You know, you have a very valid point about money as not the only thing that motivates. It’s true that most people who have this as an only motivation gets frustrated. Money doesn’t grow on trees, so patience is a virtue in any business. Thanks for this!

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I agree that it is beneficial for someone to have other motivational factors driving them besides money. however, those ‘other’ factors you mentioned such as trip to hawaii or eliminating debt, you need money to do those. So indirectly money is still the underlying motive. A better example would have been the pride you feel when you finish a project; finishing it for the sake of finishing it not the monetary reward.

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Gorilla Trades,
Good point. I would agree that those factors really can be a good motivator as well. Thanks for the comment!

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Well, yeah, I would agree with you guys. Money is indeed the common denominator when we talk about motivation. I was supposed to say my family is my greatest motivation, it still boils down to having money to be able to satisfy their needs and wants.

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I agree that you need more than money to get you through those rough spots - but like Gorilla said - indirectly, it always comes back to money. For me, its a lifestyle thing. If I dont want to go to work for someone else every day, I need to work hard on my web projects. Its not the money specifically that I’m after, its the freedom that the money brings. I’ve found that to be a far stronger motivator than dollars and cents alone.

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I think being happy is my biggest motivation. What makes me happy, well one thing that makes me happy is Making Money.

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Words well spoken… money is fine and dandy but if you are just doing it to add up the numbers in your bank account, it doesn’t quite mean as much.

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Happy the man who has found his vocation, rather than just a job.

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I’m motivated by a desire to succeed. Money is a part of that but for me isn’t the primary part. I’m happier when I’m accomplishing things and being productive, regardless of the impact on my wallet.

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My main motivation is to succeed as well. The challenges of my job constantly propel me to come back to work. Once you have enough money to live and buy the things you “need”, money as a motivation dies, I agree. That is why the means to make money and how you allocate it after is far more important than the paper itself.

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Well said..I agree but there are more things which drives your motivation. I think your innerself is satisfied when you have balance of support of family, friends, professional work life. Money is accelerator to satisfy needs and express yourself. It is a big stress buster as well..I would always believe”Do your best and strive for the excellent.”

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It is a great thing to always have a goal, no matter what size. It is easy to lose focus when things get boring or hard. Thanks for the reminder. I agree that money should be the result, but you should have back up plans to keep you going.

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Money is a great motivator, but how cool is it that anyone can basically set up a really simple business online? This is a good or bad thing depending if you got scammed. But for most of us, this is the closest that we will live out our dreams as entrepreneurs. We’re motivated because it’s our baby and we want to see it grow. There’s a sense of pride that you can’t get when working for someone else.

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Money is probably my greatest motivation besides to keep my wife happy. =)

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i think money is everyone’s motivation and this is what everyone in the world is doing as soon as the money and exchange system was applied i realy like the way you clarify that after all having a lot of value money still remain a piece of papers and cant buy you everything i totally agree

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My motivation is always to make a difference for the people I meet. I feel that if I can touch a person in way that no one has I have achieved something.

In the end money is something that is needed for a person to survive and keep fighting for the dream. Money is the fuel and your dream is the key.

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Money is a major motivating factor for anybody these days… Especially with the economy in the shape that it’s in and prices for everything on a continual rise. Money is what keeps you ahead of the curve.

But at the end of the day, you have to be happy. If you’re not happy with your life & job and what you do on a daily basis…. then how are you going to be motivated to improving your life?

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My motivation is surely the recognition. I want fame, I think that would make me really happy.

Money is a tool for all our desires.

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Money is the best motivation for me to make a website

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money can make people stress and frustated
we should have another motivation better than money

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i realy like the way you clarify that after all having a lot of value money still remain a piece of papers and cant buy you everything i totally agree.thank u for sharing.i am very happy to read this blog.

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Such a nice post and according to me for all kind of people in this world their first motivation is to earn money. Nobody will be get satisfied with their earning and they will try more and more to increase it only. Its true that we should have another motivation other than money.

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I just love my work as an entrepreneur. Have created two well-running businesses by now. One with VC and I sold it. I have never been proud of the product and so I am glad that I don’t do that anymore. The other one makes me very happy because it is a lovely product that everybody loves. It’s honest and fairly priced and when I get to know people at the bar, there’s a good chance people in my town know it and get all excited and tell me how cool it is and maybe buy me a drink. I find that very rewarding.

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I am very agree with that :if money is your only motivation, you probably won’t stay motivated too long.

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It’s true that money is a lot of people’s motivation, but it definately shouldn’t be the only one. It’s not even that enjoyable! However, the money should be used towards other motivations, like that holiday you mentioned, etc.

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I also agree that money shouldn’t be your only motivation. There will be slow times and money wouldn’t be coming in. If that happens, how would you motivate yourself to go on?

A good motivation is the opportunity to learn new things each day. Even with failures, you learn something. I’d like to share this with you:

Proverbs 16:16 It’s much better to be wise and sensible than to be rich.

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It’s very true that money is a lot of people’s motivation

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i’m agree with your statement…money is the first and great motivator for everybody. No money it’s mean no life…….

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