Core Energy™ Coaching
The method behind the work
Every leader experiences energy in one of two forms. Coaching shows you which one you’re running on — and how to choose the other.
Catabolic Energy
Works against you
Draining, resisting, contracting. Released as cortisol and adrenaline. It’s the reactive, self-protective energy of stress and self-doubt — and over time it costs you creativity, judgement, and your team.
Anabolic Energy
Works for you
Constructive, expanding, fuelling. The energy of clarity, presence and creative flow. It’s available to everyone — and the work of coaching is making it your default, not your exception.
The 7 Levels of Energy
From draining to generative — a map of how you show up
- 1CatabolicApathy · Victim“I lose.” Self-doubt, powerlessness, paralysis.
- 2CatabolicAnger · Conflict“You lose.” Judgement, struggle, defiance.
- 3AnabolicResponsibility · Forgiveness“I win.” Accountability, cooperation — anabolic begins.
- 4AnabolicCompassion“You win.” Concern for others, empathy, service.
- 5AnabolicHarmony · Peace“We all win.” Reconciliation, opportunity in everything.
- 6AnabolicSynthesis · JoyIntuition, creativity, flow state.
- 7AnabolicAbsolute Passion · Non-judgementPure creation, presence — winning and losing are illusory.
A branded interpretation of IPEC’s Energetic Self-Perception model, for illustration.
The evidence
~30kpeople assessed in IPEC’s published research on the Energy Leadership Index.Lynn Waldorf, PhD (IPEC), internally produced, not peer-reviewed; results vary.
68→59%drop in catabolic energy under stress after working with a Core Energy coach, in one cohort.Lynn Waldorf, PhD (IPEC), internally produced, not peer-reviewed; results vary.
14areas of life where satisfaction rose for clients across the same research.Lynn Waldorf, PhD (IPEC), internally produced, not peer-reviewed; results vary.