What are Moods and Why do They Matter in Business?

Moods and “Being” in the Marketplace, Part 1

To earn enough money to care for your family, the first thing to change is your mood or your “way of being” in the marketplace.

Being serious about earning and saving enough money to live a good life with your spouse until you are at least 90 years old is much more effective than being casual, jerky or nonchalant about it.

Being strategic and competitive in your career, role or business to increase your income for living a good life is much more effective than being task oriented.

Being a dignified adult who cares about their life, marriage vows, commitments to their children, and household finances is much more effective than being an arrested adolescent who can’t postpone immediate gratification even if it means running out of money in old age and becoming a parent tax on their children.

What are moods and “ways of being” and why do they matter in business?

Moods and ways of being, such as being persistent and competitive, are narratives about our future. They are accompanied by compelling body sensations such as feeling good and energetic, having a tight stomach or being at peace.

When we are in “good moods” such as being enthusiastic about earning a living to take care of our family, or fulfilling our marriage vows and commitments to our children, as opposed to being annoyed, indifferent or resentful about it, we open up possibilities and opportunities to fulfill our intentions.

In good moods, we are ready and willing to learn, compete aggressively, forego immediate gratification, endure hardship and cope with failure.

The same is true when we produce good moods for the people around us.

When we are in “bad moods” such as feeling entitled or in resignation and despair about making enough money to avoid running out of it with our spouse during old age, we and the people around us are blinded to the existence of opportunities to make money because there’s no point in looking for them. We only see the inevitable costs, difficulties, dangers and low likelihood of success that confront us in the moment.

In bad moods we and the people around us find ourselves worried, unwilling, angry, upset, frustrated and feeling weak or bad about what we think we have to do to succeed. This makes us too weak to maintain the velocity and persistence working with possibilities and opportunities requires to be successful.

We are unwilling to endure discomfort, hardship or frustration, or to confront difficult truths of life such as how much we all really need to earn and save in order to survive, adapt to life’s always changing circumstances and live a good life.

(End Part 1 of 2)