Allow Yourself to Get Mad and See What Happens

How to use anger to move you forward

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Last week when I stopped to look back over my life, I got hopping mad.

So many missed opportunities. So much potential wasted. So many well-meaning but crippling comments I’ve taken to heart and built a life on.

Have you ever felt like that? Have you ever gotten so mad at yourself you wanted to break something? Have you ever wanted to print out pictures of your enemies and use them for target practice?

We all have sometimes, though you might not admit it.

Here’s what my anger led me to do (instead of break stuff ).

First, calm your butt down.

Let’s face it. The energy from anger is good, but only if you channel it in the right way.

If you let your anger run free, it’s like driving down the highway at 90 miles an hour, putting a brick on the gas pedal, taking your hands off the wheel, and letting the car go wherever gravity takes it.

You know you’re gonna crash, but you really don’t care at the moment.