Comments on: How Do You Stay Motivated? – Entrepreneur Poll http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/entrepreneur-polls/what-motivates-you-to-get-up-and-work-every-day-entrepreneur-poll/ Young Entrepreneur Forums - your online discussion forum to share and talk about Entrepreneurship. A place to learn and to help others with starting, managing and growing successful business ventures. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:50:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Young Entrepreneur Blog - Small Business & Entrepreneurs Blog » How Do You Stay Motivated? - Entrepreneur Poll Update http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/entrepreneur-polls/what-motivates-you-to-get-up-and-work-every-day-entrepreneur-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-2951 Young Entrepreneur Blog - Small Business & Entrepreneurs Blog » How Do You Stay Motivated? - Entrepreneur Poll Update Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:09:56 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=629#comment-2951 [...] Last week I asked you what you did to stay motivated through the tough world of entrepreneurship and the results have been great so far! [...] [...] Last week I asked you what you did to stay motivated through the tough world of entrepreneurship and the results have been great so far! [...]

]]> By: Andrew Warner http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/entrepreneur-polls/what-motivates-you-to-get-up-and-work-every-day-entrepreneur-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-2946 Andrew Warner Sun, 08 Feb 2009 06:59:47 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=629#comment-2946 Jeff: Thanks for the compliment on my interviews. Learning from those entrepreneurs motivates me too. Jeff: Thanks for the compliment on my interviews. Learning from those entrepreneurs motivates me too.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/entrepreneur-polls/what-motivates-you-to-get-up-and-work-every-day-entrepreneur-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-2950 Jeff Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:24:45 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=629#comment-2950 I have a full-time job and I have created releasedatez.com during my off hours. What helps me stay motivated are the following: - Picture my future if I continue to work for someone for the next 10~20 years. I will NOT have the freedom to decide when I wake up, when I go to lunch, when I get off work, when I get a vacation, how much money I make, where I live. Most importantly, I do NOT get to decide how big my computer monitor is. - Read blogs like TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Mashable, ReadWriteWeb and get myself excited over others success. I would tell myself "I can be like that person too and I want to be like him/her" - Listen to podcasts about starting a startup. I'm a loyal listener to Andrew Warner's Mixergy interviews. He does great interview with people who have already been through the trenches. Andrew does a good job at controlling the pace of the interview and tries to get as much information as possible for the listeners. Check it out at blog.mixergy.com - Look at my current financial situation and tell myself "this is not the way I want to live my life for the next 10~20 years" - Read books like "The Art of the Start" by Guy Kawasaki, "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne. I have a full-time job and I have created releasedatez.com during my off hours. What helps me stay motivated are the following:
- Picture my future if I continue to work for someone for the next 10~20 years. I will NOT have the freedom to decide when I wake up, when I go to lunch, when I get off work, when I get a vacation, how much money I make, where I live. Most importantly, I do NOT get to decide how big my computer monitor is.
- Read blogs like TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Mashable, ReadWriteWeb and get myself excited over others success. I would tell myself “I can be like that person too and I want to be like him/her”
- Listen to podcasts about starting a startup. I’m a loyal listener to Andrew Warner’s Mixergy interviews. He does great interview with people who have already been through the trenches. Andrew does a good job at controlling the pace of the interview and tries to get as much information as possible for the listeners. Check it out at blog.mixergy.com
- Look at my current financial situation and tell myself “this is not the way I want to live my life for the next 10~20 years”
- Read books like “The Art of the Start” by Guy Kawasaki, “The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne.

]]> By: Thomas E. Anderson, II http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/entrepreneur-polls/what-motivates-you-to-get-up-and-work-every-day-entrepreneur-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-2949 Thomas E. Anderson, II Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:29:32 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=629#comment-2949 I stay motivated in a couple of ways. Reviewing my vision, revising my business plan and setting new goals always gives me the push that I need to continue on my journey as an entrepreneur. Also, getting other perspectives on how to develop my ideas also helps as well. Recently, my wife helped me pull together some of my coaching programs. I was resistant at first, but in the end, the process totally energized me. I could go on all day...but I won't (lol). I stay motivated in a couple of ways. Reviewing my vision, revising my business plan and setting new goals always gives me the push that I need to continue on my journey as an entrepreneur.
Also, getting other perspectives on how to develop my ideas also helps as well. Recently, my wife helped me pull together some of my coaching programs. I was resistant at first, but in the end, the process totally energized me.

I could go on all day…but I won’t (lol).

]]> By: tom http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/entrepreneur-polls/what-motivates-you-to-get-up-and-work-every-day-entrepreneur-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-2948 tom Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:15:06 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=629#comment-2948 I don't have a business but my blog is almost like a business that I am building. I think what keeps me motivated is the strength from within, knowing you are doing what you really are passionate about. I do connect with other blogs but in the end I just write what I feel is very inspirational to me without worrying what others think. I don’t have a business but my blog is almost like a business that I am building.

I think what keeps me motivated is the strength from within, knowing you are doing what you really are passionate about.
I do connect with other blogs but in the end I just write what I feel is very inspirational to me without worrying what others think.

]]> By: Michel http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/entrepreneur-polls/what-motivates-you-to-get-up-and-work-every-day-entrepreneur-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-2947 Michel Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:14:28 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=629#comment-2947 To put it very simply, the responsibility I have to my company and the employees who depend on me for my leadership. I absolutely have to believe that today will be a better day. To put it very simply, the responsibility I have to my company and the employees who depend on me for my leadership. I absolutely have to believe that today will be a better day.

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