WHATEVER IT TAKES 1/7: Stop Waiting to Feel Ready: The move doesn’t need your mood’s permission. #MakingMovesMonday

About this episode

The opening episode of a new series, built around sports psychology consultant Trevor Moawad’s concept of “neutral thinking.” Dr. Suite argues that Mondays in particular tend to trap people in regret about the past or anxiety about the future, and uses Moawad’s framework to make the case that neither forced positive thinking nor negative thinking serves performance well — positive thinking can collapse when reality doesn’t cooperate, while negative thinking burns mental energy before any action even starts. The episode explains “neutral thinking” as a more durable alternative: assessing a situation accurately without the emotional charge of either optimism or pessimism, illustrated with a car-gear analogy for shifting out of “reverse” and into “drive.” It closes with four practical habits — releasing the past, asking a concrete behavioral question, reducing negative input, and paying attention to what one says out loud — along with a short three-step drill for getting neutral and taking the next action. This episode is relevant to anyone looking for a practical, Monday-specific framework for getting unstuck rather than relying on motivation alone.