Your motivation

[Giles]

What is your greatest motivation to succeed?

For me it's:
the people who don't believe in me
the poeple who do believe in me
the money
bragging rights
the recognition
the people who wonder what i do on the computer all day
the self esteem
the money :p

[Johnny Gulag]

All the above and boredom is also a motivator ;)

[deronsizemore]

For me its the people who don't think you can actually make good money from the web and because I just love doing it.

[Giles]

I also forgot to add getting a new iPod becuase my one was broken so I got a refund in cash and then lost the cash. :flare:

[KLB]

What is your greatest motivation to succeed?

For me it's:
the people who don't believe in me
the poeple who do believe in me
the money
bragging rights
the recognition
the people who wonder what i do on the computer all day
the self esteem
the money :p
I'd have to agree with these and add having the freedom to do what I want to do when I want to do it without having to ask some boss for a day off or being limited to a set number of vacation days.

Internet connection: $45 per month
Web hosting: $100 per month
Articles: $0.20 per word
Getting to do what I want to do when I want to do it: Priceless.

[peach]

I just want to be the best at everything, thats what keeps me rolling :)
And I don't mean I just want to do better then everyone else, for the sake of "beating" them, but I want to do the best that I can possible do.

[Johnny Gulag]

Getting to do what I want to do when I want to do it: Priceless. Yes that is definitely a bonus, making spare of the minute decisions on what to do that day. :)

[John]

My daughter

[Giles]

Earning more than my friends who work at supermarkets and fast food restaraunts. Now that is pretty priceless.

[KelliShaver]

I hate to say it, but right now, I'm largely motivated by the money. I don't like being that way, but you live long enough without enough of it, you will get really tired of it, not out of greed or anything, but just because you're tired of stressing over finances. Maybe money can't buy happiness, but it sure makes it a lot easier to find happiness.

My second big motivating factor is the ability to do work from home while I can stay around the house and take care of / raise / play with my kid. Throw in the fact that I would have a hard tiem getting anywhere else to work due to my eyesight and there you have it.

[r2d2]

For me it is partly for financial freedom, and partly the desire to be a successful self made business man. I know I can do it, and I won't be satisified until I have done it.

[Cutter]

Two words: jet set

[Vinnie]

Bills

[Johnny Gulag]

BillsYes and life in general. :)

[MarkB]

My motivation is to be able to work from home (for myself) and support both myself and my wife (and any kids that happen to show up!). That would kick bottom.

[deronsizemore]

I hate to say it, but right now, I'm largely motivated by the money. I don't like being that way


I see nothing wrong with this. I think that money can buy happiness to a certain extent. I just get tired of hearing "money is not everything", "money will not buy you happiness". Ohh yeah? Try living without it and see where you are. lol.

Like a comedian I just heard on my Sirius Radio, he was talking about this very same issue. He said that money will buy you a damn jet ski wont it? And I've never seen a person on a jet ski without a smile on their face! Money bought their happiness. :lol:

EDIT: Just thought I'd add, that in my experience, the only people that I've heard say "Money is not everything" are the people with lots of it. Easy for them to say.

[mini]

Strongly agree Deronsizemore!

Money will definetely give you MORE options and levels to achieve happiness. My dream is to help conserve certain animals in this planet (either that being big cats or whales). Along with passions for Animals, endurances, All that requires money!!

[John]

Strongly agree Deronsizemore!

Money will definetely give you MORE options and levels to achieve happiness. My dream is to help conserve certain animals in this planet (either that being big cats or whales). Along with passions for Animals, endurances, All that requires money!!

So if you couldn't do that witout money, isn't the money buying you happiness? :brow: :brow: :brow:

[mini]

John,

Yep, money will buy you happiness :D! I was agreeing on the Deornsizemore's comedian's jetski joke :)

[bbolte]

mine is independence...

[Vinnie]

EDIT: Just thought I'd add, that in my experience, the only people that I've heard say "Money is not everything" are the people with lots of it. Easy for them to say.
I say it all the time and I don't make 7 figures.

Money's a small part of life once you have the basics covered really.

[mini]

Vinnie, what are your basics?

My basics - even after those are covered money's still not a small part of my life:

1. shoppping (food, clothes,insurance) - need money
2. partying/socialising - need money
3. travelling - need money
4. tennis/sports - need money
5. watching cable tv - need money
6. share trading - need money
7. having a dog as a companion - need money
8. renting a house/paying for a mortage - need money

My Extras:
1. Riding a nice car - need money
2. Running a private safari in africa - need money
3. Breeding dogs - need money
4. Having/Adopting children one day - need money
5. Just in case I have accute disease/accidents - need money
6. Expanding your business - need money
7. Attending an online dating - need money

[mini]

Even volunteering to help save cheetahs require volunteers to pay USD$3000 for 2 weeks of volunteering (Google it yourself :-) ). Money's everything!

[Vinnie]

Money's everything!
Spending time with my family requires no money. Spending time with friends requires little to no money (maybe a few bucks for beer or food).

Cable TV and stocks are not "basics".

[KLB]

I would disagree about stocks not being basics. Stocks are an investment in one's future particularly one's retirement and planning for one's future is a basic requirement.

[Vinnie]

And I will counter that to someone living in a third-world country who can't be expected to live anywhere near retirement age, saving for that far into the future would be downright detrimental to their life now.

[demosfen]

Bragging rights, etc. are nice, but money is the only real motivation for me. Have to pay that rent, and the landlord won't accept anything but Federal Reserve Notes. (What a character, eh?) Wish I could just build a yurt in the forrest and do away with the need to procure FRN's, but with a wife and kids it's not going to happen. :bawling:

[r2d2]

And I will counter that to someone living in a third-world country who can't be expected to live anywhere near retirement age, saving for that far into the future would be downright detrimental to their life now.

Most of us on here don't live in a third world country though - so deciding your spending as though you were would seem to make little sense.

If you are taking it that far though, I would say all except 8 and most of 1 are not 'basics'.

[John]

Money is definitely a small part of my life when compared to my daughter, my friends, and my business (pleasure), but without money I wouldn't be able feed my daughter or put a roof over her head. So even though it is a small part of my life I still consider it very important.

[bbolte]

seems to me that some are misunderstanding, vinnie said once the basics are covered, but he never said the basics don't take money to cover. i know what he meant and agree with him.

[Vinnie]

seems to me that some are misunderstanding, vinnie said once the basics are covered, but he never said the basics don't take money to cover. i know what he meant and agree with him.
Thank you bbolte, you will be spared when the revolution comes :banana:

[bbolte]

Thank you bbolte, you will be spared when the revolution comes :banana:

Woo Hoo! :D

[The New Guy]

People. Read a book.

[Uzzz]

"money will not buy you happiness"

Like the bible *ducks*, i don't think that statement was meant to be taken literally.
In my humble opinion it's saying Money aint everything. There are better goals in life to aim for. Which goals? To each his own...quite the contradiction eh?(if your goal is money that is)

[Vinnie]

"money will not buy you happiness"

Like the bible *ducks*
nice try but I'm not all that religious either.