I will tell you what, having my parents tell me they are proud of my brother and I for busting our assess as much as we do for everyone around us, it feels damn good. As much as it physically hurts sometimes to roof a house in 100deg heat, 2-3 stories up, digging concrete tube holes to put a deck up on someones house 12" dia 4 feet deep 5-10+ per deck, or staying up till 1AM at the shop to finish something for someones car averaging 90+ hours a week between our full time jobs and our shop… god damn does it feel good when it done.
Anyone growing up, that doesnt have their parents, friends, or family say “I am proud of you for working so hard”… is honestly doing something wrong. Simple as that. Sure there is a way to work hard, but not hard in that kind of way, what I am trying to say is if you catch yourself saying “Mehhh, I dont really need to give that much effort to do this” or “Yeah thats good enough”… and then calling it quits, you are failing.
/rant