What motivates me is the fact that one day I know the work I put it in will have a meaningful impact on someone else. I may never meet that person, know that person, or perhaps even like that person, but it gives me solace in the fact that I can make a difference with my own two hands and my one brain. The more I work and the more I learn, the better I can become at making or doing things that can help others in some form or manner. That is what ultimately motivates me through the good times and bad during both my education and my current employment.