Mars and Motivation: Harnessing Drive and Ambition

Those who study astrology know that Mars is the planet of assertiveness when properly harnessed. If your attention to the influence of the zodiac is limited, you may find that you struggle with being over-aggressive or simply can’t manage your energy. To make sure that you’re fully aware of how the movement of the planets impact you, learning to harness Mars energy is a terrific first step.

Competitiveness

Mars energy can push you to be more competitive, especially if you’re a more extroverted person. Leos can often struggle with turning everything in life into a game that they then have to win. To make sure that your use of this competitive energy is useful to you without being destructive to others, look for ways to focus it.
Perhaps you’ve decided to train for a 5K race but haven’t jogged in a while. Your first step might be to build up to 1K on your daily jog. Note this distance and treat yourself to a celebration. Share your results with your running buddies or your life partner.
As you get faster and run farther, keep a notebook of your accomplishment. Scorpios learning to put competitive energy to good use will likely get more joy out of their journal than by sharing their successes with others. By competing first and foremost with yourself, you can celebrate these small wins without having to feel you’re in competition with others at all times.

Chakras

As you learn to work with Mars energy, it may help to increase your knowledge of the chakras and how the planets influence them. Mars is associated with the root chakra, or the energy of stability. The other planet associated with the root chakra is Saturn, which is closely related to structure and responsibility.
Mars energy can be tempered with Saturn energy. If you find yourself overwhelmed by the need to say what you think regardless of the feelings of others, lean into that Saturn energy. Yes, you have the right to speak your truth. You also have a responsibility to use your personal power in non-destructive ways. Mars energy can turn a misunderstanding with a loved one into a serious rift. Saturn energy can help you temper the fire of Mars.

Colors

The color of Mars is red. If you struggle to speak up assertively in difficult situations because you’re a Libra who wants to be fair, wear a red garment or scarf near your heart when you know you have to talk to a challenging person. If you’re a Cancer who needs to have a tough conversation with a family member, a red gem on a ring might help you open up and share your truth, especially if you talk with your hands.
Assertiveness and aggression can deliver the same message. However, the assertive speaker is patient. They don’t need to interrupt or shout their feelings over the words of another. When you’re feeling aggressive, you might chase after an Aquarius who’s trying to walk away from a tough conversation.

Change

There are many positive changes that can come from a tough conversation that requires you to be assertive. If you’re a Taurus who really doesn’t tolerate change well, it may make sense to create an “if/then” flow chart.
Capricorns who like order may really struggle to be assertive in conversation if that conversation will change the parameters of a relationship. In such cases, the Capricorn may simply have to be at the breaking point. If you feel yourself struggling with the need to communicate effectively and assertively, you may be feeling the pressure of a retrograde.
Mercury in retrograde can scramble communications, but using the aggression of Mars energy when Mars is in retrograde can lead to conversations that end relationships. Give yourself the gift of a break. Table a difficult topic or back away from a friendship that is becoming painful.

Goals

Perhaps your goal with Mars energy is related to your career. If your goal is to earn a higher salary for a new house or better vacations, make them visible. Check your phone background and your computer wallpaper. Can you put an image of your dream vacation on your phone? Do so now.
Using Mars energy to bring your goals closer will take some honest curiosity. If you’re interested in moving up at your current job, it’s time to talk to your boss about what skills you need to build to advance. Assertive questions can be more beneficial than an assertive claim of your skills or contributions. When your boss knows you’re interested in more training to advance, they may help you find it. They may be able to provide you with training, coaching, a mentor or other assistance to build your skillset.
If your current employer doesn’t appeal to you as you consider long-term professional growth, look around at what your friends are doing. Do you have a friend who makes the same amount as you do but manages their finances better? They may be more effective at managing Venus energy, and their money, than you are right now. Invite them over for coffee and pick their brains for thrifty tips. Don’t be surprised if they’re a Taurus.

Growth

Assertiveness and growth can travel side by side. Communicate effectively and set personal goals around
    • fitness and well-being
    • time management and skill-building
    • work and play
The path behind you will be strewn with healthier relationships, beneficial connections and respect.
If your use of Mars energy leads to aggression, you can make improvements to your fitness and your life, but you may wind up leaving a lot of wreckage behind you.
Pay attention to your communication style. If you tend to ramble, make a list of points you want to share. If you’re prone to getting agitated or emotional, practice deep breathing or have your conversations outside so you can walk and release energy.
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