Motivation to Work

What is it about the thought of going to work that completely eliminates any motivation you had to do so in the first place?

I have found that if I want to be completely unmotivated to actually do any work (as in with/for my employer), all I have to do is think about it.  Just the thought of trekking into the office in the morning has removed any ambition I could or would have had to do so in the first place.

Why is it that the one place where we are required to work (in order to get paid anyway), is the one place that we least want to do it?  I think that fits the definition of irony.

I suppose it has to do with the fact that we have limited choice in the matter.  No one likes to be told that they HAVE to do something, even if it's themselves that is doing the telling.  Humans, by nature, seem to not want to be told what to do.

How many times have you told yourself to exercise and not did it?  We can't even listen to ourselves.

So then, what does it take to be motivated?  Does everyone just "buck up" and do things when they don't want to?  Save professional athletes and the wealthy upper crust, does everyone hate their jobs?

Sometimes it's hard to motivate myself to do things that I actually want to do.

I started work for a new company just a tad over three months ago and I am officially sick of it.  I don't want to go into work and deal with the people, the hassles, the deadlines...

For the first couple months I actually enjoyed it.  It's a job that fits my skillset perfectly.  For the most part, the people really aren't that bad.  However, I'm tired of it already.

A couple days ago I had an epiphany.  I'm never going to like working for anyone else, ever.  It doesn't matter how great the job is and how perfect the scenario is, it will never make me happy.  I realized that even if I got a promotion and worked directly for the VP, I would still be miserable.  Even if I were to take over the VP's job, I would still be stressed out and unhappy in my work.

Why?  Even the VP has to answer to the President of the company and bend over backwards whenever necessary.  Then the President has to answer to the share-holders, the board, and the President of the parent company.  It never ends.  No matter what, I would always be working for someone else.

As great as the benefits and everything that comes along with my job is...it will never make me happy.  The only way I will be happy is if I am working for myself.

How do you get motivated to work?  When you work for yourself.  I used to have my own company.  That's what I need to do again.