WHO OWNS YOUR MOOD?
Here’s a steady mood affirmation to remind you that you are more in charge of your mood than you might believe you are…
MY MIND IS MY OWN
My mind is my own
I own my own mind
I close my mind to negative influences
I open my mind to positive influences
The gold mine of my mind, I mine for my success
Written by Dr. Dennis O’Grady who is a Dayton psychologist, couples counseling expert, and Life Coach in Effective Communication. New Insights Communication: (937) 428-0724
MOM’S and/or DAD’S SUNDAY MOODS
Do women have more bad moods than men do? Depends on who you talk to. In the TALK2ME© world of Empathizer vs. Instigator communicator planets, moods aren’t a female-male thing, or a dad-mom thing, or a parent-teen thing, or a doctor-nurse thing, but a human condition. A cosmic joke told by a higher power, perhaps?
What are mood indicators? Wouldn’t it be helpful if there were a color code bar on the shoulder – red for mad, blue for the blues, purple for peaceful – so you could read the mood of another without using words? That’s how the Talk2Me© system can help you serenely drive around congested traffic patterns on the communication highway.
GATHERING BAD MOODS AROUND YOU?
Well, here are real life clues from family members that your mood, whether you’re a dad or a mom, is being spread around like a poison infesting clear communication waters…
· Not very communicative/talkative
· Talk is more like a quiz than a conversation
· Never sure what will set off anger
· Inappropriate degree/amount of anger; i.e. furious over something minor
· Misdirection of anger; i.e. handles major things, then blows up at little things
· Saying something is never enough
· Having mood meltdowns and making others take a guilt trip
· Personally experience feelings, or feel “energy field vibrations,” that repel like an electric fence
Do you treat others at work to the best or worst of your mood? When you come home, do you drag a bad mood with you?
ONLY ONE RIGHT WAY — MY WAY
In my research, Empathizers were shown to more likely take on the bad moods of others, while Instigators are more likely to incite or spread a bad mood around to others. Either way, your mood is your business to profit by. Bad moods are spread due to close-minded mind trips such as “It’s my way or the highway” or “You must think, feel, do, and say as I do or there will be there will be way too much to pay….”
Dennis O’Grady is a Dayton psychologist, family therapist and couple counselor. New Insights Communication: (937) 428-0724.
MOOD AS AN ATTITUDE OF SUCCESS
Mood is a potent brew of immense emotions mixed with intense attitudes that help or hinder motivation. What mood as an attitude of success is at the core of your organizational mind, driving customer service in the heart of your people and team spirit?
MOOD MANAGEMENT
You weren’t born in a bad mood. You don’t have to stay in a bad mood. A health-focused “It’s not Me, It’s Them!” Mood Management class divined these ultimate “core values of success”…
You can set the “mood tone” and the “mood tempo” of your team at work. Believe it.
ATTITUDES OF A SUCCESSFUL MOOD
Here are positive attitudes the Mood Management class decided create a positive mood, which inspires positive results for everyone with whom you come into contact….
MOOD TOOLS2USE
Our leaders use Mood Tools throughout their day. Excelling Leaders who boost (not bust) moods at work – AND who pass along a positive attitude – describe the mood tools they display in the workplace….
IT’S NOT ME, IT’S THEM vs. IT’S NOT THEM, IT’S ME
Personal growth comes from taking responsibility for your moods, attitudes, and actions. Managing your own life’s mood is the best use of your energy. For example, want a job with our health team? Then, as a new hire you need to exhibit a “good mood” of being flexible (not rigid), action focused (not passive), optimistic (not pessimistic), and have a sense of inner-calm (not a drama tornado). Can you keep your cool during raging mood storms? I know you can, through steady practice.
PUTTING YOURSELF IN A HOPEFUL MOOD
Can you choose your mood? (More than you think you can.) In what mood do you strive to put yourself to start your day? (You greet the day glad to have another chance to love and learn and excel.) Your mood infuses YOU and OTHERS with hopefulness or helplessness.
Dennis O’Grady is a Mood Coach and couple counseling psychologist who resides in Dayton, Ohio. New Insights Communication: (937) 428-0724.
