SEO Tricks: Staying Motivated Running a Virtual Business

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Staying Motivated Running a Virtual Business
 

<p>I've been self employed most of my life and once in a while, I hit the motivational pit. Lack of motivation was easier to combat when I ran a business with customers. Being accountable for my actions drove me to get up early in the morning and commit my end of the bargain.</p>
<p>However, running websites and publishing premium content is an entirely different animal. I've been doing it full time for almost 4 years now and while we're making a decent living out of it, my motivational juice has dried up. It has nothing to do with lack of passion. I truly love what I do and would not trade it with any other job. It is tougher to maintain a routine when you have no customers because sometimes they can be hell to deal with and that is enough to keep you alert. I also think contentment plays a role in ones waning motivation in business. I've been happier in the last 8-9 months and not only did that bleed my motivation, it also packed a few pounds around my waist and thighs.</p>
<p>I wrote this post to share what I did in the last couple months to reverse the trend and revive some of my motivation back.</p>
<p>1. Create a to do list DAILY and be accountable for every item. Aaron does a good job with this and it rubbed off on me.</p>
<p>2. Have variety with work duties - Lately, I've been doing a lot of offline marketing and it's absolutely awesome because I'm not as tied in front of the computer.</p>
<p>3. Associate with like minded people - It's better if they're more successful than you A few months back, Aaron and I met up with You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login of the Ooma fame. His entrepreneurial energy was contagious and his product, disruptive. I guess I'm extra fascinated with his company because they now carry Ooma at Costco and...it's a tangible product. Andrew is a forum member and it made me proud to see a lot of high caliber minds at our forum.</p>
<p>4. Reward yourself - Only after you've completed the tasks in the to-do list. You will also realize that completing the tasks is already a reward in itself. Fulfillment can be addicting and soon, you will back on track with your motivation.</p>

 

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