Motivational Speaker Suggests Exercising Your Road Rage Away!

By: Dr. Gary S. Goodman
Submitted: 2007-01-17 16:39:39
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A guy behind me was continuously honking his horn as I was pulling into my bank’s parking lot.

Instead of waiting until he could move over one lane and proceed, he preferred to goad me into crunching the cars that were already at the limits of maneuverability in front of me.

Finally, the honking got to me and I threw up my hands and bellowed, “What!!!”

What could I do? Where could I go?

Seeing that I could lose it, he found a way to move around my car and to continue his journey.

Fortunately, the next stop for me was the gym. By the time I had changed clothes, I had already broken a sweat, so I was warmed up when I hit the weights. After 15 minutes of flexing, I showered, got into the pool, and swam about 20 laps.

And I was complexly mellow.

Mr. Hyde has become Dr. Jekyll, once more.

I had totally worked that impatient idiot and his honking out of my system, and it didn’t require displacing my anger onto anybody else or consuming two or more glasses of wine, which I wouldn’t have appreciated, anyway, in my mental state.

Being able to hit a punching bag or to otherwise harmlessly exercise your way back to equilibrium is not a luxury; it’s a modern necessity. If you haven’t done it yet, invest in a piece of home exercise equipment or in a gym membership, and then, especially when you’re feeling uptight, make yourself work out!

I promise you it will change your attitude, and instead of looking terrible in a mug shot, you’ll probably look great in that outfit you’ve been wanting to fit into!

Dr. Gary S. Goodman is the best-selling author of 12 books, over 700 articles, and the creator of numerous audio and video training programs, including "The Law of Large Numbers: How To Make Success Inevitable," published by Nightingale-Conant-a favorite among salespeople and entrepreneurs. For information about booking Gary to speak at your next sales, customer service or management meeting, conference or convention, please address your inquiry to: gary@customersatisfaction.com.

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