It’s hard to be angry and humble at the same time. Making an apology after you have been involved in a verbal tirade with a loved one or co-worker is just as important to your anger management as learning to prevent anger outbursts.

The feeling of humility is a excellent deterrant to physical and verbal aggression and learning to apologize is a great way to learn humility. An apology is more than just saying “I’m sorry”.

Step 1- Decide if it would be best for you to apologize for something you did

You might apologize for breaking something, making and error, interrupting someone or hurting someone’s feelings.

Step 2- Think of the different way you could apologize

Say something; do somehting; write something.

Step 3- Choose the best time and place to apologize

Do it privately and as quickly as possible after creating the problem.

Step 4- Make your apology

This might include an offer to make up for what happened.

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