Finding Strength to Push Through the Bad Times

Finding Strength to Push Through the Bad Times

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All right, all right—welcome back to The Daily Mastermind. George Wright III here with your daily dose of inspiration, motivation, and education. I hope you are having a great day today. Let's get you started for the week with the Daily Mastermind quote of the day from Tony Robbins.

The quote is: Eighty percent of success in anything is your psychology.

Your psychology—your mindset—the way you look at things, the way you interpret and apply that filter of meaning to everything in your life.

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Acting in Spite of Your Mood

Today, I want to talk to you about a principle—one of the prosperity principles, number three—which is acting in spite of your mood.

I bring this up because many of us still get caught up in how we feel, and we let our feelings in the moment determine whether or not we create our best life. Here’s what you need to understand: it doesn’t matter how you feel. If you have a goal and a desire to accomplish something, you must act anyway.

Successful, driven, positive people act in spite of their mood. That’s why, over time, I’ve developed this as one of the top prosperity principles. Look, you might say: I have a job I don’t like. My situation is bad. Things have been going wrong. I had a flat tire. The weather is bad. People aren’t helping me. Guess what? All of us struggle. All of us have problems—at different levels, of course—but everybody has them.

You must learn not to let your problems interfere with the success you’re trying to create in your life.

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Strategies to Overcome Mood and Take Action

I want to give you some suggestions and strategies on how to act in spite of your mood and push through. This is one of those topics you need to be reminded of—maybe quarterly, monthly, or even weekly for some of you.

One of the best ways to act in spite of your mood is to stop making the struggle about you. We all have difficulties in our lives. Nobody feels like getting up early in the morning. Nobody feels like doing something when they don’t have the time. Nobody feels like, at the end of a long day, spending quality time with their family.

The bottom line is this: you must be willing to do the things that are important to you. Failure, pain, and struggle are much worse when you’re not making progress in life. So take the focus off yourself and your problems—it becomes much easier to move forward.

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Setting Goals and Making Commitments

First of all, set goals. With clear direction and focus in your life, it’s easier to push through. When you have clarity around the vision of what you’re trying to accomplish, it becomes the motivation and fuel for your success.

Next, make commitments ahead of time. The problem is, many of us are trying to decide in the moment whether to go to the gym, work on our side hustle, make an extra sales call, or hold that meeting. When you make a commitment ahead of time, you remove the need to re-decide every time.

A decision is one thing—but a commitment is a promise you no longer question.

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The Five Second Rule

Remember the five second rule: when faced with a decision, there’s about a five-second window before doubt and indecision creep in. If you don’t act within that window, taking action becomes harder. You’ll start to hesitate, make excuses, and justify inaction.

So decide now—when those moments come, act within that first five seconds.

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Power Statements and Affirmations

Another way to push yourself is with power statements and affirmations. For example: I act in spite of my mood. I see my vision. I am successful. I will do what it takes to make my goals a reality.

Say these aloud. When doubt starts creeping in, your affirmations will pull you back on track.

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Tools and Strategies to Change Your State

Learn to use tools and strategies to change your state. When you feel low energy, overwhelmed, anxious, stressed, or distracted, use music, books, pictures, videos, or memories to shift your mindset.

We all know certain songs that get us energized, images that inspire us, or videos that motivate us. Have them ready—vision boards, playlists, or apps like The Daily Mastermind mobile app—so you can quickly turn your state around.

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Creating Supporting Habits

Create supporting habits, boundaries, and barriers. This could be hiring a mentor or trainer, scheduling regular meetings, setting reminders on your phone, or posting sticky notes in your workspace.

Ultimately, acting in spite of your mood means being known as someone who follows through—someone whose actions back up their words. How you do anything is how you do everything. The real difference maker is pushing through when you don’t feel like it.

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Conclusion and Call to Action

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Once again, this is George Wright III. This has been The Daily Mastermind. Have a great day.

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