{"id":1256,"date":"2010-03-02T19:05:59","date_gmt":"2010-03-02T23:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifewithhappiness.com\/?p=1256"},"modified":"2018-10-02T13:36:52","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T17:36:52","slug":"let-music-shift-your-mood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/2010\/03\/let-music-shift-your-mood\/","title":{"rendered":"Let Music Shift Your Mood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I didn\u2019t feel very well (physically) over the weekend, and slept really poorly.<span> <\/span>I woke up Monday morning with the alarm, feeling VERY sleep deprived and nauseous.<span> <\/span>I made the decision to take care of me, and slept in until 8:30.<span> <\/span>FINALLY caught up on sleep.<span> <\/span>Showed up at the gym at time I\u2019m usually leaving, and still gave myself an hour, including a great yoga workout.<span> <\/span>Ahhh!<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">So, I arrived at my desk starting to feel rested and human again, but\u2026 but then realized that my self-care had put me several hours behind on my plans for the day.<span> <\/span>As I started to dig into my goals for the day, I felt my mood slipping into darkness.<span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cWait a minute! I thought.<span> <\/span>\u201cwhat about all that crap you spout about \u2018choosing your attitude,\u2019 Jim?!\u201d<span> <\/span>Hmm.<span> Just thinking about it was not enough, however. <\/span>I needed something more than sheer force of will<span> <\/span>to help me shift my mood.<span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">So I opened up iTunes, clicked on my High Energy playlist, and chose Randomize.<span> <\/span>The first three songs to pop up:<span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Susan Boyle singing <em>I Dreamed a Dream<\/em>.<span> <\/span>Not a bad start.<span> <\/span>I felt inspired.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Next up was Adam Lambert\u2019s wickedly delicious <em>I\u2019m Here For Your Entertainment<\/em>.<span> <\/span><span> <\/span>For all the controversy over his TV appearance, this is a fabulously upbeat song with a great beat.<span> <\/span>And I\u2019ve found that if you let go of finding sexual overtones in the words, it can also be a great song about coaching, as in the refrain:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em>No escaping when I start<br \/>\nOnce I\u2019m in I own your heart<br \/>\nThere\u2019s no way to ring the alarm<br \/>\nSo hold on until it\u2019s over<br \/>\nOh!<br \/>\nDo you know what you got into<br \/>\nCan you handle what I\u2019m \u2019bout to do<br \/>\n\u2018Cause it\u2019s about to get rough for you<br \/>\nI\u2019m here For Your Entertainment<br \/>\nOh!<br \/>\nI bet you thought that I was soft and sweet<br \/>\nYou thought an angel swept you off your feet<br \/>\nBut I\u2019m about to turn up the heat<br \/>\nI\u2019m here For Your Entertainment<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Can you see the coaching link?<span> <\/span>Well, maybe not the entertainment part so much, but more the &#8216;hold on&#8217; and &#8216;it&#8217;s about to get rough for you.&#8217;\u00a0 I tell clients up front that there will be moments of discomfort.<span> <\/span>And it is a coach&#8217;s job is to turn up the heat sometimes, yes?!<span> <\/span>&lt;grin&gt;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Then up came Brian Eno &amp; John Cale singing <em>Spinning Away<\/em>, that lovely upbeat tune that I downloaded on the recommendation of a friend (at this point that I felt gratitude).\u00a0 That was it.<span> <\/span>I simply HAD to get up and dance around my office!<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Then, best of all, the Andrews Sisters\u2019 high-flyin\u2019 rendition of <em>Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.<\/em><span> <\/span>Woohoo!<span> <\/span>When I hear this song, my feet actually move themselves!<span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Mood shift accomplished.<span> <\/span>Here\u2019s to the power of music.<span> <\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Next time you&#8217;re stuck in a mood that&#8217;s not working for you, try listening to some music that you love&#8230; and notice what happens!<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I didn\u2019t feel very well (physically) over the weekend, and slept really poorly. 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