In the past I've been mostly motivated by pain. Mental pain motivated me enough to pay a couple of thousand dollars to attend a course on how to "pick up" women in LA. Also, pain is what motivated me to look for alternate ways of making an income.

I was just thinking about a way to motivate myself. I was thinking of signing a contract with a good friend(really good friend that I trust) where I give him $1000 and then he gives me $100 back for every article I write. I was going to have a time limit, like 30 days. At the end of the 30 days, if I only write 5 articles then he gets to keep $500.

I am working towards being fueled by pleasure and focusing on the outcome I desire

Thanks for dropping by and sharing your thoughts Joan. We're definitely in the same wavelength when it comes to being free. Being a slave and trading my time for a monthly salary was also my pain when I was starting out. Another is being ridiculed by people and saying that this whole 'make money online' stuff doesn't work. Yeah, I guess those were some of the main reasons why I was really motivated. Thanks again and have a happy 2011. I think I now have my new painful motivation. hehehe.

Hi Raymond. Both equal for me. Sometimes they converge. My need for independence is so great that if I don't have it I am in pain. There is much happiness and pleasure in being free. I have a huge capacity for work, but if captive, I keep wanting to escape. So that's my story.