[tom20001]

What you guys do when you are struggling for motivation . Take a week off , put up your prices , count your money or something else ?

[Smudger]

Depends on why your lacking motivation....


Is it work, is it your Homelife, is to your health ?

If possible try to identify what is the underlying cause

work wise - regular windows wold get me down - so I go and do pressure washing or s/f/g stuff - a change is as good as a rest

Darran

[Johnny B]

After I went back to work after the first lockdown (March to May 2020) I was seriously lacking any motivation. Some days I just worked a few hours, other days I couldn't bring myself to leave the house. It was horrible. This went on until April this year, when I decided I had to buckle down and get my head straight. I'm fine now, but it really surprised me that I had no enthusiasm to go out and do a job that I love doing, and facing customers with whom I have a great rapport.

John

[dazmond]

What you guys do when you are struggling for motivation . Take a week off , put up your prices , count your money or something else ?

take a week off if you ve not had much time off lately.....

organise your work properly so you work as efficiently as possible...

work part time hours if you can and weekends off.....most weeks im only working 20-25 hours per week


remember how lucky you are.......it would be far worse working for someone else working longer hours for a lot less money!

[dazmond]

ive been working mon-thurs for the last 3 weeks and having 3 day weekends...i like it!

[jk999]

I went through same problem turned out I was depressed 😪

[Slacky]

Pick up some more work. Quite the opposite of what others are suggesting really. It motivates me.

[tom20001]

Fair play lads . Honestly its very strange for me the mo jo really just gone out of it which is strange as business has never been better and doing great numbers . Normally I just get up and go and dont even think about it.   Out d door next 2 weeks so going to soldier thru that and go 2/3 day week for a while after that . Its quite possible im burnt out a little as since lockdown lifted its been non stop. As ever the forum doesn't disappoint here, thanks for the support as usual. 

[KS Cleaning]

I just think about the luxuries in life that can be had and the lifestyle it brings......that’s enough motivation for me.

[spudd]

Try having someone with you, it’s crazy how much it motivate you to hit big numbers when you’ve got a little help.

[NWH]

It’s a struggle at the moment fir a lot of people I’ve normally had a couple of breaks by now I could do with a holiday laying about not doing anything for a week-10 days.

[Stoots]

Most of us have just made a job for ourselves rather than a business.

A mundane, repetitive one at that.

Its boring as hell and depressing at times.

If you can find someone to work with that you get on with it makes it a lot more enjoyable and easier.

I need to do something myself, im sick to death of it.

[Bin Juice]

i have been out there picking up shops , not the biggest earner at the moment but really enjoy doing them ,seems to break the day up . its like having loads of cash point machines dotted about town .
 thats whats motivating me right now

[dazmond]

window cleaning is nothing more than a lifestyle business for me these days to fit around my weight training,drumming and relaxing with family,etc....

im very rarely seriously bored of it because i work short hours and usually listen to music,audiobooks when cleaning......

like ive already said ive been working 4 days a week for the last 3 weeks but ill be working 5 next week as ive got £1500+ of work due......but im not working 35-40 hour weeks and havent for many years!if i was i would be really fed up with cleaning by now....

[Amazin]

remember how lucky you are.......it would be far worse working for someone else working longer hours for a lot less money!

Thanks for that little reminder, we really are

ive been working mon-thurs for the last 3 weeks and having 3 day weekends...i like it!

I don't get it when people say that, do you have to sell some of your customers to be able to do that? I'm so busy if I work less than 6 days a week then it's not enough

[NWH]

It’s a stress free way to make a living the grass is always greener and all that.

[the king]

I had the same im now on meds for depression no enegery and some days couldn't face working all i wanted to do was stay home started making excuses not to go fishing witch i love doing

[dazmond]

remember how lucky you are.......it would be far worse working for someone else working longer hours for a lot less money!

Thanks for that little reminder, we really are

ive been working mon-thurs for the last 3 weeks and having 3 day weekends...i like it!

I don't get it when people say that, do you have to sell some of your customers to be able to do that? I'm so busy if I work less than 6 days a week then it's not enough

no.....i have 340 jobs at present...i mixture of 4/8 and 6/12 weekly.....3 and 4 bed estate houses to large stand alone  domestic houses and everything in between,offices,a large church,childrens homes and childrens nurseries....i also clean some artwork on a main road every 2 months!

over 300 jobs  are  in a 3 mile affluent area......im nowhere near full up and dont want to be!

[dazmond]

i worked 9am-230pm today and cleaned 27 jobs(30 mins for  lunch)......i was home by 3pm and all done by 330pm(slips printed and worksheets downloaded for tomorrow,tank filled up and batteries on charge)

just making my tea now while watching the england game!

[swanson]

Don’t no how you can do 27 jobs in that time scale: