Can You Choose to Be In a Good Mood?

Summary

• Remember, if you're capable of being in a bad mood without any particular cause, you're also capable of being in a good mood for no reason at all.
• Your mood isn't necessarily tied to what you achieve; you can experience extraordinary success and still have an off day.
• Similarly, you can go through tough situations or tasks and choose to remain positive despite the circumstances.
• The excuse that doing challenging work will ruin your mood isn't valid because your mood is within your control, regardless of the work you're doing.
• It's essential to understand that our perception of the tasks we undertake can be controlled and is not inherently linked to the nature of the tasks themselves.

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How To Take Action

I would suggest changing your mindset first. It's really important because if you can be grumpy for no reason, you can totally be happy for no reason too. Even if you do something super cool and your day is still not great, remember you can also tackle tough stuff and choose to stay upbeat.

Start by paying attention to how you feel during different activities. If something's hard and you start feeling down, stop right there. Say to yourself, "Hey, my mood is up to me!" Make that your secret power. Flip the tough job into a game. See how fast you can do it or how well you can do it with a big ol' smile.

Here's what you gotta do:

First, wake up and say something nice to yourself. It can be anything like, "Today's gonna be good," even if you don't have a big reason for it. That's your mood warm-up.

Second, make a list of the stuff you're not looking forward to—the scary things, the boring jobs, all of it. Then, next to each thing, write down a little win you'll get when it's done. It could be as simple as, "I'll feel like a superhero 'cause I got through it!"

Third, during the day, if you catch yourself slipping into a grumpy zone, take a break. Do something super quick that makes you feel good. Jump up and down, listen to your favorite song, or eat a piece of chocolate.

Remember, just like muscles, controlling your mood gets easier with practice. Working on these small changes every day will help you stay happy, even when you're doing stuff that's not the most fun. It might seem like magic, but it's all about practice!

Quotes by Alex Hormozi

"If you can be in a bad mood for no reason then you can be in a good mood for no reason"

– Alex Hormozi

"Which means that if you can do something that's amazing and still have a bad day"

– Alex Hormozi

"It means you can do something that sucks and have a good day"

– Alex Hormozi

"Which means the entire excuse around I don't want to do all these hard things because it makes my mood sad is ridiculous"

– Alex Hormozi

"It means that we are ultimately in control of how we want to perceive the work that we do"

– Alex Hormozi

Full Transcript

if you can be in a bad mood for no reason then you can be in a good mood for no reason which means that if you can do something that's amazing and still have a day it means you can do something that sucks and have a good day which means the entire excuse around I don't want to do all these hard things because it makes my mood sad is ridiculous because it means that we are ultimately in control of how we want to perceive the work that we do