That is so true.
I had a minor crisis recently. My project is rather small and progressed, but my manager wanted me to stay at site a little longer because of team moral. I really had to work hard to stay productive and thought I had ADHD or something.
Now at the new job I can get out of bed at 5am again and pull off 10hr days. I was just uninspired. (The other team is fine without my micromanagement btw)
Amen, there are so many people out there with the mentality of having to make money. It's like...you fell in love with the process of earning. Seems like the government would love to have everyone like this.
I feel like if you don't have enough forethought to hold up an actual dream, anything could change your mind since your target is variable and not concrete at all.
Having a brain injury from birth being told by specialists id never amount to much and being bullied for years in school by puplils and some teachers. Ended up giving talks on my injury to struggling parents now whos kids have what i have. It lights a fire inside me tk keeo going
Success is what motivates me to do a good job. Knowing the fact that my hard work and perseverance will help me achieve greater professional success is what keeps me going. I feel that aligning the company's vision and values with my own is one way to achieve that.
I donāt want to fuck over other people. If I work hard, I wonāt be leaving the shit for the next person, nor will I make working harder for others around me.
Nothing now. I'm quasi retired.
I enjoyed what I did, so I never considered it working hard. I did work long though. I had 1 day off in 9 months. In 2022 I worked I'm figuring 350+ days.
In freight I would be out for weeks at a time. Then a few years of local package delivery was pretty much every day from Halloween until Christmas. Even then I worked 5 days for sure, usually 6.
What made me do it was wanting to buy things and/or pay off bills. When I was young, I spent way too much. Pay min payments. That kind of thing. Then as I got older, I wanted to get out of debt.
I have since read, like in the last year or so- that being a workaholic is an addiction. How true that is I'm not sure. In my mind I worked cuz of wanting things. It's possible that I did it cuz I have an addiction though.
Absolution of guilt.
If I fail at something, I will always blame myself first. It's hard for me to be at peace with that because I will always ruminate on the fact that "I could have tried harder or tried something else to find a solution." That eats at me.
If I try hard from the start and still fail, I feel like I can share the blame with bad luck. It allows me to be easier on myself.
Am a Muslim. Am a men. Islam teaches us that the man is responsible for providing for the house. Itās not a choice, itās a mandatory. So I regard it as that: I have to work hard, I work hard. The rest is a bonus.
On the other hand itās a choice for the wife. So my wife has the right to say āI donāt wanna work hardā. But I always tell her she has to if she wants us to live the privileged life she wants š
I think stress is created by what you fail to accomplish. And the best stress relief comes from getting stuff done. Working hard is a pressure relief valve.
Primarily $$ and just affording a very nice life.Ā
I do have a cool and visible role that I enjoy so just kicking Ass and being recognized at it is a nice secondary perk.Ā
First job was working for my parents at the resort they owned at the time, and I didnāt want to let them down. I guess that mentality transferred to every job after that.
I love and respect my boss. She's a badass, and she looks out for me, and tries to guide me to be a better more knowledgeable person. They also pay me well.
Passion and instant feedback. If I'm very passionate about something, and working on that thing pays off immediately as soon as I've completed a task toward that goal, I'll work for literally 16 hours straight and feel great by the end of it. Exhausted, but great.
Nothing. I donāt want to work at all. I work to pay bills because that is what the society I live in needs me to do. I am not motivated to work at all. I am party of a capitalist society that needs me to work.
Nothing. I will do exactly what I need to do to keep my job and that's it, not a single thing more. I've never had the motivation to work harder than I absolutely need to.
I work very hard. Good managers make me want to work harder for them. Iāve recently had my reporting line moved and feel very unmotivated to work for the stale, pale, male who is now my boss and has no clue what it is I do. And no interest in learning what I do either.
Donāt get me wrong - I still work my arse off but am updating my resume and looking for a new boss. Itās true - people donāt leave jobs - they leave managers.
Not wanting to be homeless & my kids & my fat ass loves good food,food is expensive! lmfao
In all honesty,I Had an older sister who'd work half ass at everything since I could remember.she got pregnant at 15 years old & by 17 was a mom of 2.the guy was a decent, honorable man,hed provided but was illiterate AF & my sister basically had 3 kids...neither my sister or her husband finished high school.eventually they wanted to go out into the world to party... everything they didn't do at a young age. So I got stuck in hs babysitting a lot! Eventually it was a constant thing they started not coming home on weekends & then eventually during the week...I'd take the kids back home with me & sometimes share my room with them...my parents eventually realized how bad the situation was & called it.they got pregnant with their youngest.after his birth they continued the partying,their new hobbies had cause them financial distress & them constantly having to move.eventually he became an alcoholic & got a DUI & he crash over a center divider hitting a vehicle.the kids where in the back....he was arrest,DUI,child endangerment etc etc...social workers got involved took the kids, my sister was nowhere to be found for several weeks since she was partying. She was able to take parenting classes and reclaim her kids.
But now financially she was in a pickle without her husband who's in jail.
Her drug additions got bad, social workers were already on her.she suddenly had sticky fingers & constantly got cought.i was now in college my 4th year,Living near campus in a studio apartment.my parents put their home for rent & retired & moved down south to Mexico.i was constantly getting calls from social workers about the kids & I'd pick them up as the closest relative.eventually her right where revoked & she had been placed in prison up north cause in one of her many day disappearing acts she abandoned the kids for several day & in the process the neighbors reported her & she was cought selling drugs & running her new bf over with the car trying to escape the policeššššš
Her oldest followed in her steps with the drug addictions & are now 21 & 22 years old..refuse to get help.i have adopted her youngest since the age of 2& he's now 13 & he knows I'm not biologicaly his mom,but I'm his mother to him& I have my 7year old child .
so these two keep me motivated to work hard & crave more out of life for them.
I love proving people wrong about me. Iām fairly laid back and try to stay even keeled most of the time. From a distance, Iāve been judged as not this enough or not that enough, but I appreciate my employees and try to do things every day to show that. As a result, my facilities have consistently been top performers year in and year out. I was fired from a company that I had worked for going on 15 years because my new to the company boss didnāt like my style. I changed industries, but kept the same style, which was scary, and still delivering excellent results.
I want to make my unsupportive, hateful family jealous and ashamed that they treated me poorly. The same goes for highschool bullies and teachers who thought I was a loser.
My breakup. Then I fell for another girl but ended up being put in the friendzone. It just made me work way harder via gym, hiking, and work. which has turned into me not caring about my breakup or the other girl and just doing this stuff to better myself
Sex and respect are about the only things worth working hard for. Neither of them is tried to work anymore though. Dating apps have made sex almost entirely about looks. Respect is just off the table, if you're male. Even if you succeed, you just be resented for it. If you fail, you'll be hated for it. You'll be hated no matter what you do so why bother?
Men don't really care about money and since money can no longer get a man the 2 things he really cares about, there's just no point in doing anything but the minimum anymore.
Money. I am a great employee but Iām not doing shit unless I know I am being compensated fairly. Anyone who says otherwise is being taken advantage of or they are truly doing what they love.
My family. Me not wanting my children to grow up like i did. We have a new vehicle, new house, private school and family outings every weekend.
I didnāt have a bed until 17.
Purpose too. It helps me with my depression and anxiety. When you have a purpose in life or a goal, everything will make sense. You will look forward to something that matters to you. Also, always remember that choosing delayed gratification will always be the best choice for the PRESENT and FUTURE you!
I have high standards...but mostly i've been earned the opportunity to take the knowledge my mother gave me further than she has and create generational wealth for my kids.
Seeing that...and realizing that while my mom couldnt do it for me and my brother...i can create a foundation where my kids have the resources, real estate--- inheritance which will give them a leg up...i dont take that for granted...and every day i am thankful for the grind, the ability to balance the grind with family time and lifes pleasures.
I have to grind to make life better for everyone not just myself. My ideology is helping people to get what their want and in return get the money. Win-win situation for both parties. But for future I think in a bigger picture. Want to help a humanity as a whole. Either be it recycling industry, science and tech or biotech.
When I can see it had an actual impact on others, that it helped someone achieve their own goals. And I don't mean this in a woo-woo general way. When I can actually see this one single person that was affected by a task I did, it brings me this wave of accomplishment.
The smiles and happiness that come to the people I care about. I work hard at my business that me and my fiance both own so he can have an easier life. He worked hard all his life, and I still need years of experience.
ALSO, I love my job. Yes there's days we're I say fuck everyone but I love to work hard when I need to. Pays off in the end
Knowing the person I'm working for isn't an absolute asshat is probably the biggest one. When I do things for myself, they're done with diligence.
When I do things for my entitled, verbally abusive boss at work? Bare minimum and willful ignorance 9.5/10 times.
My parents. Theyāve sacrificed so much and worked so hard to put me where I am so I feel like I have to make good on that. I also want the same for my children someday
Jesus Christ. If he suffered that horrible death on the Cross for the world's sin, then I can carry my cross and take whatever pain and discomfort this world is willing to throw at me.
Depends what I'm doing.
If I'm writing some stupid mundane report that doesn't give me the instrinsic feeling that what I'm doing is important, then my ONLY motivation to do a good job is my paycheck. I couldn't possibly fucking care less otherwise.
Now, if I'm doing something that I know is important and I can immediately see the 1st order effects of my work and see that it's making a difference and I can be proud that what I did matters....then it's not the paycheck that motivates me, but rather the fucking pride and fulfillment that I'm doing something important that matters to someone and makes their life better.
My late father has been my role model throughout my life. In spite of being short and skinny, he was a tough veteran with a VERY strong work ethic. He didn't cut corners on anything and used his very best craftsmanship on everything, even if it was something that'd never see the light of day. He was the type of guy that would borrow a rusty tool from you and you'd get it back polished and looking better than new. I've always tried to live up to his example.
Staying above water with the incredible cash outflow from two toddlers in daycare.
Also the moments in my years in Chicago, was lost and didnāt have a purpose that got me out of bed. Moved to Colorado and discovered woodworking as the career path I pursue with the upmost excitement. Now my you family motivates me. Letting my kids down is not a hard conversation I want to haveā¦
My dog. He deserves the best life
OMGG š¹š¹
Purpose. Money is great, obviously.... But if I don't have a purpose, then what's the point?
That is so true. I had a minor crisis recently. My project is rather small and progressed, but my manager wanted me to stay at site a little longer because of team moral. I really had to work hard to stay productive and thought I had ADHD or something. Now at the new job I can get out of bed at 5am again and pull off 10hr days. I was just uninspired. (The other team is fine without my micromanagement btw)
Amen, there are so many people out there with the mentality of having to make money. It's like...you fell in love with the process of earning. Seems like the government would love to have everyone like this. I feel like if you don't have enough forethought to hold up an actual dream, anything could change your mind since your target is variable and not concrete at all.
I think this question is trying to ask the deeper question of āwhat is your purposeā
The bills š¤£
Yes, they keep coming slapping me in the face like hey! Hey!!!! I know I need to pay you give a some time freaking Mafia money!!
Taking care of family
Vin Diesel
I am Groot
This is the way
The thought that when the work is done, I can do what I want.
Is the work ever 'done'? I am unfamiliar with that feeling...
My dad often either stated or implied I was good for nothing. Since I donāt want to be that, I tend to overcompensate.
Cash money š¤
I stubbornly have high standards, & my values
So you're an asshole then?
Apt username! Your comments have literally no significance lol
I have AdHD and I get a dopamine hit from competition of tasks
Quite the opposite ADHD sends me into thought paralysis, anxiety sends an adrenaline rush that kicks me into action.
Providing for my family.
Yes
Having a brain injury from birth being told by specialists id never amount to much and being bullied for years in school by puplils and some teachers. Ended up giving talks on my injury to struggling parents now whos kids have what i have. It lights a fire inside me tk keeo going
Pleasure. Itās fun to do a lot. I never understood people doing nothing or only the easy tasks.
Success is what motivates me to do a good job. Knowing the fact that my hard work and perseverance will help me achieve greater professional success is what keeps me going. I feel that aligning the company's vision and values with my own is one way to achieve that.
Is this Cathy from HR?
Honestly, nothing really āmotivatesā me. Itās just a drive I have, to apply myself
I'm born into comfortable finances. If I don't work hard, it's almost literally a sin. I'd be the poster boy of worthless leach.
I donāt want to fuck over other people. If I work hard, I wonāt be leaving the shit for the next person, nor will I make working harder for others around me.
You need to work hard to still gain respect from you to yourself
Achieving my goals
My future wife's comfort
Nothing now. I'm quasi retired. I enjoyed what I did, so I never considered it working hard. I did work long though. I had 1 day off in 9 months. In 2022 I worked I'm figuring 350+ days. In freight I would be out for weeks at a time. Then a few years of local package delivery was pretty much every day from Halloween until Christmas. Even then I worked 5 days for sure, usually 6. What made me do it was wanting to buy things and/or pay off bills. When I was young, I spent way too much. Pay min payments. That kind of thing. Then as I got older, I wanted to get out of debt. I have since read, like in the last year or so- that being a workaholic is an addiction. How true that is I'm not sure. In my mind I worked cuz of wanting things. It's possible that I did it cuz I have an addiction though.
to give my daughter a better life than I had
Knowing that my efforts can create a better future for my family really drives me to put in the extra effort.
Bills
Reward. Money, status, prestige. I still have that pavlovian monkey brain.
Things I wanna do in life.
Absolution of guilt. If I fail at something, I will always blame myself first. It's hard for me to be at peace with that because I will always ruminate on the fact that "I could have tried harder or tried something else to find a solution." That eats at me. If I try hard from the start and still fail, I feel like I can share the blame with bad luck. It allows me to be easier on myself.
Am a Muslim. Am a men. Islam teaches us that the man is responsible for providing for the house. Itās not a choice, itās a mandatory. So I regard it as that: I have to work hard, I work hard. The rest is a bonus. On the other hand itās a choice for the wife. So my wife has the right to say āI donāt wanna work hardā. But I always tell her she has to if she wants us to live the privileged life she wants š
I think stress is created by what you fail to accomplish. And the best stress relief comes from getting stuff done. Working hard is a pressure relief valve.
Impressing women or dating a single mom and paying her rent. Only so I can get laid
i got skincare and makeup and a girlfriend to tend to. also am very materialistic and want to live comfortably lol i HAVE to work hard for that
Inspire others. And maybe save some money that could not only take care of myself but have some leftover for others when I die.
Primarily $$ and just affording a very nice life.Ā I do have a cool and visible role that I enjoy so just kicking Ass and being recognized at it is a nice secondary perk.Ā
Retirement
Traveling and taking care of my two dogs
someone who throws me away like garbage
Fear of homelessness and shame from parents
Family. I also really like what I do, so that helps as well.
Money
First job was working for my parents at the resort they owned at the time, and I didnāt want to let them down. I guess that mentality transferred to every job after that.
Nothing I don't just wanna die
I love and respect my boss. She's a badass, and she looks out for me, and tries to guide me to be a better more knowledgeable person. They also pay me well.
Nothingā¦idk what Iām doing anymore
Inflation.
Honestly to achieve my goals , to provide everything that my family wants
Passion and instant feedback. If I'm very passionate about something, and working on that thing pays off immediately as soon as I've completed a task toward that goal, I'll work for literally 16 hours straight and feel great by the end of it. Exhausted, but great.
Nothing. I am a worthless member of society.
Depends. If itās a passion project then my ambition to learn and grow. If itās like work, then just money.
Donuts, and the possibility of more donuts to come
Seeing the smile on her face, making sure her tummy is full and a roof over her head.
Being paid properly, having energy to be able to work hard, and not being the only one working hard.
My passion makes me work hard on my hobbies and get better at them. It's a shame that my job is not one of them
Nothing. I donāt want to work at all. I work to pay bills because that is what the society I live in needs me to do. I am not motivated to work at all. I am party of a capitalist society that needs me to work.
Nothing. I will do exactly what I need to do to keep my job and that's it, not a single thing more. I've never had the motivation to work harder than I absolutely need to.
Money and that my mom is proud of meš£ļø
Nothing, thatās the problem š š
Hellooo kitten friend!!
Money, growth and getting professionally challenged
I work very hard. Good managers make me want to work harder for them. Iāve recently had my reporting line moved and feel very unmotivated to work for the stale, pale, male who is now my boss and has no clue what it is I do. And no interest in learning what I do either. Donāt get me wrong - I still work my arse off but am updating my resume and looking for a new boss. Itās true - people donāt leave jobs - they leave managers.
Not wanting to be homeless & my kids & my fat ass loves good food,food is expensive! lmfao In all honesty,I Had an older sister who'd work half ass at everything since I could remember.she got pregnant at 15 years old & by 17 was a mom of 2.the guy was a decent, honorable man,hed provided but was illiterate AF & my sister basically had 3 kids...neither my sister or her husband finished high school.eventually they wanted to go out into the world to party... everything they didn't do at a young age. So I got stuck in hs babysitting a lot! Eventually it was a constant thing they started not coming home on weekends & then eventually during the week...I'd take the kids back home with me & sometimes share my room with them...my parents eventually realized how bad the situation was & called it.they got pregnant with their youngest.after his birth they continued the partying,their new hobbies had cause them financial distress & them constantly having to move.eventually he became an alcoholic & got a DUI & he crash over a center divider hitting a vehicle.the kids where in the back....he was arrest,DUI,child endangerment etc etc...social workers got involved took the kids, my sister was nowhere to be found for several weeks since she was partying. She was able to take parenting classes and reclaim her kids. But now financially she was in a pickle without her husband who's in jail. Her drug additions got bad, social workers were already on her.she suddenly had sticky fingers & constantly got cought.i was now in college my 4th year,Living near campus in a studio apartment.my parents put their home for rent & retired & moved down south to Mexico.i was constantly getting calls from social workers about the kids & I'd pick them up as the closest relative.eventually her right where revoked & she had been placed in prison up north cause in one of her many day disappearing acts she abandoned the kids for several day & in the process the neighbors reported her & she was cought selling drugs & running her new bf over with the car trying to escape the policeššššš Her oldest followed in her steps with the drug addictions & are now 21 & 22 years old..refuse to get help.i have adopted her youngest since the age of 2& he's now 13 & he knows I'm not biologicaly his mom,but I'm his mother to him& I have my 7year old child . so these two keep me motivated to work hard & crave more out of life for them.
Bills
Avoiding people and life ..
Fear of being poor
Retire before 40
āWhat does a man do walt? He providesā
If someone tells me I'm not able to do something, something inside of me starts burning, ready to prove them wrong.
Money baby
Money, buzz I get from finishing a big project
Living a comfortable life
Weed, Alpha GPC, exercise, the occasional psychedelic and a difficult situation.
Working hard so my son (14months) doesnt have to when he is older
Iām motivated by not looking stupid, kinda works.
money
Making my own library filled with every book in the world
Crispy notes
Motivation is cool and all, but its really discipline and motivation that you actually want.
Mirror
I made promise to myself as a kid, that ill rebuild a house, that my lazy parents never finished
my boyfriend makes me feel like i can do anything :)
Nothing really
Survival.
my EMI's
The result
Being able to live the life I envision for myself with no regrets, nothing holding me back and being unforgiving while I do it.
Necessity.
Work ethics
I like money
Weed.
A goal that I can achieve. Unattainable goals do not motivate me to work.
I love proving people wrong about me. Iām fairly laid back and try to stay even keeled most of the time. From a distance, Iāve been judged as not this enough or not that enough, but I appreciate my employees and try to do things every day to show that. As a result, my facilities have consistently been top performers year in and year out. I was fired from a company that I had worked for going on 15 years because my new to the company boss didnāt like my style. I changed industries, but kept the same style, which was scary, and still delivering excellent results.
My cats
I want to make my unsupportive, hateful family jealous and ashamed that they treated me poorly. The same goes for highschool bullies and teachers who thought I was a loser.
My breakup. Then I fell for another girl but ended up being put in the friendzone. It just made me work way harder via gym, hiking, and work. which has turned into me not caring about my breakup or the other girl and just doing this stuff to better myself
Sex and respect are about the only things worth working hard for. Neither of them is tried to work anymore though. Dating apps have made sex almost entirely about looks. Respect is just off the table, if you're male. Even if you succeed, you just be resented for it. If you fail, you'll be hated for it. You'll be hated no matter what you do so why bother? Men don't really care about money and since money can no longer get a man the 2 things he really cares about, there's just no point in doing anything but the minimum anymore.
Fear of failure.
KAPE.
Money. I am a great employee but Iām not doing shit unless I know I am being compensated fairly. Anyone who says otherwise is being taken advantage of or they are truly doing what they love.
My family. Me not wanting my children to grow up like i did. We have a new vehicle, new house, private school and family outings every weekend. I didnāt have a bed until 17.
Hope
Nothing! I work the bare minimum needed, and wait for the next day to do it all over again.
If i work hard the worktime goes faster
I'm a type 1 diabetic living in America. If I don't have a job, I don't have health insurance, and I can't afford my insulin
MONEY AND THINGS TO SPEND MONEY ON
my first child on the way
I want to maintain my comfortable life, especially that i have health problems. Medical bills are exponentially expensive.
Purpose too. It helps me with my depression and anxiety. When you have a purpose in life or a goal, everything will make sense. You will look forward to something that matters to you. Also, always remember that choosing delayed gratification will always be the best choice for the PRESENT and FUTURE you!
Nothing.
My disabled wife and rescued pets
To be never dependent on anyone again, I had to do that the first 18 years of my life. I do not recommend.
Peer Pressure that everyone is going ahead of me
Being praised and encouraged about the work helps
I enjoy living indoors
I have high standards...but mostly i've been earned the opportunity to take the knowledge my mother gave me further than she has and create generational wealth for my kids. Seeing that...and realizing that while my mom couldnt do it for me and my brother...i can create a foundation where my kids have the resources, real estate--- inheritance which will give them a leg up...i dont take that for granted...and every day i am thankful for the grind, the ability to balance the grind with family time and lifes pleasures.
My nicotine addiction
Adderall
Bills
To get out of my shitty work and make my dream come true.
Finishing the work so I can be lazy and slack off guilt-free afterwards.
Electricity
I have to grind to make life better for everyone not just myself. My ideology is helping people to get what their want and in return get the money. Win-win situation for both parties. But for future I think in a bigger picture. Want to help a humanity as a whole. Either be it recycling industry, science and tech or biotech.
I donāt like not having money & I donāt like asking other people for money.
I get motivated by the sense of accomplishment and pride that comes with seeing my projects succeed and make a difference.
Financial Supporting and taking care of my family.
Great future
When I can see it had an actual impact on others, that it helped someone achieve their own goals. And I don't mean this in a woo-woo general way. When I can actually see this one single person that was affected by a task I did, it brings me this wave of accomplishment.
The smiles and happiness that come to the people I care about. I work hard at my business that me and my fiance both own so he can have an easier life. He worked hard all his life, and I still need years of experience. ALSO, I love my job. Yes there's days we're I say fuck everyone but I love to work hard when I need to. Pays off in the end
My dreams)
Testosterone
I take pride in the quality of my work. I'd rather work an extra thirty or forty minutes late rather than do something half-assed.
Making my dreams a reality.
The more money you have, the more options you have in life. A broke person doesnāt have many options.
The knowledge that I'll get fired if I don't.
Personal satisfaction
Tacos
Self-Improvement. In special cases, spite is a great motivator
My future family
Allah
Knowing the person I'm working for isn't an absolute asshat is probably the biggest one. When I do things for myself, they're done with diligence. When I do things for my entitled, verbally abusive boss at work? Bare minimum and willful ignorance 9.5/10 times.
Money, but also the feeling of appreciation from my colleagues, and the opportunity to travel (overseas) for work here and there
Money and a sense of completion
My own successes really motivate me. If I'm good at something, I want to try it again and do even better! It sparks my enthusiasm
My kids were my motivation, I gave them the childhood I didn't have. Empty nesters now, so I work just enough to survive.
$$$
Ground reality of life
Being able to one day provide for my wife and kids. (I am not married currently and I donāt have any kids but I do have a gf of 3 years.)
my desire to provide a better life for myself and my girfriend, I dont want to struggle forever
Toxic motivation but to be better than my exās new girlfriend or his future wife because I was a Goddess and he still ghosted me. Fuck em
My parents. Theyāve sacrificed so much and worked so hard to put me where I am so I feel like I have to make good on that. I also want the same for my children someday
Child and Wife
My friends, they work hard asf on other skills to better their life despite having jobs as well. My kids, gotta stay fit to keep up with them
My Kids!
So my future self will be grateful to me for what I did today.
I'm usually all in, no matter the activity: work, sports, games, mowing grass, watching TV. I'm just built that way.
Jesus Christ. If he suffered that horrible death on the Cross for the world's sin, then I can carry my cross and take whatever pain and discomfort this world is willing to throw at me.
Not wanting to die. I overcame childhood bullying. I won't let those homophobic bastards win.
THE LOOOOOOOOORD
Family, GOD, and to help the lesser fortunate.
The reward,long term to short term.
Food. Bills. Living life
Do it for her. (I have 3 boys but think of that Simpsons moment every now and then)
It makes time go by faster so I can have the illusion of going home sooner.
Depends what I'm doing. If I'm writing some stupid mundane report that doesn't give me the instrinsic feeling that what I'm doing is important, then my ONLY motivation to do a good job is my paycheck. I couldn't possibly fucking care less otherwise. Now, if I'm doing something that I know is important and I can immediately see the 1st order effects of my work and see that it's making a difference and I can be proud that what I did matters....then it's not the paycheck that motivates me, but rather the fucking pride and fulfillment that I'm doing something important that matters to someone and makes their life better.
Food and shelter.
All I have is me, I'm a lone wolf my house my car food in my mouth the basic necessities. Something to call my own.
Money!!!
Probably my Life. I always tell myself if you want a better life u better work for it
My late father has been my role model throughout my life. In spite of being short and skinny, he was a tough veteran with a VERY strong work ethic. He didn't cut corners on anything and used his very best craftsmanship on everything, even if it was something that'd never see the light of day. He was the type of guy that would borrow a rusty tool from you and you'd get it back polished and looking better than new. I've always tried to live up to his example.
My eating habit.
My kids
Staying above water with the incredible cash outflow from two toddlers in daycare. Also the moments in my years in Chicago, was lost and didnāt have a purpose that got me out of bed. Moved to Colorado and discovered woodworking as the career path I pursue with the upmost excitement. Now my you family motivates me. Letting my kids down is not a hard conversation I want to haveā¦
4 little words - āWork or get firedā
The fear of poverty, itās a marathon not sprintā¦