"The Ultimate Motivation"
By Ken Leonard, Jr.
©2002 KLJ Online
"Learn to super-motivate with travel"
When was the last time you went on a vacation? I don't
mean taking a week off to paint your house, either.
Staying motivated is most important to anyone that wants
to grow their business to success. This is often difficult
when buried in stress and a heavy workload while running a
small home-based business. Without constant motivation,
your venture will not survive.
Taking time off from your busy schedule once a year can be
very beneficial to your overall well-being. Only if you
use this time to it's fullest, though. You need to "get
out of town", away from the daily influences on your life.
This also happens to be the best way to get "quality time"
with your family and friends.
Traveling throughout your home country can be a great
experience, but if you have never ventured outside the
border, you're really missing out. It can be personally
enriching to learn how the rest of the world lives. The
different people you meet, different customs and lan-
guages, can be uplifting and sometimes amazing. You will
gain a different perspective on life, seeing first-hand
that people around the world have very different ideas of
what is important in life. After experiencing life in
other lands, you will appreciate what you have right here
at home.
When traveling abroad, the hardest part of the trip is
leaving when your time is up. You will "wish" that you
could stay there longer, or "forever". Well, guess what?
You can! Use this feeling as motivation to work hard and
build your business and your "situation". Soon, you will
be able to stay at that great locale as long as you want.
If you play your cards right, you might even find a great
deal on some oceanfront property, or a house in the hills.
This would allow you to stay there as long as you'd like.
If you run an online marketing business of some kind, you
must realize that an internet-based venture is wonderfully
mobile. The work you do at your home office now can just
as well be done in the location of your choice. A laptop
and an internet connection is all that you'll need to take
your business "on the road". You can even creatively
structure your business to be able to take advantage of
tax deductions related to the running of your online
company from different cities around the world. This could
help to reduce the cost of "getting out of town". Ask your
CPA or financial planner for a game plan to make your
mobile business ideas happen. Of course, the tax benefits
will differ according to the country in which you are a
citizen.
Can you imagine sitting on a lounge chair on a pink sand
beach, laptop in hand, writing next week's issue of your
newsletter? How about relaxing on your sailboat while
anchored in a beautiful tropical lagoon, writing your
newest Ebook under the swaying palms? Traveling will let
you discover a "whole new you". With the right mindset, it
will be a source of ultimate motivation like you've never
seen before. Every trip you take can bring you closer to
your new dream of running your online business from any-
where in the world. If you think that it is beyond your
finances to be able to travel to and live in a foreign
land, think again. The internet has made it possible for
the average person to be able to research and learn about
a destination, getting great deals on everything. If you
live in a country with a strong currency (like the US), it
is very possible to find homes or boats for well under
$50,000 US.
About the Author
Direct marketing veteran Ken Leonard Jr. publishes
"New Marketer Ezine" weekly, helping to take the
headaches out of starting and growing your online
or home-based business. Get yours now by going to
http://www.kenleonardjr.com and get two useful
resources free.