Using Anger as Motivation

Have you ever noticed that the more angrier you are about something, the more likely you are to do something about it?

Not convinced?

Well - take the bank - if they overcharge you, how soon are you on the phone, or marching down to the branch to "sort it out?" I would hazard a guess - you will do it as soon as you notice. You make time to do it. You will change other appointments, or rearrange your day to ensure they give you your money back.

My question is:

• How fast do we sort out our own errors?
• How fast can we sort out our own errors?

The answer is not very quickly. Do we beat ourselves up about the bad food that we eat, or the fact that we don't exercise as often as we should of course not. Nor do we get vaguely upset about the fact that we didn't do as much today as we could have done. We let things slide, we tell ourselves that we will "do it tomorrow". Those are the things we should be getting angry about - when we repeatedly fail to get motivated about those things that can really make a difference to the way our lives work out.

What do you get angry about? Does it motivate you in a positive way?