Pssst.
Are you an angry man?
You are, huh.
Well then, I have a little secret for you…
Anger is not a bad thing.
Anger is fuel.
The trick is channeling the anger into worthwhile pursuits and not letting that anger get the best of you.
Being able to control your anger is what men do.
It is childish to show your anger constantly.
It is childish to not be able to control your anger, or to show your anger inappropriately.
Certainly, your anger must come out at the right time - but each time some little thing bothers you is not the right time to show your anger.
This is not repression, it is channeling.
The anger must be channeled into a higher pursuit.
I know some very angry men, it is not a life I would wish for anyone.
Even with all the baloney that you face each and every day there is still too much great to be angry all the time.
The absolute beauty of being born a free man of the west is that you are free to change your circumstances as you wish.
Maybe you had someone tell you, when you were a child, that you would not amount to anything.
And maybe you even listened to them.
But I am here to tell you right here and right now that those motherfuckers were wrong.
And it is your responsibility as an achiever to prove it.
Take that anger that you have and channel that into a project.
Channel it into power.
Don't just let it eat you. Eat that anger first and spit it out a winner.
“You want to make me angry? I will take a bite out of that anger and shit out success.” -Victor Pride
Channel Anger into Business
Take the anger and use it as energy for success.
The best revenge, the best remedy for anger, is success.
The best kind of success is the kind you have created and built for yourself.
If I were a young man I would focus 150% on building a business online.
If I were an older man with a job, wife, kids and all those other shackles I would focus 99% on building a business online and generating some nice side income.
Or I would focus on some other side business, but something that fills your time with something positive and gives you rewards on your work.
When I was a corporate man I was very angry.
Sitting in traffic, yelling in my car at the dumb motherfuckers who can't drive, moving 10 feet and then stopping for two minutes, on and on until I finally got to work or home.
Since I have made the decision to go on my own forever, I will never be forced to sit in traffic again.
I have my own personal rule: I never get on the highway between the hours of 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm. I just stay at home, laughing at all the goons stuck in traffic.
Channel Anger into Art
Art requires energy.
Energy that could otherwise go into blind anger.
I am of the belief that every man should practice art.
Art is not limited to the obvious (painting, drawing).
Art can encompass many things. Being a skilled craftsman is like being an artist.
Art can be:
- Writing
- Music
- Painting
- Woodworking
- Carpentry
- Fixing up cars
Anything that requires talent and that you have a genuine love for is art.
You can turn that anger into expression of the highest form, rather than the lowest form.
Location
If I lived in, say, Arkansas I would be highly angry.
All it would take to remedy that would be a simple move.
If your location is not to your liking there is a very simple fix for that: move.
I cannot say this enough:
YOU HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL AND CHOICE OVER YOUR LIFE.
If you hate the area you live then pack up and find a new place.
If you hate that place pack up and find another one. There's a great big world out there.
You may even figure out that there is no place quite like home and it's not so bad.
After all, you do not know how much you have and how well you have it until it is gone.
Channel Anger into Fitness
It's hard to be angry when a hot blonde with big titties is running her hands over your abs with wide eyes.
The purpose of the gym is to get in there and work out your anger.
There is one gym rule to live your life by:
Get in that motherfucker and get to work.
Drop the weights, curl in the squat rack, stare at the ladies - do whatever the fuck you want as long as you are pushing it 110%.
It's the little guys who are constantly worried about what everyone else is thinking and if they're “doing it right.”
Let me tell you something, I don't give two shits what anyone in the gym thinks about me.
I'm gonna do what I'm gonna do and that's all there is to it. And that's why when I leave the gym I'm void of anger and pumped up on adrenaline.
Channel Anger into Jogging
When it comes to burning fat and getting jacked, jogging is the worst route to take.
On the other hand, there is a thing called runners high.
Runners high happens when you are running for a while and endorphins are released into your system.
It is like taking a shot of adrenaline, all natural and narcotic free.
I always thought it was a bunch of hippy nonsense but I found out for myself that it is very real. I am not a jogger or a runner, never have been.
Again, it is the worst way to get in shape. However, I signed up for a 12 mile death race and had two weeks to prepare.
Enter the running…
I started running one day for 25 minutes. Then the next day I would do 30 minutes, then the next day 35 minutes and so on.
I dare say that runners high is more effective than the high you get from weightlifting. It is intense and champion molding.
After pushing your body to the limit, and then pushing beyond your comfort zone and pain barrier, your body goes into runners high mode and the pain is no longer there.
It's just you and those miles adding up. In the midst of this high there is almost no better feeling in the world.
Emasculation
Treating men and boys like dickless curs is big, big business.
It will happen to you if you let it. Women will cheat on you. They will laugh at you.
They will treat you like you have a vagina.
IF YOU LET IT HAPPEN.
It does not happen to me. It never has.
But I have seen it happen over and over and over again.
There is an easy fucking fix: Act like a man. You have a dick, don't be shy to act like it.
Make the decision to never give your power away and it won't happen.
When your women treat you like a man instead of a girl it is hard to be angry.
Hail to the King, baby.
Avoidance of Anger Inducing Places
Grocery stores in certain parts of town make me angry (disgusted may be a better word).
For this reason I only visit high-class (super white) grocery stores like Whole Foods.
These places are always very pleasant. I shopped at one of these places exclusively for almost a year and it was pleasant beyond belief. I spent a ton on food every month, I could have had an apartment for what I spent, but it is completely worth it to not have to look at human garbage.
Under no circumstance do I visit Wal-Mart.
It is time to turn that anger into worthwhile pursuits.
Being angry and doing nothing about it or having nothing to show for it is just a waste.
Being angry and letting that fuel you, well, that's how you can create something special.
If you are an angry man, channel that anger into power and create something.
Remember friends, you can let the anger eat you up or you can turn that anger into fuel for achievement.
It worked for me.
Until next time.
Your man,
-Victor Pride
PS - If you're really angry, go into MONK MODE and shit out success on your enemies.
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This article was originally published on Bold & Determined on April 24, 2012.
Lift some weights, start a blog, buy your freedom, never be angry again.
Great post Uncle Vic.
Well, son of a bitch.
I’m nearly done with my first post of the year called “How To Harness The Power of Rage.”
I’m still posting the damn thing…
Rage is one hell of a motivator. Channeled rage was the genesis of my new business.
As they say, great minds think alike.
Nick
Been running for quite some time. I do on/off days between putting in long miles and body weight training like push-up, pull-ups, boxing, skipping etc. This way you don’t end up looking like a melted fucking ice cream. Runners high is as real AF and totally addictive. Simply no anger thereafter….only bliss.
I used to be angry all my life.
Spent most of my time in school fighting other kids. During high school I started channeling all my anger into kickboxing and became an absolute fighting machine.
However kickboxing never truly solved my anger it eventually only amplified it.
It wasn’t until I discovered my true purpose last year that I finally got a hold of it. I now channel all my anger into my purpose and I haven’t felt better since.
It was Bold & Determined that solved the anger issues for me.
It was you Vic!
Thank you for the Wisdom.
Whole time reading this I was saying im sure ive read this before hahahah good article !
Great article Vic. This theme never gets old-rage > raging success. Always true!
I am curious about your monk mode lifestyle. You mention staying in monk mode, but here mention that a big titty blonde can be used to calm a man down. I’m not judging, but simply curious-if a man is still so fascinated by the female form and allure, has he truly overcome the sex desire?
The great saints of the past (like Jesus, Buddha, etc) have clearly stated that even thinking about lust is the downfall to actual sex obsession and getting caught back in the matrix we are trying to escape.
So, is monk mode, for you, a simple way to get more work done for a short while, after which you will go back to a regular, sex-inclusive lifestyle? Or, are you an aspiring celibate who wishes to free himself of all shackles and find the ultimate truth/enlightenment?
Sex can be part of the former. But sex, sexual thoughts, and even subconscious lust would remain obstacles for the latter. In pursuing the latter, I have noticed that only when I perfect my sex sublimation does the divine grant me visions, multicolored lights pulsing through my field of consciousness when meditating with closed eyes, and a sense of bliss that is simply unparalleled in magnitude. But even a drop of sex consciousness ruins it.
You need to read the words of the great living sage Julian Lee (whose ordained name is”Anandaguru Omkaracharya”), who has mastered “bramacharia” and has not even had a wet dream for decades, perfected in mind, and also acheived nirvana (his experiences of samadhi are amazing). Read this without fail, thoroughly. It is the most important thing you will read and I am so happy to see a White man with direct experience of truth (I like Buddha, the saints from middle east/India/etc, but so nice to see a contemporary white man of perfection):
http://www.celibacy.info/Awaken_Young_Men_Renounce_Mortal_Sin_Julian_Lee.html
merci
JP
Why’s everybody always hating on Arkansas? I’m from Arkansas. It’s a great place. Some of the best minds in America are from “down south.”
Sure, there are stupid people everywhere you go but Arkansans generally don’t suffer from the progressive mind viruses that people do on the coastal cities.
I’m from Arkansas as well. It really depends on what part of the state you’re in. The delta and southern Arkansas are poor and unappealing. The ozarks and Northwest Arkansas are incredibly pleasant, lots of wealth, health, and is very clean.
Yeah I grew up in the Ozarks brother and I totally agree with you. I was born in West Memphis, right next to Tennessee and that was a pretty awful area, very gang-ridden, sloppy, and unorganized. I have just always noticed that you rarely see a political commentator or “pundit” from the conservative South on television debates, really never because they’re not infected with group think. I dare say that if this country was ran by Southern thinkers rather than “progressive,” “liberal” communists then we would definitely not be witnessing the decline of the best country in the world. How out of style I must sound with my Patriotism…
Almost forgot, I wanted to add that most men from Arkansas are not pussies and will beat your ass if you speak to them aggressively. People love to portray southerners as gun toting, inbreeding idiots with only one or two teeth left but these same people are the ones that will sit there like a bitch and take verbal abuse all day long. Courage and Bravery still exist along with the brains it takes to avoid a prison sentence, at least in AR.
According to the Gita, anger is one of the most destructive emotion that impedes on self-acutualiztion. That’s why it’s important to control it before it controls you.
Good stuff.
Best,
Finishing a blog post or building something always gives me good feelings of fulfillment.
Do you think it’s better to call 911 when you are angry at something which is done by idiots. And solve the matter because cops knows how to handle idiots/zombies and they have guns, Or should we go for a weapon training and kill those zombies who is delaying life.
This is a must. Many angry young men take it out on strangers in clubs drunk out of their minds rather than channeling it into constructive pursuits. A skill that needs to be worked on but when mastered, it gives you unlimited fuel for your fire.
Great post, Vic. Anger, coffee, and libido were my fuel for the first year of my blogging business. When channeled properly, anger will tumble mountains. When ignored and repressed, it will tumble you.
I wonder what the Great Vic is planning to get his GF/significant other for Valentine’s Day 2019.
Are you ready, Vic ?
It is next week !
I believe anger is excellent fuel for relatively short bursts of output. Running on anger is extremely effective, but likely damaging in the long term. For that I found aesthetic and deep perception to be more suiting. Either way, it is best to have more than one strategy.
I love you general ethos: “got something going on? Don’t waste it”. That is amazing tactic that more of us should use.
I think high energy individuals can support themselves using multiple emotional states, and anger is definitely one of them.
Thank you for what you’re doing.
Anger can be a great fuel, but it can also destroy you. I had a few close calls in life when I was a step away from doing something in anger which, if done, can’t be fixed and would probably change my life forever for worst. So yeah, use anger, channel anger into worthy pursuits, but never let anger take over you.
Why are you hating on Arkansas? We have nature, grass-fed beef, raw goat milk, fresh eggs, rivers to fish and swim in, lots of animals to hunt, etc.
The writing is always on point. Thank you Victor.
Transmuting the energy behind our anger into something constructive is good to note.