Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: steve.ternent on May 22, 2008, 11:01:55 pm
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I would like to hear what keeps you motivated ?
This is a mind numbing, monotonous, tedious job...
I know it's very good pay and your, your own boss (if you are!)
I would just like to hear what keeps you going (apart from money!) ::)
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besides the wife , i like to be outdoor in the fresh air meeting people how can the thought of being stuck in the house watching jeremy kyile not be enough to motivate anyone .
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i dont have any problems with this, i get up in the morn and im out. actually one thing i find is not to have long breaks, i eat my dinner and then carry on, but apart from that GET ON WITH IT
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i have moments when motivation is hard but i feel the busier you get and the more motivation isnt needed(if that makes sense).
making targets and aiming high helps too.
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Sorry but it is only money for me, the job stinks
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i have moments when motivation is hard but i feel the busier you get and the more motivation isnt needed(if that makes sense).
making targets and aiming high helps too.
targets yeh thats a good one, i wont go home till ive earned at least a certain amount each day
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AC/DC
led zep
guns 'n' rose's
8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
i think you catch my drift!!!!
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AC/DC
led zep
guns 'n' rose's
8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
i think you catch my drift!!!!
PINK FLOYD how dare you miss them out ;D
Tony
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Black Sabbath, Deep Purple
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AC/DC
led zep
guns 'n' rose's
8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
i think you catch my drift!!!!
PINK FLOYD how dare you miss them out ;D
Tony
PMSL
i was gonna stick them up there but in all honestly they make me work slower because i go off on random sessions.
''were just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl.......
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what about spice girls ???
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dont laugh
KISS!
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I, for one, would never laugh. But for me it's ... errr ... Handel's Water-fed pole Music
Sorry.
When working on big houses in out of the way places where I can leave the van open, I have Classic fm blasting out.
Sometimes it just has to stop though. Mozart's Clarinet Concerto in A just sends me into such rapture that I'm useless for an hour afterwards.
I did a couple of weeks temping in a factory where Radio 1 was blaring out all day. Might suit some. Didn't suit me.
Window cleaning suits me and that is the motivating factor. I can be myself, I can set my own standards of everything and (as long as I please my customers) I can please myself.
And if I want to listen to Clasical music, I can.
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i too listen to classic fm but not for motervation.
what is your fav peice wally?
air on a g string is mine. shivvers.
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beethpvens 5th
adagio for strings
1812
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As I said, it's Mozart's Clarinet Concerto in A. When I'm in the mood, it can have the tears streaming down my face in sheer joy at emotion it brings out in me.
Bach can get to me at times, especially his violin works.
And Einaudi makes me want to self-immolate!!!!
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AC/DC
led zep
guns 'n' rose's
8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
i think you catch my drift!!!!
PINK FLOYD how dare you miss them out ;D
Tony
PMSL
i was gonna stick them up there but in all honestly they make me work slower because i go off on random sessions.
''were just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl.......
The lunatics are on the grass! :D
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remembering games, dasiy chanes and laughs. we got to keep the loneys off the grass!
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vera what has become of you
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If you dont eat your meat how can you have your pudding
How can you have any pudding if you dont eat your meat
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Have the odd day doing your old job. Mine was lorry driving. I still do the odd day to keep my hand, and at the end of the day i say the same thing. Why did i take this job today, give me back my windows.
Motivated :)
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Have the odd day doing your old job. Mine was lorry driving. I still do the odd day to keep my hand, and at the end of the day i say the same thing. Why did i take this job today, give me back my windows.
Motivated :)
I get nightmares I am back shoveling pig s*** :o Soon gets me back in the mood.
Then put Zorba the Greek on the CD player and I remember WHY I am earning the Money 8)
David
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Motivation is hard...at the moment it is about earning enough to get a mortgage...at that it is anyones guess...but yes this job is and does get very boring, mind numbing.
Dave.
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i cant say i ever get bord or its mind numbing. but i do get lonely having no one to chat to. probaly why i come on here as much as i do!! :-[
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Call me simple or whatever you want but I really enjoy Window Cleaning....and because of that it probably helps me earn more than those who dont enjoy it, Luke
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Good to see there are some rock music appreciators out there, dont forget the mighty Status Quo, no matter how fed up I get a dose of SQ is the "perfect remedy" couldn't resist that , it was 1 of their albums years ago :D
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For me Cheltenham & Gloucester are motivation enough ::)
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Being skint is a great motivator, and if you don't do the work you will be.
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Black Sabbath, Deep Purple
great taste there dave:D :D
dont forget thunder and budgie
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Van halen, hendrix, stevie ray vaughn, journey, whitesnake, & of course old "slow hand" eric clapton. ;)
Tony
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My round is a little over six years old and I have old compact work which doesn't pay as well as my later better paid work; which often involves driving between jobs.
When my old work is due, I/we find it easy to take a day off, but when my new work is due; we're there no problem, starting as early as we can to pack it all in.
So for us, and other guys I've spoken to, money is a strong motivating force; just make sure you price well and you'll stay motivated.
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That was pretty good Tosh, I agree.
You had a dark spell not long ago, talking about chucking it all in and selling insurance. I couldn't understand that.
Glad to see you've got your vitality back.
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:) ;D Many thanks for the reply's
Good music then! ;D
I think I will copy some of my old stuff/records onto mini discs then ! 8)
I usually just listen to the radio, but I can see this might work...
kid yourself your not working and loose yourself in the music 8)
Excellent ;D ;D ;D
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Status Quo :-X :-[
you avin a bubble?
jimmy hendrix on the other hand 8)
''well i climb up next to a mountin, and i chop it down with the edge of my squeege''
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:) ;D Many thanks for the reply's
Good music then! ;D
I think I will copy some of my old stuff/records onto mini discs then ! 8)
I usually just listen to the radio, but I can see this might work...
kid yourself your not working and loose yourself in the music 8)
Excellent ;D ;D ;D
mini disk, its all mp3 players these days :D
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My stopwatch motivates me, I time every job and make a note of the time. I then strive to beat my best time every time I clean. :)
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My stopwatch motivates me, I time every job and make a note of the time. I then strive to beat my best time every time I clean. :)
lol. i thought i'd be the only nutter who did this!
rocks when your on fire! sucks when your not! :(
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zpTQCQEFhg
Start with yourself ;)
my reply to topic
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Now do not get me wrong..but as my round grows I am getting more houses on the same street...that's all fantastic but on some roads where I have loads of the same type of house...I find I can get a bit bored especially if I am there for hours and hours....do you find the same....now I know this is good business to be inthe same place, less packing/unpacking but never the less...I do get bored at times.
How about you...
Cheers
Dave.
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I get bored if i know the round. By taking on different frequency cleans no two weeks are the same. I like the money of compact work but hate the predictability of the day.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zpTQCQEFhg
Start with yourself ;)
my reply to topic
And here's Heather Small asking one of the most important questions that anyone, self-employed or not, can ever ask.
What Have You Done Today? www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkysd9mQho
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hi guys
this is what really motivates me :D :D
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb2Q1GGEYA4
hope you enjoy
mike
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hi guys
this is what really motivates me :D :D
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb2Q1GGEYA4
hope you enjoy
mike
;D ;D ;D
Now I could do this, yes...In my dreams :o
But I know what you mean... I shouldn't think that would be boring at all!
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Saw this item on the BBC website...make for intresting reading h ttp:// news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7417359.stm
Also have loads of podcasts updates from the bbc each day...The Archers, Chris Moyles, Terry Wogan...it's amazing how many really good quality podcasts there are out there....
I use my ipod daily and find that as long as I change my playlists regulary I can spice up my days...
Cheers
Dave.
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Saw this item on the BBC website...make for intresting reading h ttp:// news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7417359.stm
Also have loads of podcasts updates from the bbc each day...The Archers, Chris Moyles, Terry Wogan...it's amazing how many really good quality podcasts there are out there....
I use my ipod daily and find that as long as I change my playlists regulary I can spice up my days...
Cheers
Dave.
;D Thanks for that Dave, made good reading
cheers Steve ;D
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I find it hard to get going in the morning. I'm not much of a morning person (too many late nights doesn't help, or having sky plus on in a morning!). My wife does kick my bum a little bit in that area! :-\
Apart from keeping my personal radio/mp3 player on all day so I can switch off I find it motivating to have a monetary target to reach and also having blocks of work rather than bitty work - getting a section of work completed when you need to or quicker makes you feel like you're moving as long as it's well priced. Due bills motivate you very well too :o!!! I sometimes get disillusioned with wfp thinking it's not as easy as traditinal but when I do the odd day traditional I realize how much I prefer wfp and how much faster it really is and I am more motivated and happier to do wfp afterwards!
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Status Quo :-X :-[
you avin a bubble?
jimmy hendrix on the other hand 8)
''well i climb up next to a mountin, and i chop it down with the edge of my squeege''
How many other rock bands are still going after more than 40 years other than the stones and Queen? Hardly any, don't knock em until you've seen em live.
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Pure enjoyment of the job is what keeps going. I love it! ;D
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For those with ipods and itunes..go the the music store in itunes and on that page you'll see 'podcasts' from there you will see BBC...in there there are loads of really good quality podcasts....
Cheers
Dave.
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For those with ipods and itunes..go the the music store in itunes and on that page you'll see 'podcasts' from there you will see BBC...in there there are loads of really good quality podcasts....
Cheers
Dave.
8) I will have to check out these ipods... sound good
I might even invest!
In an ipod not the company that is ;D