What gets you out of bed in the morning?

What motivates you to get out of bed each morning? Is it debt? Is it because you have a career that is also your passion? Something gets you going each day.

I was pondering on this as I was reflecting on something my son recently told me.

Since he's been out of school, he's struggled with his life purpose - his career, where to live, adjusting to being a responsible adult and paying his bills, etc. He's recently had an opportunity with a new career which will lead him to a new location to live and a new life adventure ahead of him. His comment to me was, "You know I wake up every morning wondering what and why I'm doing that day. For the first time in my life, I feel like I have a purpose now." Awesome!

My question: I'd like to know what gets you out of bed every day.


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“Your Success Is My Business.”™

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Starting the day

I'm always fascinated to hear how some folks start their day off. It causes me to stop and ponder.

There's the crowd that get up and start exercising. The group that can't get going 'til they've consumed some coffee. The group that has to hit the "snooze" button several times before they can rouse themselves from the covers. Then there's the group that has to have all of the above!

For me, I'm one of those "the alarm goes off and my feet hit the floor" people. I'm up, ready and out the door within 30 minutes off to work, pumped about the day ahead. There's just to much to do, so much to accomplish and never enough time to get it completed (in the day and during your life!).

My question: What is your normal method of getting up and started in the morning?

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Questions about you

You ever see one of those "Questions about you" that you can answer and share with others that helps tell who you are? They're pretty cool and can often times be very revelling.

I was digging through one of my many paper-pads looking for a specific quote I wanted to use as a “status post” for my Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter pages, and while doing so I found “10 Questions” from notes taken a couple of years ago during a talk by Steve Siebold. You don’t have to answer them back to me, I just thought they’d make you stop and ponder:

1. What are the three (3) most positive experiences of your life?
2. List the three (3) most important things you’ve learned about success?
3. How did your family make you feel about yourself?
4. List your three (3) biggest heroes.
5. Write down your own obituary as if you achieved all your dreams.
6. What do you want your great-great grandchildren to say about you?
7. What does success mean to you?
8. What accomplishments are you the most proud of? Why?
9. What beliefs and values are you willing to die for?
10. Describe the perfect day in your life, if there were no limits.
    

My question: What did you learn about yourself from answering these questions?

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Directions

What direction are you going? What is your goal? How are you going to get there? Here’s a quote that provided me a real wake-up call:

“Your DIRECTION, not your intention, determines your destination.”
~Andy Stanley

Having a plan with a goal in mind is the only way you’ll successfully reach your destination. If my INTENTION was to go to the beach, but as soon as I pulled out on ANY highway and headed north, my destination just became so far off I’ll probably give up before I ever reach where I wanted to go.

For this year end, and New Year beginning, I ask that you reflect on your direction. Is it written? Who have you shared it with? Who is helping you with your directions?

I know everyone here has the best intentions---but let’s spend some time working on the directions, so we can be best assured of reaching our destination.

THANK you & don't forget: “Your Success Is My Business.”™

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Hello,

Thanks for stopping by, either by stumbling across this or (even better) because you heard and were interested. I hope you find value in what you read here...either because it makes you ponder on something, because it causes you to take action about something, or because you share similar beliefs.

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THANKS so much!

Joey