Avoid mood swings......

Believe it or not, your success in whatever you do is linked to your mood. You are the way you feel and you act in a similar manner. As a result of these feelings, you react badly to your clients, you nag at your spouse, you don’t go to work early, and you are not listening to the lecturer in class. You do all these things because of the way you feel at that time- your mood. Before, I paint ‘mood’ as a bad thing, allow me to explain that whether good or bad, it is entirely dependent on how you control it. You must make a deliberate attempt to control your mood.

Although there are many techniques to control mood swings but here is something that I feel is a necessity before you practice anything else.

Your mind is always in the process of receiving inputs from the external world through your five senses. Any of these external inputs can alter your train of thought, causing you to think of different objects or situations. For example, if you were driving your car then suddenly noticed a car accident, you might be reminded of a previous accident that you had, as well as any events associated with it. Or maybe another external input reminded you of an unsolved problem, or something else that has been bothering you. This would definitely cause your mood to change for the worse.

We blame our moods and our disposition on a variety of things.

• “I didn’t have my morning coffee.”
• “I didn’t get enough sleep last night.”
• You had an argument with someone.
• Someone cut you off on your way to work.
• The weather is getting you down.
• The dog ate your favourite shoes.
• The line at the coffee shop was too long.
• The waitress brought you the wrong item.

The list can actually go on and on. We blame everyone for our moods yet the truth is the only one who has control over your mood is YOU. It’s you who gives the power of your mind to external matters. Remember the power lies in you. You are in control; you have the power to change your world…You and only you.

When you train your mind to only think positive thoughts and stop paying attention to unnecessary and irrelevant matters, you will see a dramatic shift in your life. The small crises will no longer be crises at all; in fact they may become opportunities. Once the smaller problems no longer matter, the bigger challenges that we face in life seem much more manageable.

Imagine how powerful this new perspective will be. Do not allow small matters to control your mind; do not let it ruin your mood. Imagine the positive changes it will have on you!