What is the one main difference between the people who want to create a passive income stream compared to those that actually take the steps to make it happen?
It is simple. Those who actually make it happen have Values-Driven Motivation versus having only Mindset-Alignment alone.
And don’t get me wrong, both components are vital and important to the whole motivation and success mix, but here’s the difference.
Mindset-Alignment means you’re not held back by any one of the 4 main Wealth-Limiting Mindset Blocks that people can encounter.
And, on the aside, I actually have a quiz to help you figure out which of the 4 mindset blocks is holding back your financial success the most.
(Just click the button below to access it.)
Think of Mindset-Alignment as the parking brake on your car.
If your mindset isn’t aligned with your goals, your entrepreneurial vehicle is not going to move very far, very fast, or very easily.
On the other hand, we have Values-Driven Motivation, and that’s the fuel for your car.
That’s what gets you up in the morning and gets you to watch the video, or the webinar, or presentation, to overcome your fears and hesitations, to write your daily “to do” list, and to take the action steps you need to take to “make it happen”.
I’ll give you a personal example of Values-Driven Motivation in just a moment.
Over the years, I have worked successfully to remove my mindset blocks to wealth generation, and that was absolutely the inner work I needed to do to get to where I am today, but in and of itself, that’s not enough to motivate me to do the entrepreneurial tasks I’ve set out for myself to accomplish every day and every week.
But what is….what actually provides the fuel for the fire?
At least for me personally, these are 4 things in particular that I value.
Keep in mind that your list does not have to be the same as mine.
I’m just sharing mine so that you know some examples of Values-Driven Motivation.
Examples of My Values that Keep Me Motivated
So, here they are:
#1 – I value having a lifestyle where I have the ideal balance of work and non-work activities, and where finances never place a limitation on my decision-making or on my timeline.
#2 – I value the emotional relief of knowing that I have a wealth-generating asset that I can pass onto my son so that he never has to go without the kind of income I want him to have.
#3 – I value the wonderful feeling of being able to help others achieve the same level of lifestyle freedom and knowing that their children and grandchildren are taken care of, and, last but not least,
#4 – I value having the funds available to be able to have a large community impact, like buying a large plot of land and building a cohousing community where the children from each family can safely and spontaneously run out into the courtyard in the middle of the community and have playtime, without having to complicate things by setting up playdates and coordinating schedules, where we can collectively keep our own farm animals because that’s too big of a task for a single mom like myself to maintain, and where we can build a community of like-minded people that look out for each other.
And there are lots of other things I’m passionate about supporting and building in the world that I won’t list in this video, but those things are also powerful driving factors for me.
In short, people, like you and me, can change the world for the better, and even though money isn’t always a necessary factor, more often than not, it is.
So, to summarize the main point of this video, having Values-Driven Motivation is equally as important as having Mindset-Alignment.
And, the easiest way to keep yourself aware and focused on your motivating values is to make a list of all the reasons you want to have a lot more money.
And look at that list every single day.
Keep it bedside, set it as reminders on your phone calendar, keep it on your bathroom mirror, on your fridge, near your TV, in your car, in your purse or wallet…anywhere where you’ll be reminded. And, when you find yourself procrastinating at any point in your entrepreneurial or money-making journey, just pull out the list and read it to yourself and ask yourself, how badly do you want those things.
If you want and value the things on your list more than you want or value the temporary relief of avoiding the steps you need to take to make your wealth happen, then there is nothing that can stop you from achieving your goals.
