Fred Franklin is a manager in a medium-sized company. He has clawed his way up the ladder and earned a couple of degrees on the way. He routinely works 12 hour days and on weekends. Fred occasionally plays golf, but only if there is a business advantage. Each hour of the day is tightly scheduled but by mid day his energy has turned to impatience, edginess and irritability.

Today he attended a four hour meeting conducted by the CEO, but as is often the case, by the last two hours Fred struggled to stay in focus. If the truth be known, even though Fred is a meticulous time manager who uses all the tricks on his Palm Pilot, he has about two hours of energy each day and his effectiveness steadily declines thereafter. He skips lunch but then snacks well into the evening. Fred often sets aside time to be with his children, but usually is too occupied with thoughts of work to give them his attention. Yesterday he was prompted by his Palm about his wife’s birthday, but then became immersed in a work crisis and managed to forget it. Fred is a great ‘time manager’ but a lousy energy manager. Performance Psychologist, Jim Loehr, would probably remind Fred that top performance comes from management of energy not time.

This Saturday morning Fred has a round of golf with 'The Pro' who was a student of Jim Loehr. He asked the Pro to tell him more about Jim Loehr’s approach to performance, not only in golf, but in life.