I've succeeded at something that at times I've hated, and that's relevant to the person who goes down to the auto repair shop and puts in his time. We all have to do things we don't like.
One big lesson: Always look forward. Once a game or a set is done, you focus on what's next.
When you start looking at life through the lens of a 3-year-old, it's like your whole filter changes. Everything you look at is like a painting that's been restored. Everything is alive again, because you just don't take it for granted.
What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.