Saturday, November 13, 2010

Trick To Boost Your Mood Anytime

Feeling grouchy? Lethargic? Annoyed or irritable?


Bad moods happen to the best of us, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t anything you can do about them.
The fact is, most of us feel like we’re at the mercy of our moods and try to push through or wait it out instead of taking positive action to improve our state of mind. Many people don’t even believe that it’s possible to change their mood and instead make themselves and everyone around them miserable.
There are some tricks you can use to boost your mood, but the most important thing is making that leap of faith and trusting that there are actions that you can take to make yourself feel better. With that in mind, I’d love for you to try this trick that works for me 9 times out of 10 (the other time I’ve got a sinus headache and need a neti pot to fully get back in my good mood groove).
The next time you are in a funk, crabby as hell, blah to the bone or feeling like you’re about to jump out of your skin, try this:
1.   Stand up.
2.   Find a spot in the room where you can see your shadow on the wall.
3.   Start doing a little skippy-joggy motion.
4.   Loosen up your shoulders.
5.   Do a couple of one-two jabby-jabs
6.   Make sure that you’re breathing in and out.
7.   Keep up with the skippy-jog
8.   If you feel up to it, do your best Mohammed Ali impression: “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” “I AM the GREATEST!”
9.   Do some more jabby-jabs.
10. Continue until you’re laughing your ass off at yourself.
11. Resume life in a much better mood.

You don’t have to shadow box; the trick is to do something, anything that gets you moving and helps you break your state.  Exercise helps to clear the mind and make negative emotions less intense. Doing something silly and not so grown up is a good way to remind ourselves that life has its good points, too.
Other combinations that will most likely work for you, too:
  • Skipping around the house like I used to do when I was 7 and in pigtails.
  • Trying to do the Crane Kick from the Karate Kid movie.
  • Turning on my favorite, most cheesy Disco or 1980s music and lip synching my heart out.
  • Pretending I’m in the scene in Rocky where he’s running through the town and up the steps to the city hall.
  • Doing jumping jacks.
  • Pretending I’m Richard Simmons leading a workout.
Sound crazy? Maybe it is, a little, but is it any crazier than barking at everyone because you’re in a bad mood? Or getting behind on your work because you feel too meh to get started?
There are strategies you can use to improve your mood long term and to adopt a more positive world view, however for a quick mood boost, why not try a little shadow boxing, lip synching, interpretive dance to hair metal ballads or prancing like a pony? You’ll get the one two punch of getting some exercise, which is known to improve mood and a break in state to help you leave the bad mood behind.

27 comments:

  1. Sound crazy? Nah, nothing crazy here xD
    I AM the GREATEST! I scream it all morning.
    Thanx man, it can be ver useful, but mostly, I lol'd.

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  2. Anonymous2:14 AM

    Great tricks to get that feeling up :)

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  3. Pretty cool advice here.

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  4. thanks for the tips & tricks :)

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  5. Wow lol, if I started doing this when I was down, people would think I was mental :D!

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  6. Nice tips, I'll try to remember these. Saved that picture, it is just so inspiring!

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  7. Anonymous10:03 AM

    richard simmons??? haha that one made me laugh

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  8. interesting post . following you

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  9. There are many ways to cheer yourself up.. :)

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  10. i booked marked this for reference just in case lol

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  11. Haha nice tips, I actually do a couple of these

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  12. hey cool, thanks for the info :)

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  13. Lol these are great. I really enjoy laughing, it is the best way to make someone happy.

    Once I pretending to lead a spin class at the gym for my ex-gf, it was a funny time and it cheered her up.

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  14. I'll keep these in mind

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  15. that's what I'm talking about!

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  16. great, thanks for the update

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  17. awesome, can't wait for more

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  18. pretty awesome, thanks for sharing

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  19. this is a good follow up entry to your last one

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  20. wow, great info here

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  21. Haha interesting mind-tricks for feeling better! :D I like it!

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