I have been in need of some motivation lately, so I thaught I would ask
“What Motivates You?”
and hopefully I will get some motivation from this thread.
CATA
Asset Protection Specialist
[email protected]Hi CATA,
My biggest motivator is turning up to work each morning and realising just how much I hate my job! Its enough to make me work harder (not at work, but towards investing) to reach my goals [cap]
Regards,
OziWhat motivates me is the opportunity to not have to work for someone else ever again, not by chance, but by choice.
Everyone knows someone who has achieved in a way to allow this choice, which is great because it allows us to see that normal people can achieve this. I think its a matter of constantly believing and telling yourself that you can also achieve that.
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[email protected]Hi,
Three things really motivate us at the moment.
1. To be able to take the kids on holidays every school holiday, not just the stock standard 4 weeks of annual leave!
2. The choice to work or not work.
3. We just love Property – anything and everything!
Hope this helps – perhaps write your reasons for choosing this investment path and put them up somewhere to remind you regularly.
Time Matters
Hi Cata
I think just focus on your goal, see that big picture and imagine it in detail – picture every part of it in your mind, then just keep working towards it, one small step at a time.
After a set time, stop and look back at all you’ve achieved so far and that should give you a real sense of satisfaction. Give yourself a big pat on the back and tell yourself how great you are(!) Sometimes its easy to forget just how far you have come when you are so preocupied with reaching those future goals.
And if you start to feel down, then just look at those who are far, far less fortunate, such as those who are ill or dying – that soon puts things in perspective.
Oh, and socialise with motivated, forward-thinking and insperational people who are out to give and not to take (hopefuly the same as you).
Also, just take time out – go for a walk in the park, beach or wherever or watch the sunset, children at play or something else – this is great for an instant energy boost. Me, I take the dogs down to the beach and laugh at them tearing around – gives me an instant “shot” of motivation and happiness.
I say, as corney as it sounds – LOVE LIFE[thumbsupanim]
Of course these things may not work for everyone, so if they don’t then find out what does exactly work for you.
For me its the choices financial freedom presents. I can choose where I live, whether I work, where my kids go to school, who their doctor is. Those sort of choices are important to me so Im doing what I can now tomake sure I have them available to me when the time comes.
Mike
Always Ready.
Hiya Cata,
For us it’s the great big wallchart we have up on our bedroom wall, above our study. First thing I see in the morning and the last thing I see when I go to sleep…..when I’m there of course.
The chart is now over 12 years old and has diligently tracked our debt and net worth over that time.
The debt is a big smear of red and the green bit is the “good bit”. The red bit has stayed constant over the last two years and the green bit has gone outta sight.
That increase in the green bit has allowed me to quit my rotational overseas job, and come home to live permanently in Australia with the wife and kids.
We are now eating our cake…..and it tastes pretty good after the massive sacrifices made.
Hi Cata,
I found myself down in the dumps several weeks ago too and made this post titled “Mission Statement”
https://www.propertyinvesting.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=24033
I thank those who posted words of encouragement on this forum. It has helped by being around like minded people who realise that we all have “grey” times.
Try to put problems into seperate boxes and tackle them one at a time so its not so overwhelming. We all deserve wealth in its many forms. Keep shining.Amanda
“It is better to be inconspicuously wealthy, than to be ostentatiously poor…”Thanks for all your stories and kind words.
I enjoy what I do, but it was the focusing on the money that was doing me in. The more I focused on it, the further away it seemed to get.
So for me it is time to rewrite some goals. I decided to become a government accreditation for coaching and teach self defence to women and children. Not martial arts, although I have been training myself for 16 years now (my other form of asset protection).
Women and children are often overlooked in this area and I think I can do some good here.
Thanks again guys.
Some great posts, please keep them comming.CATA
Asset Protection Specialist
[email protected]My wife and have raised a number of children, and whilst only in our middle forties, are now ’empty nesters’
We had our first holiday in 25 years of marriage last year, and decided that we wanted more.
So On the investment bandwagon, and lets leverage, leverage, and then leverage some more to increase the pool of money working for us.Our motivation is twofold.
1. we want to be able to afford to travel in a manner that suits our level of need. Can’t do that from savings!
2. I need some major orthopedic surgery that will enable me to WALK when we do travel. Apparently, even though we are in full private health cover, I can get breast implants for free, but knee replacements will cost me over $30,000 (for both legs). Can’t do that from savings either!. The breast implants are seen as necessary (by the Health organisations, not me!) but the knee replacements are COSMETIC SURGERY. Go figure.The only way to achieve this in our lifetime is to deprive ourselves somewhat for a while, and use the additional money freed up from no school fees, lesser food bill etc, and INVEST.
Finally, a way that other Australians can work for me!
That is my motivation. Not that I am a cynic!Probably the understanding of capital growth compared to cash flow.
The average person boasts about what they earn, the rich man boasts about what he’s worth.
Once you can get your head around it, its easy to understand the benefit of sacrificing your cash flow for the sake of investment in assets (such as property).
Stay strong and just remember that even it it takes you ’till the age of 60 before you have enough assets to retire wealthy. At least you could retire wealthy unlike the vast majority.
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