What Motivates You??

January 6th, 2010 by gforce14

Today, we are going to continue talking about things that successful people do and behaviors they display. I have spent quite some time coming up with this theory (little over 20 years to be exact). So here goes.

THERE ARE ONLY FIVE THINGS THAT MOTIVATE PEOPLE, THEY ARE LOVE, MONEY, PRIDE, FEAR AND COMPETETION.

Take a minute and try to come up with something that motivates you that will not fit into one of those categories, I dare ya!!!

The next question then becomes what order do you place those things in? Everyone places them in a different order and to achieve your highest level of success, you need to take a step back and evaluate the order of these five motivators. I’ll give you some insight into my personal order and after you are done reading, think about your personal order, then place individual motivators under each category.

After you begin to understand what your personal motivators are, you can create a plan that reminds you every day what motivates you and what you are working so hard for. If you can, I highly recommend setting four to five types of goals for the things in your individual categories. They are “now goals” , “this week”, “this month”, “this year” and my favorite is “all the money in the world goal”

I don’t mean that I want all the money in the world, I mean write a sentence down on your goals sheet that starts with “If I had all the money if the world I would do or buy______________ .” My personal one reads, “If I had all the money in the world I would take a 3 month trip to Australia and swim the Great Barrier.” I also have several pictures in my home that I use to remind myself daily of what my goals are. Visual images in your workplace or your home are very powerful reminders that will help you stay on the track to success. Look at your goals everyday and reward yourself when you achieve one of them, especially if it is a longer term goal that you have been working towards.

If you are not happy with your current situation in any of these categories, do something today to change that. I am not talking about re-constructing your entire life, but if you remember from yesterdays blog, Plan your work, then work your Plan. Any step, no matter how small that heads you down the path to your goals, is a step in the right direction.

I rank my motivators as follows:

1) Love

Love for my family, and our four-legged children. Those mornings that I just don’t feel like going to work, (yup, I have them too!!!)I look at my wife, our animals & our home, and remind myself of why hard work is so important.

2) Pride

I take great pride in everything I do, from the smallest action such as opening a door for an elderly person, to every word I write and how I do business. Take pride in everything you do and strive for your levels of perfection. Just remember don’t brag, let what you do speak for itself and be proud of what you do.

3)Money

It’s money, It comes, it goes and you get more of it…..nuff said!

4) Fear

I don’t really know what I am afraid of except maybe giant man eating spiders from outer space. Don’t get me wrong, I worry about all the same things that you do, but rather then letting fear box me in, I try to face whatever I am worried about and make a plan on how to deal with it.

5)Competetion

Simple, make a game out of everything you do, play fair, play within the rulebook and play to win.

I hope that these little tidbits of advice help you a little towards reaching your goals, and if making more money this year is one of your goals, please just take a moment and register with our site for more information on how The Trump Network can change your life.

Carpe AM (Seize the Morning)…….

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