Cooper Reflections

Today while working at Texas Landscape creations I was thinking about chapter 7, Motivation. I read it before I went to bed last night therefore it was still fresh in my memory when I woke up at 7 a.m this morning. As I was driving to TLC I was thinking to myself, why am I even working here, what motivates me to continue waking up early and driving to work at 7 am in the morning every day. The dissatisfiers out weight the satisfiers 3:1. I make $8.00/hr, work outdoors in the heat, and the owners and supervisor could care less about the employees health and working conditions as long as the job gets done in a timely manner. The factor that does motivate me to show up to work every day is the challenging work I am faced with every time I clock in, each day is a new experience. Although the work is very challenging and in some cases somewhat dangerous I enjoy it. I've worked for many reatil stores and restaraunts in the cool A/C but I never got to see the results of all the long hours I put in, with landscaping each and every project you encounter is very difficult but is very rewarding in the end. Spending a whole day moving 1,000 base boulders for a water fall, digging a 4 by 4 hole, lining it with rubber lining, installing an electrical pump for water circulation, and watching all your hardwork finally come to life with an awesome 6 ft waterfall is a sense of self fullfillment, although it's not yours to enjoy every day, knowing the fact that you built this magnificant creation in somebodys front yard  in 1 day and will give the house owners years of happiness and delight every time they walk out the front door makes any person feel a sense of pride in the hardwork and long hours they've put in. I get bad pay, work in bad conditions, wake up at the crack of dawn, and have bad bosses so I guess the only thing that keeps me motivated everyday is the fact that my work is challenging, and tough, but at the end of the day knowing that I busted it for something that will last forever and make many people happy makes it all worth it and that's why I'm still here doing my thing. Challenge is the best motivator.