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What Are You Doing to Inspire Yourself in Your Business?
I ran across this cute article about a special gift that Ken Evoy's SiteSell customers gave him and how it reminds him of what his business is all about.

The story reminded me of what I've been doing lately with my office. But I'm not just going to babble on about my personal life here. There's something you can take out of these two stories to help your business. I'll get to that in a moment, though.

I've slowly (with help from my family at Christmas) been gathering items that inspire me. I've decorated my office with replica swords from movies that have touched me with their portrayals of courage, persistence, and sacrifice. I've added artworks that inspire and encourage me.

And I've surrounded myself with pictures that remind me of my greatest accomplishment: the adventures I have had with the six wonderful children that my wife and I have had the honor of raising.

My office is becoming a room that reminds me of the need to be bold, to be honest, to be fearless in all that I do. It's an important part of what keeps me moving forward in my business every day.

And here's where it comes back to you. What are you doing to inspire yourself? If your business is simply about making money, chances are good that you won't make the money you want and you'll quit.

What are you doing to make your business something deeper and more lasting? How are you striving to make a difference in the world around you? Making a difference doesn't have to be strictly a social or a political thing.

Ken Evoy makes it possible for online business owners to have the greatest chance of success by providing them with the most complete system for creating a profitable website ever devised. He puts his feet up on that tortoise footstool that his customers gave him and he's reminded that his efforts have touched many lives.

A friend of mine runs a business that creates beautiful etched artwork in mirrors and glass. As he looks around his business, he sees etchings like those that he knows have brought joy to thousands of customers around the world. It's deeper for him than just the money; he's brightened people's lives.

I look around my office and am reminded that my business is more than just uploading pages to the Internet; I'm touching people's lives and helping them to overcome the odds against them living the kind of life of which they dream.

Most people look at their business merely as, "How can I get people to give me money?" That's a sure recipe for business failure. If you're looking at it in that way, try seeing it this way instead: "What can I do to enrich others in such a way that it's only natural for them to repay my efforts with their money?"

Finding a deeper purpose to what you're doing is crucial to keeping you and your business moving forward. And reminding yourself of that deeper purpose is crucial to keeping you on track.
Jeff

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