Death Threats: Logic vs. Emotion

Thanks to everyone who commented on the Obama-Care Disaster post, especially to Mike Michelozzi and Jane Barr, who really dug into this post with their opinions and ideas. Five major newspapers called me for interviews within 14 hours of this post, and I appreciate the Canadian and U.S. press for their continued support of this blog. Just hours after President Obama signed the health care bill into Law, several congressman have received death threats. These events occur when people allow their emotions to cloud their judgment. Mentally tough performers use emotion to create passion, but never allow their passion, no matter how intense, to overrule left brain logical thinking and reasoning. Out of control emotion leads to frustration, which quickly becomes rage and sometimes escalates to violence. This is why mental toughness and critical thinking are so important, especially when it comes to debating major issues such as health care. In essence, the mentally weak can’t control their emotions so they attack their opponents personally, and sometimes even physically. This is the primary reason we’ve all been taught not to discuss sex, politics or religion in mixed company. Most people become so emotionally overwhelmed when someone presents an opposing view that they become seriously offended. That’s an embarrassing assessment of the masses, but difficult to dispute after 26 years of research. We’ll continue to address all of these topics and more on this blog, because this subscriber base can not only handle the most challenging issues, they aren’t afraid to speak out and give their opinions. I love you guys! I’ll look forward to your comments.