What makes you get up in the morning, after only a few hours of sleep, drive thru traffic to a dead end job, where the boss doesn't see or appreciate the work you do, & then come home to a disorganized household where you have to start all over again? What motivates you?
198930
currently unemployed, so I don't have to worry too much about all of the above, I am now looking to start my own business, as I am sick and tired of people with less intelligence telling me what to do, I love being with my children, I miss it though when I came home & my children would scream & yell, all excited that I came home, squealing like animals, that I came home...I miss that dearly...I don't mind the disorganization of my house, & if it gets really bad, I get motivated from that to clean up quickly & easily...I am motivated by my childrens future, to give them something better than what I had growing up...I want them to learn, more than I have learned, & to most importantly, Learn how to Learn...my children are what I love most in life...they are my future...:D
362663
Got fired once cause I didn't show up enough.\n\nGot another job cause there's tons of work here.
262481
My husband leaves me at home 7 days a week. He is a work alcoholic. He says he is not, but I disagree totally. The only time he will take a day off is when I finally blow up. But you can tell he wants to be at work. He LIVES for work only. He works nights which means he sleeps most the day and evening, gets up, eats and leaves for work again. It's not necessary for him to work all these hours, he chooses too. It's destroying our marriage. I tried to tell him, but he just doesn't see it. I too was brought to another city, no car, no job, no friends. And now, not even him. I give up. He just doesn't see that spending quality time together is important. I've talked until I can't talk anymore. Right now, I don't even care if I see him anymore. He has made me bitter. So, I would say, spend some quality time with the love of your life.
58558
Monotony at Work\n\nWake up, hit the snooze…Wake up, hit the snooze…Wake up, hit the snooze. This happens six times before I finally get up to start getting ready for work. I think it’s my subconscious screaming at me not to go today. As I unlock the door to my store, I hear the familiar “SPSSS” from the lemon scent aerosol can that I am now so used to; I never seem to notice the once loved sweet and sour smell. I start my routine by vacuuming rugs that are already clean and mopping the floor that is already shining. I fold up and put away the paperwork from the night before, turn on the red neon "Open" sign and settle in for another day, just as boring, just as monotonous, the ugly twin of the day before.\nI lean back in my iron maiden of a chair, watching cars drive by, never stopping. The owner arrives shortly after I do. He asks me how I’m doing and proceeds to the solace of his office. Holiday lights chase themselves endlessly around the window and there’s a strobe light that relentlessly emits a constant mind warping rhythm throughout the day, softly clicking. They’re both trying to scream at the customers to come in and activate a new cell phone. I hear the subtle vocal stylings of Celine Dion playing on the soft rock radio station in the background, pounding against the back of my head, forcing thoughts of mass destruction into my head to the tune of "My Heart Will Go On." The hours pass at a crawl and I try to daydream about anything, but fall short of nothing until the “DING DONG” of the load chime in the front door snaps me back to reality; I finally see life in this otherwise desolate place. The excitement grows as I rise from my Garrotte and greet my potential client enthusiastically. The excitement dies as quickly as it rose when I find out the customer is looking for the pizza place.\nThe owner, becoming bored in the middle of the day, comes up to the front of the store and barks some orders and then promptly retreats back to his fortress of solitude. This plethora of free time does allow me the opportunity to do some school work, my only variety through out the day. Just as I start my week’s assignments, “DING DONG”, another customer, could this be the one to break it? No she just wants a pre paid cell card, and then complains about the dollar service fee, back to my guillotine.\nI stare at the clock for a few minutes, in my minds eye I see it laughing at me. 4:30 pm, my assignments seem to be doing the trick; it feels like hours have gone by. “PSPP” the aerosol can sprays its perfume again reminding me that it does that every nine minutes, and I haven’t heard it that many times. I turn on the dancing lights and the more powerful strobe in hopes of attracting the night dwellers, and go back to my studies. I look up from my computer and fall into an insomniatic stare out of the window into the ever darkening sky. “BRING, BRING”, the phone echoes off the deathly silent walls, the words flow through the channel that has been carved into my psyche by the repetition of saying the same thing over, and over, like the river that created the Grand Canyon. “Thank you for calling Wireless Experts, this is G.W. How can I help you?” My heart is racing with anticipation…A telemarketer selling seven lovely nights in Las Vegas, NV. The racing subsides and I sit back down on my electric chair.\nI step outside into the frigid desert air just to break the madness. I look up at the clock through the window, my heart sinks, 5:30 pm. This is the time during the day that time moves slower then a snail sliding through molasses. 6:00 pm, my mind is struggling to come up with something to do, and is blank. I look around the store in hopes of finding something to do, gleaming metal surrounds the displays, the glass windows that you can’t see but know they’re there, packages of blue and white stacked to the brim on the shelves. No cleaning is needed, no stocking to be done,
644895
I check my alarm clock like 6 times before I can sleep then I wake up to recheck it. Same with the doors. Then after i've done this enough to wake my husband up I lay awake and worry about it and try not to move. Drives the poor man crazy!
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Is there anything you can do to change the job frustration? Talking to a district office or a boss higher up? Changing job duties? Is there anything funny about how sorry the place is? Does the place do anything good that can make you feel better that your frustration is going for something useful? \nI read a book called "100 Things That People Do To Be Happy". It suggests that making yourself happy takes a lot of practice, like playing basketball. Maybe you can think of that while you are working and look for things that put a smile on your face when you don't feel like smiling. Do you have a library nearby? Try and find a book on drawing caricatures and make up funny pictures of the things or people you work with.\nMake sure you get as much sleep as you can (try earplugs and nightshades (blinders) if you are sleeping during the day, and as early at night as you can (probably hard if you work late). Sometimes your emotional state is worse if you aren't getting enough vitamins also.\nI'm sure others will have more suggestions for meditating, etc. I prefer to attack my frustrations whenever I can.
130349
I have to be out the door by 4:29 am to be at work by 5. its really early, so I make sure the night before i have my clothes laid out, my lunch and breakfast made, and everything ready to grab as i head out the door. Also, have a hairstyle that allows you to style it the night before and sleep on it is very helpful. I take showers at night and style my hair befor bed. That way I can brush for fluff as necessary and the only thing I do in the morning is make up and brush my teeth. goog luck!
371523
Can you write me an excuse to miss work today!?  I really don't wanna go........Also, can you make my neighbor stop throwing his sticks and trash in my yard because he's too lazy to put them out front for the city to pick up!? I need someone with some authority to make that happen....N-kay! \n\n(Hey, I always wondered if God ever just "banged in" because of stress days.....Thx!~)
597546
How is this, I shall do both.  I just got back from my job, I work from ten at night until eight in the morning.  That's pretty crappy, so I would like to wish you a hello and good night, I'm beat!
198945
Whatever gives you gratification.  Money, Power, focus, status, involvement, coworkers, Boss, commute, nature of the job etc.  However, some people can't be pleased! They are complainers and complaning is what makes them happy. So if you have some of these make sure you give them more to complain about.  The more you give them the happier they are. They don't show it really but deep inside they are really happy.
67421
Where do you get your energy???\nI don't like to clean house, but it must be done.....so I do it! It's a neverending chore here...\n\nEnjoy the day!
146898
I do! I'm the Mom, and I have to get up and fix breakfast, feed the cats and the dog, put medicine on the cat (that almost was killed by a stray dog that we had to pay $500.oo at the vet to save), Do the dishes, make the beds, clean the kitchen, living room, bedroom, bathroom, pick up everyone else's laundry and wash the clothes, clean up the yard, walk the dog, (NAPTIME's coming!), meet my grandson after school,help him with homework and spelling,  find various things throughout the long day for people who don't know where anything is around here, THINK for other people, who don't always know how to think for themselves, find invoices and work orders for our body shop, answer phones, go to the grocery store, and make supper. Clean up afterwards, or leave it all to get up and start over doing the next day. SIGH.....No wonder I'm on HERE INSTEAD! LOL
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My suggestion is to make lists, so you can cross off things when you do them. If it has to be so simple that you write down get up at 9, do that! Try very hard not to vary the times you go to bed and get up. Most articles I have read in the health magazines say that a consistent bedtime and wake up time are the most helpful. And don't vary it on the weekends!!! \n\nAs far as motivation, set goals. I will do 3 new things a day just for me. And if you are in to it, write down what you did and how it felt, if you would do it again, or not. Try something you have always wanted to do but "thought you were too busy."  \n\nAnother good solution is FLYLADY.com. She breaks things up into workable parts. Try that.
665107
Don't you have to be anywhere? :) If you don't need to be at work or school, make a commitment and volunteer somewhere that will force you to be somewhere at a certain time.  I love to sleep in, and my big indulgence, treat, special thing is reading  magazines, or watching my DVR'd shows (ultimate couch potato) but on days when I don't work, I won't allow myself to do those things unless I get up at a reasonable time and accomplish X amount of things. Then I reward myself with my Vanity Fair, or People Magazine or "Rescue Me", "Boston Legal" etc.  But my next question is: are you really lazy or are you really tired? Because I think a lot of times people NEED their sleep, but don't take it because they think it appears lazy. I need 8 hours a night, and I never get it, so when I have a day off I have to make up for 5 days of 6 hour sleep.
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I love my job!\n\nI am a truck driver, I am home every night by the time my kids get off the school bus, get paid a decent salary & am not couped up in an office all day with people I don't like & a boss who's up my butt all the time!\n\nYes, I'd recommend it to others.
196564
I used to be trapped in a cube 50-60 hours a week, stuck behind an endless pile of paper.  Had a supervisor that couldn't care less to say "nice job" to a soul in the building.  I was miserable and struggling to make it paycheck to paycheck.  \n\nLast year I made a decision not to live like that anymore.  I took a course.  Now, I am certified equine sports massage therapist.  Monday I will add canine massage as well.  I work for myself, set my own schedule, make great $$$, and help alleviate suffering in animals.\n\nI only have to work 6-7 hours to make my take home pay from my old job.
98725
happiness....it is agonizing to be stuck in a job you hate.  Some people feel better about themselves when working a lower paying job.  \nI work for a non-profit now, making a mere fraction of what I made a few years ago.  However, this is one of the best jobs I have ever had.  I would never want to quit.