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What Is Your Motivation?

Personally, if the first thing that popped into your head was money, let me be as real as real gets, you need more motivation. Money is great, but I believe that you need more than money to motivate you. Here's a prime example of why I believe it is not a good motivator.

Lets say you've hit a slow couple of months, not bringing anything in. Now money is your motivation. For a couple of months there have been no sales, no leads, nada! Be real with yourself, how motivated are you to continue with your business? Chances are, you'll probably be thinking that a 9-5 sounds pretty sweet. I hope this depicts my point.

For you to achieve success in your business there has to be a reason why you get up every morning and do what you do. It doesn't matter how big or small the idea of motivation is, as long as it motivates you. Here are the top 3 things, that no matter how much money I'll lose, how many leads I don't get, or how many sales I never close, will still keep me motivated to run my business.

1. My Family - I have a loving family, were nuclear. Mom, dad and brother. They are my everything. I want to make sure that I am more than able to provide them with everything they need and want. No matter the cost, distance, or availability. I want them to have everything. Be more than average and more than comfortable. I want my parents to retire and travel the world. I would love to open an art gallery for my brother so he could exhibit his work. I want to make their dreams reality.

2. My Dream Home - I want to live in a big house. And not just any big house, my dream home! I even have a picture of what it looks like. I make sure to look at it everyday to remind myself why I work so hard, and what my hard work will pay off to. A visual to look at every day is a great way to plant it into your mind. Post it somewhere you can see it everyday. Usually where you spend most of your time is a good spot.

3. My Vision Statement - Its not really a statement, but more of a letter to myself. It's where I want to be 5 years from now. I'm a very detailed person, and wrote almost my whole life in there, but you don't have to. I read this everyday. Its similar to how I look at my dream house everyday. I read it out loud and it helps me and reminds me of the success I want to achieve in my life. I would highly suggest that everyone have a vision statement for themselves. You wouldn't believe how your own words can inspire you every day.

I hope that my motivation helps to give you some ideas if you don't have any, or helps to jog new ones. Always be motivated in your business. Its a determining factor. These simple things can make you stand out as leaders.

I've put together a sample that you can follow to help you make your own vision statement. You can find it at my personal website http://www.DanielaLalo.com/Blog.html

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