This Week’s Focus: Harnessing Anger and Frustration

Ever feel your temper flare on the field or court? Learning how to harness that fiery energy can skyrocket your performance.

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Transform Anger with the "4 R's" Technique

1. Recognize: Acknowledge when anger starts to build up. Feel it in your body—clenched fists, flushed face, etc.

2. Reframe: Instead of viewing anger as negative, see it as raw energy that you can redirect. Visualize the anger fueling power and precision in your next action.

3. Release: Use controlled breathing—inhale deeply through your nose for 4 counts, hold for 4 counts, and then exhale slowly through your mouth for 4 counts. Let each breath release negative tension and sharpen your focus.

4. Refocus: Allow the energy and excitement that comes with anger to refocus you on your game plan and your controllables.

1 Thought-Provoking Question

Reflect on a time when anger negatively impacted your performance. How could you have managed that emotion to enhance your focus and effort instead? What steps will you take next time to reframe anger as beneficial energy?

Here’s a quick clip explaining how powerful anger can be when channeled. Think controlled burn not forest fire.

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Share your experiences or techniques for harnessing anger. Did transforming your anger into focused energy help improve your performance this week? Just hit reply on this email or send to [email protected].

Your anger is a gift—it’s untapped energy waiting to be channeled. Master it, focus it, and turn your emotional intensity into unstoppable athletic power.

Until next Monday,

The Minerva Mental Team