What Motivates You to Go to Work Each Day?

I work in a nursing home currently, as a Dietary Aide, and what keeps me going every morning is knowing that in less than a year, I will be a Nurse Aide. I will make enough money to support myself, and I will be doing something I've been wanting to do for years. What also keeps me there is our residents, even when they aggravate me it still makes my day to be able to help in any small day. Someone's gotta do these jobs, I know, but the best feeling is the feeling of giving back.

I go each day with the end goal in mind. To be a nurse. I'm just taking it one step at a time. I've been an aide for over 4 years now. While I enjoy my job the pay isn't nearly enough. I'm lucky that my boyfriend is disabled so we qualify for housing for disabled people. While I feel fortunate (there is no way I could pay all my bills if we didn't have a discounted rent), I want to give my daughter better and that means going to nursing school. I also want this for myself. I've wanted to be a nurse for a long time now. I go to work with the thought that another year of this and I should be a nurse. Also I go to work to gain knowledge on the residents and disease processes. I get in on all the procedures I can. Nurses I work with know my goal so they'll explain disease processes, why someone or there body is acting a certain way, etc. I also go for the residents, they need a smiling, caring face in their day. This job isn't just a job. If it is then you are in the wrong line of work.