flashcards

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