As long as you are aware of what you are feeling, doing and thinking, you will be able to form your own anger management style – one which suits you and you feel comfortable in. There will be lot of points where you will stop and wonder what action to take next – which is all right. Books and internet is filled with practical advice on ‘what to do’. The missing part usually is ‘what to think’. That is the gap I aim to fill with this series. With the right thinking direction, the ‘what to do’ solutions offered will start making sense. You will be able to then decide which solutions are meant for you and which aren’t.

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“This book made me angry! Why couldn’t Ms. Engel have written it years ago when it would have helped me through difficult times? Honor Your Anger: How Transforming Your Anger is a clearly written, insightful look at a topic that concerns everyone. You can indeed learn to understand and manage your anger, and this book will show you how.” – Robert Epstein, Ph.D., West Coast Editor, Psychology Today

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The question to ask yourself is – What is the easiest option I can work upon, what is the most comfortable of all.

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There is a Japanese concept which speaks about this process – Kaizen - Constant and Never Ending Improvement. Kaizen is exactly what I follow (and what I am asking you to follow) – Constantly seek to improve your anger management stye; keep working on it. However, there is one important distinction I would like to share with you before you begin with The Kaizen Way of managing anger. This distinction will speed you up considerably. And that distinction is ‘Two Keys Of Anger Management’

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If you did stay with the questions asked in the previous part – Decoding Anger – Anger Management Series Part I, you must have already begun your journey to understand anger in specific to you. As much important it is to understand anger, equally important it is to understand how you choose to deal with anger.
[...] I don’t need to mention, but to state the obvious, the biggest question over here of course is that if you do plan to change your way of dealing with anger, what would you like your new anger management style to be?

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