[metal hip]

has anybody got any for sale as I have none at the moment

[andyM]

Motivation or Metal Hips?
Try the local scrappie..........

[metal hip]

I have one metal hip don't need another one thanks, 

[Jim Waugh(Albright & Shiny)]

Money, dosh, mulla, wedge…. thats my motivation…

[rosskesava]

Alternative method to being motivated:

Grit teeth. Go to front door. Open front door. Walk to van (or car). Open door. Get in. Drive to first job. Grit teeth again. Get out van and start window cleaning.

[roundbuilder]

A happy family not struggling in debt is my get out and go attack.

[Tom White]

has anybody got any for sale as I have none at the moment

Money never motivates me as long as I have enough; I'm happy with that.  But what I think is enough usually isn't, so I'm pretty good at getting myself to do the stuff I don't really want to do; like work when motivation is low.

Sometimes, I've just got to pull everything in - try not to focus on the future (procrastination is usually fear based and all fears stem from the future) - and just keep on doing the next right thing that's in front of me; one job at a time.

At a practical level I try to make everything as comfortable as possible; I wear the right clothing for the working conditions, I have comfortable footwear, I use the right equipment and I always have a decent talking book on an MP3 player.  Getting paid to listen to someone tell me a story isn't bad is it?  I try to remove most of the excuses I make for not getting my arse out to work.

In a similar vein, I've a coastal marathon next month and motivation for running is on low.  I'm sat here procrastinating about going for a 21 mile run, but I know if I don't, I'll suffer on marathon day (it's actually 28.5 miles).

I also know that if I just keep on putting one-foot-in-front-of-the-other, at some stage my motivation will increase; the handbrake will come off; for a while anyway.

And try some meditation too.  You'll find 'motivation' is just a thought, and thoughts aren't facts.  Low motivation isn't a problem, it's our identification with the thinking around that - the belief in it - which is the real problem.  Meditation kinda gives you the ability to put a bit of space between your thoughts and 'yourself'.

hth

[H20cleaning]

I find that sorting the van out the previous night is best so you have a extra 30mins in bed. Then wake up have a warm shower and a good breakfast. Each day I now set myself targets by dinner time and usually finish about 3pm

[Tom-01]

Have one big main target, maybe something you want to achieve within 3 years. Break that target down into smaller targets and then even smaller targets from there. Each little target hit keeps the motivation going.

[home6442]

Having the same problem at the moment just don't seem to have the energy to
get going.
Always been a decent enough worker but lately Iv turned into a lazy git.
I wonder would electric shock treatment help.

[Paul H]

I think about what I used to do and the life I used to have .. keeps me focused

[Ian101]

Having the same problem at the moment just don't seem to have the energy to
get going.
Always been a decent enough worker but lately Iv turned into a lazy git.
I wonder would electric shock treatment help.

I hit a wall of lethargy in about March this year after nearly 3 years of starting window cleaning from scratch so told myself to take as much time out as I needed - turned out I needed to ease foot of gas till last month so had 6 months of late starts and early finishes, took on no new customers and binned a few along way if they were causing me grief then last month suddenly felt more energetic and excited about the business and have canvassed 45 new customers in just over 5 weeks.

Had I not took foot of gas think I may be on medication by now  

[roundbuilder]

To all the lazy gits on here!
Employ a part timer.
That will sort you out.

[ben M]

To all the lazy gits on here!
Employ a part timer.
That will sort you out.

Mick,how much do you pay your part timer? thanks

[LWC]

We all suffer from it from time to time. As said plan your days out, getting van ready night before is a good tip. When you get to house get out of van straight away and get started. More you think about it, less you wanna do it. If your day is set out keep a tally of how manys left, that helps me thinking "ive only got 3 more to do" etc etc.

Just remember its a great job, and i always think i wouldnt earn this kinda money anywhere else...well i couldnt ive got no qualifications lol 

[dazmond]

i run a very tight ship when it comes to my window cleaning business as its my only source of income.

get into the habit of doing your "end of the day jobs" as soon as you arrive home after work.

fill van up

charge battery

update worklists,debtlists

print invoices,write next day date on ticket chits

text some customers for access,notification purposes

make sure you have a good wedge of SAEs and bank detail slips in work folder with business cards and leaflets

clean dry workwear for the next day etc

have a work schedule of jobs for the next day but make it flexible!eg.3 days work loaded on PDA so you can go and do an extra job or two if any other scheduled customers skips a clean for whatever reason or if you just fancy doing a few more jobs that day.

makes sure the van is tidy and virosol/pressure sprayer or whatever is ready if you have any add on jobs booked in.good rubber in your squeegees,good blades in scrapers,fresh clean water and detergent in bucket,a good big bag of clean,dry scrims and microfibres.

dont let your customers down.if you cant make a job you ve pre arranged that day.text them and tell them why.

take a flask and packed lunch with you every day.

dont be unrealistic in what work you can get cleaned that day.work briskly but dont rush around like a blue arse fly!

try and work your round so you get at least 3 or 4 days off at the end of the month to relax or a week if you can before the next months onslaught of work.

book a holiday abroad or a weekend away so you have something to look forward to.

look after yourself!quit the cigarettes if you smoke,cut down on drinking if you drink too much or quit entirely.

find some exercise you like doing whether its swimming,gym,walking or other.


dont ever take your round/business/customers for granted!we ve all worked hard to build our work up and refine it.keep refining and replace work with better paying jobs and put existing customers prices up from time to time.

dont be too hard on yourself if you take the odd day off but dont make it a habit!


best wishes


dazmond

[tom20001]

i run a very tight ship when it comes to my window cleaning business as its my only source of income.

get into the habit of doing your "end of the day jobs" as soon as you arrive home after work.

fill van up

charge battery

update worklists,debtlists

print invoices,write next day date on ticket chits

text some customers for access,notification purposes

make sure you have a good wedge of SAEs and bank detail slips in work folder with business cards and leaflets

clean dry workwear for the next day etc

have a work schedule of jobs for the next day but make it flexible!eg.3 days work loaded on PDA so you can go and do an extra job or two if any other scheduled customers skips a clean for whatever reason or if you just fancy doing a few more jobs that day.

makes sure the van is tidy and virosol/pressure sprayer or whatever is ready if you have any add on jobs booked in.good rubber in your squeegees,good blades in scrapers,fresh clean water and detergent in bucket,a good big bag of clean,dry scrims and microfibres.

dont let your customers down.if you cant make a job you ve pre arranged that day.text them and tell them why.

take a flask and packed lunch with you every day.

dont be unrealistic in what work you can get cleaned that day.work briskly but dont rush around like a blue arse fly!

try and work your round so you get at least 3 or 4 days off at the end of the month to relax or a week if you can before the next months onslaught of work.

book a holiday abroad or a weekend away so you have something to look forward to.

look after yourself!quit the cigarettes if you smoke,cut down on drinking if you drink too much or quit entirely.

find some exercise you like doing whether its swimming,gym,walking or other.


dont ever take your round/business/customers for granted!we ve all worked hard to build our work up and refine it.keep refining and replace work with better paying jobs and put existing customers prices up from time to time.

dont be too hard on yourself if you take the odd day off but dont make it a habit!


best wishes


dazmond

great post

[rosskesava]

This may sound odd but I find what helps me to get through as many jobs as I can is that it's the last jobs of the day that are the profitable ones as the first jobs go towards running costs, living expenses, etc.

The more 'last jobs' that get done, the greater the profit.

[TheWindowManChris]

i run a very tight ship when it comes to my window cleaning business as its my only source of income.

get into the habit of doing your "end of the day jobs" as soon as you arrive home after work.

fill van up

charge battery

update worklists,debtlists

print invoices,write next day date on ticket chits

text some customers for access,notification purposes

make sure you have a good wedge of SAEs and bank detail slips in work folder with business cards and leaflets

clean dry workwear for the next day etc

have a work schedule of jobs for the next day but make it flexible!eg.3 days work loaded on PDA so you can go and do an extra job or two if any other scheduled customers skips a clean for whatever reason or if you just fancy doing a few more jobs that day.

makes sure the van is tidy and virosol/pressure sprayer or whatever is ready if you have any add on jobs booked in.good rubber in your squeegees,good blades in scrapers,fresh clean water and detergent in bucket,a good big bag of clean,dry scrims and microfibres.

dont let your customers down.if you cant make a job you ve pre arranged that day.text them and tell them why.

take a flask and packed lunch with you every day.

dont be unrealistic in what work you can get cleaned that day.work briskly but dont rush around like a blue arse fly!

try and work your round so you get at least 3 or 4 days off at the end of the month to relax or a week if you can before the next months onslaught of work.

book a holiday abroad or a weekend away so you have something to look forward to.

look after yourself!quit the cigarettes if you smoke,cut down on drinking if you drink too much or quit entirely.

find some exercise you like doing whether its swimming,gym,walking or other.


dont ever take your round/business/customers for granted!we ve all worked hard to build our work up and refine it.keep refining and replace work with better paying jobs and put existing customers prices up from time to time.

dont be too hard on yourself if you take the odd day off but dont make it a habit!


best wishes


dazmond

I have same sort of list.

I have got my Day Folder, Text all customers to say 'Window Cleaned on Tuesday'    What motivates me is to clean window and get back in warm van!

I earn my weekly costs in first 3 days!  Plus In my office I have board of
Basic Cost & Actually taken and that always make me smile! 

[rosskesava]

I have same sort of list.

I have got my Day Folder, Text all customers to say 'Window Cleaned on Tuesday'    What motivates me is to clean window and get back in warm van!

I earn my weekly costs in first 3 days!  Plus In my office I have board of
Basic Cost & Actually taken and that always make me smile!  

Regardless of whether expenses business wise and living costs are worked out daily, weekly, monthly or yearly, it's those last jobs that have the greatest profit.

At the end of the day or during the afternoon when you feel like going home, those last few £10 or £15 or 'what ever priced job' is all profit. I find that motivational to do the first few jobs at the start of the day.

If you're someone who earns shed loads each day and romps from job to job, then motivation isn't an issue and it's easy to be gun ho but for the rest of us, it can be a real problem sometimes.