Stop spinning your wheels, reconnect with your genius, and shift your most precious resource—your energy—to what matters most

“A practical, compassionate guide for high achievers ready to work smarter, not harder.” —Nedra Glover Tawwab, New York Times bestselling author of Set Boundaries, Find Peace

Many of us misdirect our energy. We do too much, but we feel like it’s not enough. We feel burned out and uninspired, but simply telling us to rest doesn’t help. Clinical psychologist Dr. Diana Hill offers hope through Wise Effort—a method that helps bring your greatest gifts in alignment with your deepest values to reclaim your energy and recharge your relationships, health, work, and community.

Dr. Hill invites us to get curious, especially about our “genius energy”—our unique and inherent strengths that show up in our talents and gifts. Our genius energy can propel us forward, but surprisingly it can also be the thing that holds us back, like the super-helper who supports everyone else but doesn’t help themself, or the high achiever at work whose patterns backfire in relationships. The book helps you identify your specific areas of genius and explore how they’re both helping and hurting you. Dr. Hill also helps you pinpoint your core values. Drawing on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, neuroscience, and contemplative practice, Wise Effort:

• Helps you identify your unique geniuses and focus them wisely
• Offers practices, assessments, and wisdom-building questions to open up your energy blocks
• Shares a fresh perspective for anyone who has been told they “care too much”
• Applies the Wise Effort Method to relationships, heath, work, creativity, and community

With the Wise Effort Method, the genius at the root of your problems becomes your solution to feeling connected, brave, and authentic. As Hill writes, “Wise effort is about feeling alive; being engaged; asking bigger questions; and making decisions from your body, head, and heart. It’s about getting to know who you are and contributing what you have to offer the world with passion and generosity. And it will change your life.”