Motivation

As I write this, it's Sunday evening, and that minute hand just keeps marching on around the clock.  In just about two hours, we'll have to go to bed and get up tomorrow to go to school.  After having the past two weeks off for Christmas vacation, 6:00 comes early.  Very early.

Now, don't get me wrong -- both my wife and I love our jobs, but however much we enjoy teaching children, it's hard to keep that in mind when the alarm is going off and the sun is nowhere to be seen.  By the same token, it's difficult to think about going off to earn money when all that we want to do is crawl further under the sheets and stay warm. 

So what gets us up and out the door in the morning?  Well, I suppose it's the knowledge that if we don't go, we'll get fired.  But it's also the knowledge of why we're working so hard to earn that money in the first place.  We have our goal in sight -- $120,000 in debt reduction.  Just knowing that every dollar we earn gets us closer to our goal of being debt free helps us get up in the cold and dark of a winter's morn and brave the rush hour traffic.

Motivation comes in many forms, and at least for now, this goal is ours.  What motivates you to go out and earn your daily dollar?  Share your motivations in the comments section below.