FMOOD 0285: It’s Okay to Get a Little Angry

Today you'll learn how to channel anger into fuel for accomplishing your goals. It's possible to do this, but first you'll need to focus.

 

When we get angry, a lot of times we may try to stifle that anger or lessen it by getting into some bad habits. Some of us turn to alcohol, some of us turn to cigarettes, and some of us turn to lashing out at others because of our anger. None of these are healthy ways to deal with our problems.

 

Instead, what we need to do is realize that we are still in control to be able to change our lives. Even up against some incredible odds, there's always a way to accomplish something as long as we take the time necessary to come up with a plan. Anger is an emotion, and it's good to feel emotions. It benefits us by letting us know that something is wrong, and it helps us to realize that we are unhappy about that which is causing us to be angry in the first place. 

 

When we channel those negative emotional responses to various situations into something positive, it will benefit us each and every time. If we're angry about debt, then we can visualize debt as our enemy. From that anger and visualization, we should be able to mindfully stop feeding the debt and helping it grow. We should be able to instead starve the debt by not using credit cards and doing what it takes to get those debts paid off as quickly as possible. It won't happen right away, but we will gain momentum by consistently channeling that anger into goal-planning, goal-setting, and yes, goal-accomplishing actions.

 

It's only until we realize that there are solid reasons to get mad and to do something about it that we will ever make any traction. When we do this in a healthy way, this is when we are able to finally use anger to our benefit. God bless.