Gettin' up in the morning

cbachmann

cbachmann

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Hey folks, what do you say to yourself in the morning when you've just come off a 12-hr day, or the weather sucks, or you're beginning to feel sick and you just gotta go to work? Curious about how different people handle that moment.

This morning, I felt pretty rough and I was thinking, "Okay, dude. A badass would get coffee and go kick ass. So are you a badass or a dumb ass?" That worked pretty well.

What do you do?
 
More Coffee

But really the first day you don't get moving makes it easier not to move a second and third time.

Also 4 hours in the morning may be enough for the day, don't stain yourself if the issues are real and cannot be overcome with a little will power.
 
I was always very lucky in my career.
I mostly found the work interesting; my employer(s) gave me lots of latitude; the places were interesting; the different & talented people at different locations were great; different food !
I worked with nice people. If they weren't nice, I just avoided them.

I did work some long hours (36+); plants in the winter w/o heat; poor quality food; language barriers that were frustrating, substandard equipment, etc.

But overall I was very lucky !
 
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Steve Connally said:
I'm not a good barometer. I haven't called in sick for myself for over 10 years at either job.
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Right on, Steve. Good for you.

Once in a while I get my butt kicked by food poisoning and that shuts me down for a day or two. Bad dairy and I don't agree at all. Aside from that, I usually find a good day with burn out any oncoming sickness.

Overall, I just switched to working 4x10s. Generally it's great. But a long day on top of 10 hours gets REALLY long. That was me yesterday. Punched out at 11.75 hours, finishing the day with a 3.5-hr technical removal. Felt pretty creaky this AM. But it's all good.

Another day at the office. Here's my view.
 
Ya know what? What brought (and kept) me doing this is one simple thing........I've never....and I mean never dreaded coming to work. I heard all the " you're too smart" and "you could find a good job inside" speeches. I f*cking love cutting /pruning /climbing trees! Hell! I love trees! Anyways I just tell myself that I'm so lucky that I found my calling......my god-given talent that it would be a disservice to myself not to show up. Been at work every friggin day........and don't regret one!
 
I think finding a company you at least don't mind going to everyday or doing your own thing is crucial. Knowing what's ahead the next day has helped me as well. I can get out of bed but finding the drive once I'm up can be hard. I try to remind myself of all the great weather we get to work in while everyone is stuck inside (especially when it's shit weather). And take the time to smell the flowers or snap the tree top pic. Hell you're paid by the hour anyways right? Even the small talk with the little old lady who loooves the way her overgrown trees and shrubs are after being pruned can bring inspiration. It's not about finding the motivation to get up its about keeping that motivation that makes you want to get up.
 
I hear that. I just walked in from splitting wood to take to my parents for this winter.
I get up in the morning looking forward to the challenges that await. I'll admit it, I get off on 99.9% of the world thinking I'm insane. Either rigging monster pieces or getting clear out to the tippy tips for some fine pruning, the rest of the world can't grasp it. We get to see the world from a different perspective daily. I love my job.
 
CutHighnLetFly said:
Rest is never really an option hahahaha

But seriously, it's not....
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I think this a dangerous attitude, personally. We must find ways to rest.

It's odd or funny maybe, how the average person in any of the remaining hunter gatherer cultures "works" an average of 8 hours per WEEK! With all of our machines and technology, most of us are hitting 40 a week no problem.
 
I'd sure like to know. Having just moved back to NC from MN, it takes some motivation to get out of bed now. I just made the mistake of looking at the 10 day forecast.... :wtf:

My last day of work in MN last week, it was a high of 65-66F:tonto:


Hopefully when I re-acclimate, I'll remember why I do what I do lol
 
Levi.CO said:
I think this a dangerous attitude, personally. We must find ways to rest.

It's odd or funny maybe, how the average person in any of the remaining hunter gatherer cultures "works" an average of 8 hours per WEEK! With all of our machines and technology, most of us are hitting 40 a week no problem.
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Yet another thing that makes us elite.
 
JustinK said:
I'd sure like to know. Having just moved back to NC from MN, it takes some motivation to get out of bed now. I just made the mistake of looking at the 10 day forecast.... :wtf:

My last day of work in MN last week, it was a high of 65-66F:tonto:


Hopefully when I re-acclimate, I'll remember why I do what I do lol
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Get a cool vest!
 
Do you have one Levi? I've been thinking about it quite a bit lately. I can handle the heat pretty well but I'm wondering if I can keep my energy levels up for a few more hours with one.
 
JustinK said:
I'd sure like to know. Having just moved back to NC from MN, it takes some motivation to get out of bed now. I just made the mistake of looking at the 10 day forecast.... :wtf:

My last day of work in MN last week, it was a high of 65-66F:tonto:


Hopefully when I re-acclimate, I'll remember why I do what I do lol
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I hear ya on the weather front. Moving from Denver to Seattle has been easy when it's 70 and mostly sunny in the summer out here. I'm steeling myself for 5 months of rain, 30-40 degrees and less than 9 hrs of daylight this winter. Should be an interesting experience.

Maybe Levi's got a vest that I can borrow.
 
Levi.CO said:
I think this a dangerous attitude, personally. We must find ways to rest.

It's odd or funny maybe, how the average person in any of the remaining hunter gatherer cultures "works" an average of 8 hours per WEEK! With all of our machines and technology, most of us are hitting 40 a week no problem.
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@Levi.CO I've actually had a serious problems learning how to rest and relax. I spent my time growing up doing things that were not conducive to learning much about myself. Now that I'm older married and have kids and don't do those things, I had a really hard time finding What I like to do other than tree work and climb trees.

I've realized I really like time alone. Never knew that. Golfing, fishing, walking my dog. Pretty much anything that allows me to be outside without doing anything productive. For a while if I wasnt working on the clock, I was acting like my free time was an under bid job to work on my house, go go go. Not to mention wasting family time on working just because I've got blinders sometimes allowing me to only see the tasks I need to complete.

Rest and relaxing is a work in progress. Glad you responded with what you said to make me think more.

Levi you seem to be able to relate with people, you can see/read it in your posts. Not that your like an extrovert or something, just that you know humans, know what I mean?
 
There can be many un-motivational factors, one being heat. You just have to mentally muscle through it. Being sick or injured is one thing but, any other time I use coin as a motivational factor. Coin means you can spend more on things you like after the bills are paid! :D Have a safe day everyone!
 
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