The Ultimate Motivation


"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.