And to be clear, the reason isn\u2019t the million dollars itself. Those are just pieces of paper. Because somebody who had no idea what money meant would do what with it? Burn it to get kindling going? Blow their nose with it?<\/p>\n
The reason you are motivated to get out of the ditch is because you<\/em> know exactly what you could do with that million dollars if you reached that goal.<\/p>\n You know the impact it can make on your life…<\/p>\n You know what security it can bring…<\/p>\n And you know the status and freedom it may bring…<\/p>\n So this brings me to the point of all of this…<\/p>\n What is the purpose behind your personal goals?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n In other words, why<\/em> do you want to do what you want to do? Is it for your family? To prove something? So you don\u2019t have to answer to a boss anymore? Because owning a yacht and traveling the world sounds fun? Be honest!<\/p>\n I\u2019ll use myself as an example. When I was broke, it would be easy to get stuck because I would be very upset with what was going on. I was disappointed in myself. There were all of these \u201cshoulds\u201d and expectations. It was draining.<\/p>\n I had 12 businesses and 14 different jobs. Why would I keep getting back on the horse every time I fell off and was slapped in the face?<\/p>\n It\u2019s because at the time there were two things driving my self motivation:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. First was my value of freedom. I could not bear to think that I would have to be slaving away for the rest of my life in a job working for somebody else. I\u2019m just unemployable. It cannot work for me at all.<\/p>\n 2. The second driver wasn\u2019t exactly an enlightened kind of purpose, but it was proving myself. I was attempting to prove to my parents that I was okay, that I was not going to be a bum because that\u2019s what they said I was going to be if I didn\u2019t finish school. That drove me, and I kept getting up when I didn\u2019t want to get up.<\/p>\n I always say that I think I\u2019m a decent teacher because I was in such rough shape before, and I\u2019m in really good shape now. I really know the difference between what I did then and what I do now.<\/p>\n It was making a decision to work on myself, to train my mind and to finally say, \u201cThis next business is going to work, and I am going to stick with it until it does, even if it takes my entire life. I will make it work, and it\u2019s going to work.\u201d<\/p>\n One of my most important values became commitment to reaching my personal goals. My word became LAW, there was no breaking it.<\/p>\n I did what I said I would do, period end of story, no excuses EVER.<\/p>\n That was the difference maker that took my \u201cwhy\u2019s\u201d to another level.<\/p>\n That was the first time I ever said that after 12 businesses. Do you know what happened? In two and a half years, I reached my personal goals and became a millionaire.<\/p>\nThe Purpose that Drives Your Motivation<\/h3>\n
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