What motivates you to do a good job?

What motivates you to do a good job? At school? At work? In a relationship?

Is it because you have a strong work ethic? Because you want to advance beyond where you are? Is it to shame those around you by comparison?

For my part most of the time I have a good work ethic and I'd do a good job no matter what. But sometimes darkness creeps into my heart and the real motivating factor behind me doing something well is to make someone else look bad.

For example, sometimes I will do a lot more around my house and really work and make specific sacrifices in my marriage so that my brother, in comparison, looks like a lazy ass. Isn't that horrible?

I want to prove to others; and myself, that I can.

Too much of my life was spent being the pincushion, the frail victim, I'm trying to get away from that impression people have of me.

what kind of job are you talking about?

What motivates you to do a good job? At school? At work? In a relationship?

Is it because you have a strong work ethic? Because you want to advance beyond where you are? Is it to shame those around you by comparison?

For my part most of the time I have a good work ethic and I'd do a good job no matter what. But sometimes darkness creeps into my heart and the real motivating factor behind me doing something well is to make someone else look bad.

For example, sometimes I will do a lot more around my house and really work and make specific sacrifices in my marriage so that my brother, in comparison, looks like a lazy ass. Isn't that horrible?

CheddarLimbo

Nothing.

That's why I'm such a failure. ^_^

what kind of job are you talking about?

RamboSymbiot

Any kind of job. When I made the thread, I was specifically thinking about things I do in my marriage that I might not normally do. I do them because I know my brother would never do that, and I want to be better than him. I want people to look at his situation, and at my situation and say "Y'know, this guy has really got it together, and his brother is just a piece of crap".

I don't hate my brother, but I know I'm a better person than he is and want other people to see that in our actions.

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What motivates you to do a good job? At school? At work? In a relationship?

Is it because you have a strong work ethic? Because you want to advance beyond where you are? Is it to shame those around you by comparison?

For my part most of the time I have a good work ethic and I'd do a good job no matter what. But sometimes darkness creeps into my heart and the real motivating factor behind me doing something well is to make someone else look bad.

For example, sometimes I will do a lot more around my house and really work and make specific sacrifices in my marriage so that my brother, in comparison, looks like a lazy ass. Isn't that horrible?

ct1257860

For School- I want to do a good job so I can go to college, get a degree, and find a high paying job.

For Work- The money.