FEAR

It's a beautiful day outside and you are walking down to your favorite spot to relax.  You decided to take a shortcut behind  an apartment building to the get to the store to pick up a  snack.  You are thinking about how great yesterday was when suddenly a large man with a bat comes runnin towards you! Your heart stammers as he lifts the bat to swing at your face.  You lift your hands in defense...

WEAK!!!!!    How does that make you feel?  Are you in control of that situation?  Lets try again.

 

It's a beautiful day outside and you are walking down to your favorite spot to relax.  You decided to take a shortcut behind an apartment building to get to the store to pick up a snack.  You are thinking about how great yesterday was when suddenly a large man with a bat comes running towards you!  Your heart stammers as he lifts the bat to swing at your face.  You raise your hands and poke his eyes out leaving him squirming on the ground in agony.

Feel better now?  I'm not saying that everyone will be able to take out a large man with a bat and the element of surprise, but you are in charge of how YOU handle the situation.  Take action. The word aggressive comes from the Latin root "to move forward", so make the first move.  Its all starts in your head.

-Bayano