Rage

From around the age of 15, rage was a big part of my identify. It drove me to work hard at whatever I was doing. Working with an intensity that those around me didn’t invoke. I would question this and believe that it was a superior way of interacting with the world.

But you soon learn that this is just one element of life and as a result, other areas come at a cost.

Whether it be in relationships or professional environments, I felt as though this was a strength in my identity but other aspects of my life suffered which only reinforced the rage.

But you realise that not everyone is the same, not every aspires so how you operate and there’s always more than one perspective.

From around the age of 27, it took a lot of time to work on myself, identify that everyone has different aspirations, that your way isn’t always the correct way and that there is more to life than what you currently believe is the more important thing.

But if you’re life is currently consume with work and nothing else, that’s probably a good time to identify tools that may help you work through the rage.

Consuming books on relationships and leadership helped. Gratitude and healing helped. Mediation helped. Sleeping better helped.

There are a number of tools and no single right way. You’ve got to put in the work to understand who you are and how others are wanting to be viewed by the world.