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A lot of people, in a "work from home" situation, get lazy, for lack of a better word, and find it difficult to keep themselves motivated. When you are your own boss, and there's no one keeping you up to snuff, it's tougher to consistently do what you should do. What are some ways you stay motivated?
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Money, money and time with the family...did I mention money? Seriously...I am motivated by what financial freedom will mean to my family: all of us can spend quality time together.
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Money is a great one! Probably the best I can think of. My kids love for me to be waiting on them when they get off of the bus, especially my little one, she is so spoiled to me.
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I have the perfect life, a great husband and a wonderful daughter, the only thing that would make my life better is money. They say it is the root of all evil, I say bring it on, I'm not greedy I just want enought to be comfortable.
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If you once had worked in a working environment, the best way for you to be motivated in your home business is to think about the boss you once had. Believe me, that's enough motivation you would need. Plus of course the money you are earning.
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I think one reason to motive yourself is that you can be with your family and take breaks whenever you want without forget yours responsibilities of course!!

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I think about my family and all that I want to accomplish. I have a vision board up in my office that I focus on. I stay plugged into my business by continually getting training, learning new things and working on myself personally. I have a daily method of operation or routine I follow and stay consistent. I am continually reading about and learning new marketing strategies that I can integrate into my business. One of the biggest motivators is my committment to work for myself.

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My motivation has always been to stay at home with my children, and to be here when they need me. What keeps me working mostly are the small goals that I set for myself. For instance, my goal for this month is to earn enough extra money to finance a beach vacation for my family before my children go back to school in August. After that, it will be to pay a very large chunk of our mortgage down. I try to set small goals for each month, and make sure that I work enough and earn enough extra money to pay for these small goals.
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My main motivation is my son. I m earning much for his well beings only. Whenever I see him my energy gets recharged all the way
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I think about my family and all that I want to accomplish. I have a vision board up in my office that I focus on. I stay plugged into my business by continually getting training, learning new things and working on myself personally. I have a daily method of operation or routine I follow and stay consistent. I am continually reading about and learning new marketing strategies that I can integrate into my business. One of the biggest motivators is my committment to work for myself.

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I think you are ver orgainized and i agrre your opinion about that your motivation is family.

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