Advice
5 Ways to Find Your Motivation
Are you in the doldrums? Can’t seem to get anything done?
What is your motivation? If you feel like you haven’t accomplished much lately except check email, answer voicemail and watch the news; you’re not alone. As we continue to get flooded with communication and ads for our time we need to break thru the mess and determine what’s important.
You need the motivation to accomplish the important (and sometimes more difficult) tasks. Here are a few ways to find the motivation:
- Lost Job or Company- If you don’t do this specific task within 24 hours you will lose your job or lose your company. Ouch, this can be serious if you like your job or company. If not, lets try one of the other ways.
- Paycheck to Paycheck- Most people are one to two months away from bankruptcy or foreclosure if they have no income coming in. Savings is at an all time low. Here you have to look at if you don’t accomplish this task, you will be one of the people that will need to look for a new place to live.
- Family Responsibility- For many people they have more responsibilities than just themselves. The difference being, if it was just me I can bounce back… …what do I do with my family until we get back on our feet? (Parents, friends, etc.) It may just be pride or shame, but I want to take care of my own before relying or burdening others.
- Simple Freedom- If you must get that task done now, you’re in a fix. If you can get it done anytime, that’s much better. I’m not talking about being lazy. I mean that you can control when and where you work.
- Goals- Not all the material fluff that will rust, mold or eventually appear dull, but real experiences. I want to spend real time with my family. Time for tickling, teaching, laughing, crying, just plain old time. Show they what it’s like to help others, life is more than just you.
The list above don’t always happen by themselves, they can fall like dominoes all at once. This is just a partial list. What’s your motivation?
What’s the word? JGID- Just Get It Done!
Take action and get out of that pit! See what Aaron Brandon has to say about this at:
http://www.aaronbrandon.com/what-is-jgid/
JGID,
Sam Carrara
Cold and Raining
Two days ago I told you about the nice weather in Charleston, South Carolina. Well, now it’s cold and raining. You have to make sure to bundle up.
This reminds me that not everyday will be sunshine, both with weather and mental state. Sometimes I am up and ready to take on the world. Other times I feel like doing nothing. What can you learn from this? When you are energized, get alot done.
Many areas in the Southeast need rain and still have water use restrictions. The water is needed for these areas. When you feel down, recharge. You don’t have to be moving every single second.
Recharge,
Sam Carrara
Small Slice of Freedom
Right now I’m sitting in Charleston, SC between conference calls. The sun is shining, there is a slight breeze and the temperature is in the 50s. It is… comfortable.
What would you do if you had all the freedom in the world?
Would you spend the time all on yourself, invest in others or something else?
Would you be happy or miserable because you have no identity outside of work?
Paint your future picture of freedom. What can you do to experience a small slice of freedom? Do those small slices to motivate yourself to get the rest of the pie.
Next… What are you doing to get to get to that freedom? How’s it working for you? Here is a picture of the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge (the big one, the other one has been torn down) going over the Cooper River in Charleston, SC.
I was involved with supplying some of the steel (rebar) for this project about five years ago. It paid the bills then, but has no impact now. You need two forms of income:
- Money to pay the bills now- job, one time product sales or other fee for service
- Money that keeps coming in- Membership sites, ongoing product sales, mentorship…
Grab your slice or look to visit Charleston: http://www.charlestoncvb.com/visitors/
Small Slices,
Sam Carrara
TV is My Addiction
Is TV your addiction? Wonder how you can pull yourself away?
Just see how Richard Lee did it:
http://richardlee.com/?p=186
After 365 days of success, I see he has found better things to do!
Turn It Off,
Sam Carrara
Committed to Win
Today is Valentine’s Day. Have you decided what to get for that special someone? Flowers, dinner, movies, etc.
What are your commitments? Are you really committed? Here is a short list of my commitments:
- God
- Family (Wife & kids)
- Work
- Business
Notice I didn’t put TV on the list… It has been on an unofficial list before. How much time and energy does it suck out of your life? The same can be said of many other activities- Is bowling more important than the limited amount of time you have with your kids?
Are you committed, Committed to Win? If you are, get serious, take Action. Start with this list:
- Write down your goals (debt free, more time with family, etc.).
- Assign dates to complete these by.
- Define how you will accomplish these tasks (Start a blog, create information products, sell unused items on Ebay, etc.).
- Break down tasks into subtasks to see accomplishment as you complete each subtask.
- Take action on this list.
- About a month out re-evaluate your goals (are they important) and have you been working on the tasks to get to these goals?
In It To Win It,
Sam Carrara
