Your mood doesn't matter

Do you know that feeling when you have one of those days where you just seem to be in a weird groove and nothing goes your way?

Of course you do.

I had a couple of those this week. I guess that's part of the human condition. But how do we act on those days? Are we pushing through? Or are we to cut ourselves some slack for once and wait for better days?

These question reminded me of a passage by Seth Godin that I saved in my notebook:

We often take our moods as excuses. But aren't we just trying to hide—hiding from the important work of making change happen?

If you need to be in a good mood to do your best work, you’re not a professional, you’re a fortunate amateur. Fortunate, because you happen to have a gig right now where being the person you feel like being in the moment actually helps you move forward.

So to me this meant this week, even if I am running at 50% on a given day, I gotta show up anyhow. And do the best I can that day, not more, but also not less.

Because while our moods and emotions will always fluctuate, our missions and priorities shouldn't.