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Motivation is intrinsic. Nobody will be externally motivated for any length of time; i.e. hold a gun to my head and i will keep working for you, take the gun away and I am no longer motivated to work for you.

Behind every corporate objective is a personal objective.

What is(are) your personal motivation(s) for what you do?

 

Coffee is a wonderful brew. I have a cafe quality machine at home (I work from home); but drinking gallons of it in the expectation of working longer is a fallowed effort (as you eluded to yourself).

Personally, I measure my success by outcomes rather than time involved. And sometimes, I will take time out and go do something social, knowing that when I get back to work I will be time constrained, but it marvellously focuses my attention and the work is done in less time. The bonus being I enjoyed some down time also.

 

Treat yourself and your body well. I have always found the work will still be waiting for you when you get back. The better you treat yourself the better you will work! Guaranteed.

 

There is an article I had published in the "Work from Home" magazine on my website ("Motivation: How to go beyond the hype to results") regarding motivating staff, which is not your question, but may be of assistance to others here who happen to employ.

It is in the "Free Articles" section of my website. Navigation buttons on the left hand side.

Rgds,

Ric

Good evening, I agree with Ric, your health is the most important thing that matters.  I run 3 differnt busineses rght now. I have set a side a schedule for each one and I have every Sunday off.  I don`t care what`s going on, I do not leave my home on my day off for no one and I had to train myself to not move.  Create a schedule and stick to it.  Take time off, schedule specific days and hours that you will and will not work, othrwise you will burn yourself out.

Good luck to you. 

My motivation is simple. I do what I do because I love it and I choose not to take the alternative. There are times, many times that it becomes very overwhelming but I work through it, find solutions and persevere.

 

Erin

"Achievement seems to be connected
with action. Successful men and
women keep moving. They make
mistakes, but they don`t quit."
- Conrad Hilton

 

Another thing that I do is keep myself motivated is read different motivational phrases or quotes.  If you`d like I can send you a link to different quotes and phrases.  I also have post-it notes throughout my house with motivation or scriptural messages and reminders for myself.  If I`m looking in the bathroom mirror, I have a quote posted there to give myself a boost etc....  Money, people, your business will be there, enjoy the day for the day.  Do what you can today, as long as you do good, prosperity will come to you anyways.  My email is locatlon if you need to chat.

 

Have a Great Day!

Solutions to obstacles I face may be...the same project or process of it...I may not feel as motivated to work on or complete with the same enthusiasm as others. What I do is the same when I wash the dishes. I do the hard to do first when my energy is at it`s best, then when my energy is starting to run low I am already onto projects I seem to be happier to complete and it takes less energy, has less frustration and I am able to complete my tasks for the day. I always keep a task list. I also set a time to my tasks and set milestones for larger projects. This gives a sense of accomplishment, I keep organized and I run myself in less tiring circles with little or no results. Being in charge of yourself, takes dedication but like Nikole mentioned, i also have been chronically tired for a couple of years. It is part of business. I have only so many resources, so much time, so much money. I can choose to remain where I am and be more lax or push myself while I am young and capable so that later on I can see the returns of my hard work paying off. I love to work but at times, you do have to "shut down" the business brain and just chill out...leave it behind. this helps to regroup. I love after 8 pm. I may still work a little but for the most part I am just chilling out. I spend time with my daughter, my husband, my pets and either read or watch something on TV that i enjoy. Alot of times I will go to bed, wait for everyone to be sleeping and I get up and work a couple of hours on things that may interest me that has nothing to do with the tasks at hand in my business. This is "me time". I don`t sleep much and I definitely could use some time away from the desk to exercise.....but right now...I have chosen to work my tail off until I either can afford more resources to help me or get to the point where I can take a break and things are running more on there own. It`s a hard and competitive game...life...business..but I am in it to do my best and because I love what i do I will do what it takes to get it to where it needs to go. Believe me, times get tough. I have more going out them coming in and I have made many sacrifices that I never thought I would have to. I have made these choices because I am motivated in every way to do whatever I have to to be successful. I also am not driven by money. I am driven by the belief in my product/services. I believe that I can genuinely help folks and that the harder I work the more people that can benefit. My passion is my work, my life is my work, my belief system has helped me build my company and help folks. My motivation is driven by being grounded in who I am, what I believe in and my passion for it.

 

Erin