🎧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠
- Paul Hefner
- Feb 11
- 2 min read
Last week I talked about that magical moment on Fridays when the whole office shifts watches the clock turn from work time to party time (like the New Years Ball dropping).
I have been teaching my 8-year-old about the power of music.
At the end of a day, especially Fridays, we share music to see if it is a truly great, uplifting, weekend mood song.
👍He is in the back seat giving me the simple thumbs up with a smile- it’s a good song!!!
😐A neutral face and thumb to the side… indicating try again…
👎a face of annoyance, REJECTED!!!
It’s wild how fast our mindset can flip.
I like the scene in 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞— Tom Cruise driving in the car, fired up after landing a huge deal… but he can’t find a song on the radio that matches his energy. Every station is off. Wrong vibe. Wrong tempo. Thumbs to the side or down…
Then he finally lands on the right one — and instantly, everything clicks.
🎶 𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 — 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬
1. 𝐃𝐨𝐩𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 — 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝
• Released when you hear music you enjoy
• Boosts motivation, energy, and anticipation
• Creates that “this feels good, let’s go” momentum
2. 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧 — 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲
• Supported by calming or uplifting music
• Helps regulate mood and emotional balance
• Contributes to a sense of well being and steadiness
3. 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐬 — 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐟
• Triggered by upbeat, rhythmic, or sing along music
• Reduce stress and physical tension
• Create feelings of joy, lightness, and ease
4. 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐥 (𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝) — 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐬
• Relaxing music can help decrease cortisol
• Less stress = clearer thinking and better emotional control
• Supports recovery and calm
5. 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐬 — 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝
• Fast, high tempo music activates energy and readiness
• Slow, melodic music activates calm and recovery
• Gives you a way to intentionally shift your internal state
A 2023 peer reviewed study in BMC Psychology found that different types of music reliably 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭, and that emotionally rich music can shift mood within minutes.
In other words:
🎶 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞.
🎉🎈🎊So go find your Friday jam today and get into a great mindset!!!
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