After reading this post, you probably won’t feel motivated, because that is not something that I wanted to achieve. The truth is, even if I wanted to, I would probably fail to do that.

So, why am I writing this?

Well, this post is about motivation because of a very simple reason – motivation is necessary.. Don’t even try to start any kind of business without proper motivation, because the success will depend on the things that you do.

It is very important to recognize what are the things that motivate you and to implement that in order to develop yourself.

When we talk about passive income, the goal you want to achieve is clear. You want to make money, without investing time or effort doing it. However, the road to passive income is very hard and if You want to reach it You need to invest a lot of time and effort. And the goal? The goal is worth it, be sure about it.

How do I know that?

Well, let’s take this example. You are working as a middle-level manager in a company. Your salary is great. It is above the market average and certainly better than how much you actually need so you could live decently as a human being. However, if you work for a company, certain obligations come with it. You need to do your job, you need to manage people (who are always going to make some mistakes), you have to accept critique (because you will make mistakes, too), you will have to accept critique even when you don’t make a mistake, because the fact is – there will always be someone in a higher position than you. Every workday you will go to work and you will stay there for eight hours (when you are lucky enough that you don’t have to stay late at work just to finish one last thing). You’ll come home, your mood will depend on amount of stress you went through that day, your partner will be there for you and in best case scenario you will enjoy the time you spend together, your kid will entertain you for two or three hours and tomorrow you will get back to your job and spend the biggest part of your day working.

This is a very realistic example of the corporate lifestyle, I wrote it without any dramatic moments. The very first time I thought about this example, I realize that this is not the life in which I can be happy. Why is that?

The first reason is simple – you will never have enough time for your partner, for your kids, for your friends, hobby, and at the end – your personal development. You will always be somewhere in between, which will lead to certain losses and to more and more stressful situations.

The second reason is that when you are earning passive income, you don’t have to live where you work. You can earn online for example and live wherever you find it suitable. You don’t have to choose the address of your apartment near work.

Third reason – Your salary is theoretically limitless. I don’t want to present this the way which will make you think that if you start working on things that I promote, you will be a millionaire. But, there is a possibility, and it is a very realistic one.

On this subject, in greater detail, Tim Ferris wrote in his book 4 Hour Work-Week. This book had an amazing impact even after few pages, because of the one simple reason – Tim is someone who takes certain actions and someone who finds the way to beat the system playing on the edge of the rules but never breaking them.

Where does motivation come from?

Motivation within vs Outside motivation

The things you want and the things that you think you want and as such you present it to the society (or is presented to you by society).

Even though is hard to discern what are internal and what are the external motives that make us do something, it is very important to distinguish those two types of motives. The reason for that is because the inside motive is the one which will make us DO the things that we want.

The road to self-knowledge is very long, therefore try to be the most sincere friend to yourself. That road is the one worth taking because when you get there you will find a treasure. And when I say treasure, I don’t mean that you will find that you are a wonderful or very intelligent person, but you will find what makes you happy. What are you purest motives for doing something which will maximize your happiness? And then, you can start living.

You can start by asking yourself:

• Who am I?

• What do I strive for?

• What are the things from my environment that have a big influence on me?

• Who do I admire?

• Who do I envy?

• What do I want to do in my lifetime?

And the list goes on. Remember – be honest to yourself.

These are the things about yourself you have to know so you can get your life on track. If you consider yourself as a happy person and if at the same time you haven’t figure out the answers on those questions, it is very likely that your happy person status will change in the future.

People who surround you play a big part in fulfilling your life goals. Your personal development is in direct correlation with the personal development of people with you spend the most of your time. That’s why you should start choosing your friends carefully. I do not suggest you to give up your friends, the people you can trust. But, if their life choices, the things they strive for and their values aren’t similar to yours, you should spend less time with them.

Nowadays, I can often hear the quote “You are the average of the five people you associate with most, so do not underestimate the effects of your pessimistic, unambitious, or disorganized friends. If someone isn’t making you stronger, they’re making you weaker.”

Those people who actually do possess the quality and knowledge that you strive for and who honor the same values and life philosophy are very hard to find in your surroundings. For that matter, you should try to find them on the internet.

That’s why vloggers and bloggers have that much attention of their followers and subscribers. Good vlogger is the one who knows what kind of people are his target group and he knows how to relate to them.

The biggest effect on me had a guy whose name I don’t know, but this is his youtube channel.

And the last advice:

THINK BIG – No one else will do that for you.