3 words that can have an immense impact on your personal and business life…What Motivates YOU?

I know for me, that answer has changed over time depending on where I am in my life.

When I first got the entrepreneur bug nearly 4 years ago, my motivation was to be able to pay my bills.  I had just graduated from college and did not have a J.O.B.  Luckily I just just sold an investment property and had received a very generous graduation gift from my parents, but I was still motivated to find a way to pay the next months bills out of income from that previous month.   If I could keep my little nest-egg, I would be in good shape.

Over time that nest-egg began to dwindle and paying my bills became a very big motivation…afterall, I am not the 9-5 type of guy.

After a while, the motivation shifted to my girlfriend at the time.  I was ready to get engaged and obviously that costs money.  And now my focus is on our marriage on Nov. 14th and life after that point.

The focus and the goal is not about the money, the motivation is about leading a happy and fulfilling life with my bride.

This is all about me…but what motivates you?

What pushes you to be a better person?  To be a more successful entrepreneur…or maybe even to just quit your 9-5?

If you are not clear on where you are going or what it will look like when you get there, how are you supposed to know what to do if you don’t know where you want to end up?

I recently was asked to take the simple question of what motivates you and draw a big picture.  I was supposed to go past the question and figure out what my world would look like if I achieved everything I had wanted.

What would my house look like?  Would I be married?  Have kids?  What kind of cars would I drive?  How many weeks (or months) of vacation I would I take per year and where would I go?

I would like to challenge you to follow through with this exercise.  Take a few minutes and draw a complete picture in words of what your typical day would look like if you achieved your dreams.

When you are done, take that peiece of paper and stick it on your wall…What motivates you?  You have an answer!

Cheers,

~Ross Treakle