Is it ever okay to take revenge? Quick Hits

Dr Laura Dowling started us off a little differently this time by reading from her book about the dark side and the light side of taking revenge.

Sara Oblak Speicher then took us in a direction I had not thought about – the desire of an athlete to “revenge” a loss, which offsets the work of practicing and drives the desire to play harder. She also related it to the feeling you get when you’re told you can’t do something: “Oh yeah, watch me.”

Mohan Ananda looked at revenge from an angle similar to how I did, as retaliation or retribution. He then talked about personality traits, cultural beliefs and social orders that can be part of the desire to take revenge.

After defining revenge and talking about why someone might use it, we had differing ideas about whether or not it is okay.

What do you think? Are there different types of revenge and is it ever acceptable?

Connect with the panelists:

Sara Oblak Speicher, MBA:   / saraospeicher  
Former international athlete, Life coach, and transformational expert

Dr. Laura Dowling: / laura-dowling-dm
She is an author, keynote speaker, coach and scholar specializing in leadership and how to use neuroscience for improved outcomes. She has 25 years of experience in corporate leadership and 15 years as an adjunct professor.

Dr. Mohan Ananda: / mohanananda
Scientist, lawyer, serial entrepreneur, and author of the book, Autobiography of an Immigrant. Which has been translated into multiple languages. He is passionate about helping people succeed in business

Dr Robyn Odegaard: / robynodegaard
AKA Mental MacGyver. My doctorate is in organizational business psychology with a concentration in sport and performance. I provide luxury level, high performance support and coaching to executives, founders, celebrities and athletes.