{"id":13375,"date":"2019-11-25T04:45:11","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T10:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhyatt.com\/?p=13375"},"modified":"2019-11-25T04:45:11","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T10:45:11","slug":"how-to-get-out-of-that-funk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/how-to-get-out-of-that-funk\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Out of That Funk"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you ever find yourself in a funk? I sure do. Once I was on the road, preparing to deliver a speech. I love speaking, but I was experiencing an unusual amount of distraction and self-doubt.<\/p>\n\n

I had about four hours before I went on stage. So, I decided to call my wife, Gail.<\/p>\n

A Call for Help<\/h3>\n

She instantly knew I wasn\u2019t in a good place. (This is one of the many benefits of long-term marriage. My wife can read me like a book.)<\/p>\n

\u201cOkay,\u201d she said after listening to me whine for a few minutes. \u201cI want you to hang up and go for a run. Call me when you are done.\u201d<\/p>\n

I was tempted to blow her off, but I knew in my heart that she was right. I needed a big shift in my emotional state. And it wasn\u2019t going to just happen. I needed to do something<\/em>.<\/p>\n

So I laced up and headed outside.<\/p>\n

When I called her an hour later, everything had changed. My emotional state had shifted\u2014dramatically. I was focused, alert, and upbeat. I had a can-do attitude.<\/p>\n\n

Motion Drives Emotion<\/h3>\n

This was a good reminder of something we had learned years ago from Tony Robbins<\/a>: Emotion is created by motion<\/em>.<\/p>\n

If you want to change your emotional state, often all that\u2019s necessary is to change your physiology. I have experienced this firsthand again and again.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t believe me? Try this:<\/p>\n