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                          Anger -  something  to be aware of! Anger is an emotion characterized by antagonism toward someone or something you feel has deliberately done you wrong. Anger can be a good thing. It can give you a way to express negative feelings, for example, or motivate you to find solutions to problems. But excessive anger can cause problems! Anger is a natural reaction that we experience if we feel threatened or frustrated. It is the first emotion that we experience and the last one we learn to manage effectively. Human infants begin to really display anger as early as 4 months old, and then as we get older we spend the rest of our lives denying it or suppressing it as a troublesome emotion. There are believed to be 2 main types of anger:- Destructive anger and Healing anger Destructive anger is expressed in an unhealthy way and causes harm. For example, a person may act out aggressively towards others. The anger might also be turned inward, resulting in deliberate self-

                  Upturning The         Status          Quo Hi and thank you for joining me for this week's blog post "Upturning The Status Quo! So let me begin this post by defining what "Status Quo" really means (and no it is not just the name of a highly successful band!) The dictionary definition of Status Quo is as follows "The existing state of affairs, especially regarding social of political issues"  "The way things are now!" In my role as a Personal Development coach I consider it my duty to challenge my clients' status quo - because if they do not change they will continue to remain exactly where they are!  That equates to my clients and I having exactly the same conversation a year from now!  Should that happen it would mean that I had been a crap coach! So that said, let me ask you a question...... "When was the last time you did something for the first time?" I would hazard a guess that if you had to tell me your answer,