There are times when I'm not in the mood to do something. It's very likely this has happened to you also. Instead of having the motivation to do whatever it is, you just feel like "meh." 😐

For me nowadays, those "not in the mood" moments tend to be when I'm supposed to be heading to the gym. Even though I've been consistent with my workouts over the last two years (except for the times when COVID shut the gyms down, and later when COVID shut me down), there are times when I just didn't feel like getting my regular workout in.

The thoughts running through my mind during those moments usually include:

I'm not in the mood.

I don't feel like it.

I have better things to do.

I don't have the strength for it right now.

Has something like this happened to you before? It probably has. If you look closely though, you'll realize that these moods lie. And they tell such big lies.

They tell you that you don't have the strength to do something. They tell you something else is more important in that moment. They say you're just not in the mood - as if being in the mood is a prerequisite for getting anything done.

You only need to put these to the test to find out they're a bunch of lies. I've found out that when I don't listen to them, and I do the thing that I supposedly don't have the strength to do, I actually ended up getting energized.

I've also realized that most of the time, what is supposedly more important than the thing I'm not in the mood for, is usually less important. And more often than not, when I push through those moody lies and do the thing anyway, I'm thankful that I did.

Whether or not you feel like it, you just need to power through and get that thing done. Remind yourself of the reasons you chose to do that thing in the first place. Recollect the benefits coming your way after you have persevered and you got it done.

Act your way past those feelings.

In his book, Failing Forward, John C. Maxwell wrote that, "you can act your way into feeling long before you can feel your way into action." In these situations, success doesn't come to those who allow their feelings to dictate their actions.

So, what lies have you been telling yourself? Okay, let me rephrase that question since I don't want to accuse you of lying to yourself.

What lies have your moods been telling you?

Don't listen to them. They're a bunch of malarkey!