Managing your emotional state

A ‘mood’ is another word for our emotional state. These moods change over the course of the day and are affected both by external events and by what is going on in our head (internal events), our thoughts and feelings. Most people allow their state to determine their behaviour but by understanding the process and the structure, we can learn how to take charge and manage our moods.

“Change your physiology and you change your emotion. When I smile and you smile in return, that smile passes on happiness to you.” Joseph O’Connor NLP Workbook

“How well you learn depends on the state you are in. How well you perform depends on what state you are in. Whatever task you have to perform, whatever you want to learn, whatever outcome you want, ask yourself: ‘What state do I want to be in to make this easy?’” Joseph O’Connor NLP Workbook

“Leading starts with the ability to lead ourselves. To do this we need first and foremost to be able to manage our emotional state. If we feel irritation, guilt, ang…