"With his trademark humor and practical insights, Erikson will help you vanquish the 'energy vampires' in your life--even when it turns out you're the villain! Using his wildly successful behavior based system, you'll learn how self-awareness is the key to preserving your time, energy, and sanity--no matter what comes your way." -- Gay Hendricks, Author of The Big Leap and The Genius Zone, www.hendricks.com "Thomas Erikson just gets it --this book is equal parts logic, emotionally astute, and gut-wrenchingly funny. His observations are studied in a way that don't come across either snarky or preachy--he's one of us and sees what we have always known--vampires are real! This book gives you tools to ward off those who would try to suck out your joy. Buy it!" --Jim McPartlin, author of The Enneagram at Work "Every workplace has its share of 'energy vampires'--people and situations that can derail your focus, complicate a project, or just make everything more difficult. Erikson provides clear, simple tools to deal with these exhauikson provides clear, simple tools to deal with these exhausting situations, improve communication, and safeguard your energy." --Scott Jeffrey Miller, Wall Street Journa l bestselling author, Senior Advisor of Thought Leadership for FranklinCovey, podcast host of On Leadership with Scott Miller ikson provides clear, simple tools to deal with these exhauikson provides clear, simple tools to deal with these exhausting situations, improve communication, and safeguard your energy.

" --Scott Jeffrey Miller, Wall Street Journa l bestselling author, Senior Advisor of Thought Leadership for FranklinCovey, podcast host of On Leadership with Scott Miller.