Mood vs. Attitude

Mood vs. Attitude

By: Elizabeth Weihmiller I was facilitating our EQ (Emotional Intelligence) class for a client the other day and they asked me a question I had never thought about in-depth. I felt it was a great distinction and not one that is readily thought of. It is also an important distinction to remember for everyday life. The question was: What is the difference between your mood and your attitude? You can’t always control your mood. Mood is “a state or quality of feeling at a particular time”. I know there are people who say otherwise but your mood can come out of nowhere from just about from anything. You can control your attitude. Attitude is how you think about a situation. You can choose the attitude you have in different scenarios even if your mood may be entirely different. Some examples: 1) You wake up in the morning feeling sluggish and wanting to just stay in bed but you have to go to work. You...
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