anger; (4) analyze your options; and (5) take constructive action. As we complete each step, we move toward making our anger productive. First, consciously acknowledge to yourself that you are angry. “That’s obvious,” you might reply. “Anyone would know that I am angry.” Perhaps, but the question is, Are you conscious of your anger? Because the emotion of anger comes on so suddenly, often we are caught up in a verbal or physical response to the anger before ever consciously acknowledging