What makes you get out of bed in the morning?

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What makes you get out of bed in the morning?

Josiah Patrick Zebarth
Rental Property Investor · Denver, CO · Member since 2019 · 76 posts · 70 votes

Hey, BiggerPockets!

Finding your why is very important to pushing through difficult and challenging times. Massive influencers like Tony Robbins, Napoleon Hill, Dean Grazio, Jordan Belfort and many speakers on the BiggerPockets Podcast have spoken to the importance of having a strong and deeply rooted why.

Currently, I find it’s been hard to find a reason for wanting a better life, a why that hits at a deep fundamental level.

So, what is your why? What makes you shoot out of bed in the morning, excited for the day?

If anyone has found a good method from books, speakers, etc. that has been effective at uncovering a deep why, I’d love to hear about it.

Thanks for any helpful comments,

Josiah

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Nathan GesnerBusiness Member
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Real Estate Broker · Cody, WY · Member since 2010 · 28k+ posts · 41k+ votes
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I believe God has a purpose for me and it's not found in my bed.

I'm not a good evangelist or counselor or even friend. But I am pretty good a making money so I use my gift to help others. At the same time, I am working for myself and building a future for my family.

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  • Scott Mac
    Austin, TX · Member since 2019 · 5k+ posts · 5k+ votes
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    Multi-family real estate is my passion.

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  • Justin V.
    Rental Property Investor · Minneapolis, MN · Member since 2016 · 214 posts · 132 votes
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    @Josiah Patrick Zebarth

    I get out of bed for my family’s future.

    I want to retire on rental income by 2030 or at least go part time in my field.

    I also love houses and solving problems, so that really helps. Dad was a carpenter. I’ve brrr’ed several homes now and see it as an enjoyable/ expensive (but profitable) hobby.

    Solving tenants problems is enjoyable for me as well. I’m not sure if it is a customer service mentality, I like knowing how to fix things, helping people out, and teaching them along the way if they want to entertain it.

    Hopefully sandy beaches and lots of Disney world some day for me and my family.

    -Justin

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  • Anthony GaydenPro Member
    Rental Property Investor · Omaha, NE · Member since 2014 · 2k+ posts · 3k+ votes
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    @Josiah Patrick Zebarth

    My wife and daughter are a huge motivator for me. I used to dream of big money success in all of the material things that I envisioned success consisted of, however now I am focused on my family and I want nothing more than my daughter to have a good life.

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  • George W.
    Investor · NJ · Member since 2018 · 869 posts · 921 votes
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    Being financially Independent gets me out of bed. Currently I have no wife and no kids which I would say is alot of peoples motivation. 

    That being said, I'm not even 30 yet and I'm my own boss. I never have to answer to a boss ever again. I get more control over the hours I do work and more control over who I work for. If I want to work half a day I can no one is stopping me. I keep my personal and business over head super low. Which gives me even more flexibility time wise. I still hustle though because the idea is to grow and become even more passive as time goes on. 

    I used to work for a company that wasn't horrible but I'd be driving all day long all over the state working ungodly hours making someone else a small fortune. 

    Forgot where I heard this from but "the only thing everybody has in common whether a billionaire or a peasant is that we only have 24 hours in a day." So make the most of your time. 

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  • Caleb Heimsoth
    Rental Property Investor · Durham, NC · Member since 2016 · 7k+ posts · 7k+ votes
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    @Josiah Patrick Zebarth usually my alarm clock. It’s very loud and quite annoying

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  • Nathan GesnerBusiness Member
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    Real Estate Broker · Cody, WY · Member since 2010 · 28k+ posts · 41k+ votes
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    I believe God has a purpose for me and it's not found in my bed.

    I'm not a good evangelist or counselor or even friend. But I am pretty good a making money so I use my gift to help others. At the same time, I am working for myself and building a future for my family.

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  • Alex Kreeger
    Member since 2019 · 63 posts · 60 votes
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    @Nathan G. Right on my friend.

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  • Isaac S.
    Member since 2018 · 563 posts · 562 votes
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    Maslow's Hierarchy....Food, water, shelter are the basic building blocks of humanity and order, without them things like love, enlightenment, self-realization(the higher levels of the hierarchy) are much less likely to be achieved.

    Not only are we involved in providing one of those basic building blocks, it does not take a genius or a ruthlessly competitive person to eventually earn a high social status(wealth) from the fruits of our labor and sacrifices.

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  • Jerrad Shepherd
    Rental Property Investor · Gothenburg, NE · Member since 2015 · 74 posts · 111 votes
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    @Josiah Patrick Zebarth

    There are fish to catch and beer to drink. My tenants working hard to pay their rent allows me to peruse the finer things in life😉!

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  • Account Closed
    Investor · Singapore · Member since 2013 · 1k+ posts · 3k+ votes
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    My 4 month old puppy. She doesn't tolerate not being fed for too long! But Im like @Jerrad Shepherd, enough passive income to do whatever I want. Which these days doesn't amount to much under lockdown!

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  • Nick Rutkowski
    Rental Property Investor · Ithaca, NY · Member since 2015 · 1k+ posts · 1k+ votes
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    @Josiah Patrick Zebarth

    I’m a free man, no boss (except the wife), I get paid from my rentals, I’m considered an essential business so I’m not told to sit around like many of my friends, I set my own schedule and do whatever I want. What’s there not to get out of bed for? Freedom = the good life.

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  • Cedric Marlow
    Philadelphia, PA · Member since 2017 · 9 posts · 7 votes
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    Josiah, I agree with you on trying to find that deeper WHY? I haven't really found that either.

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  • Cedric Marlow
    Philadelphia, PA · Member since 2017 · 9 posts · 7 votes
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    @Caleb Heimsoth Good one! I like it, lol

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  • Scott Passman
    Rental Property Investor · Batavia, IL · Member since 2018 · 452 posts · 672 votes
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    What gets me out of bed every morning is the pursuit of a life of "luxury". But for me luxury has a different meaning. My drive is the to provide my family the luxury of never having to worry about losing our home.  To have the luxury of not worrying about how we'll afford food, clothes, gas, or other essential items.  I work hard for the luxury of sleeping at night without the stress and fear of an unexpected bill coming in that could put serious financial hardship on our family.  I don't want or need high end or fancy stuff. 

    If nothing else, the last couple months has really helped me realize how truly blessed I am that we are well positioned financially and don't have to live in constant fear and stress of how we will pay the bills or feed our family if there is a temporary disruption in our income. 

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  • Mike Dymski
    Investor · Greenville, SC · Member since 2016 · 5k+ posts · 13k+ votes
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    Control over my family's financial future.

    Separately, my identity is tied to learning and improvement and my daily routine reflects it from the minute I wake up.

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  • Aidan McGee
    Rental Property Investor · Madison, WI · Member since 2020 · 18 posts · 14 votes
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    @Josiah Patrick Zebarth

    Like many other people, what drives me is providing a better future for my family. Growing up I watched my parents work their tails off as a police officer and special ed teacher. They both excelled at their jobs and made decent money, but after paying the bills never really had much to have fun with. I know how much they would love to travel and take family trips, but their jobs restricted them from that.

    I hope to be financially free so that a job is never restraining me from the things I want to do with my family. I was raised well and my parents did everything they could to give me a great childhood, but I just wish we could’ve experience more things as a family. So yes, I would say family is what keeps me motivated and eager to get to work in the morning!

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  • Shafi Noss
    Lender · Nationwide · Member since 2018 · 571 posts · 310 votes
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    @Josiah Patrick Zebarth Scientists have studied the exact question you're asking, and come up with some important findings. Turns out humans aren't wired to be good at figuring out what will make us excited about life, but we've uncovered some clear answers. I recommend Authentic Happiness by Martin Seligman and The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt as a start. This is a personal interest of mine so feel free to PM me if you'd like to discuss more, conversations can be so much more powerful than written words. 

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  • Stephen Bianes
    Rental Property Investor · Austin, TX · Member since 2015 · 45 posts · 27 votes
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    @Josiah Patrick Zebarth hey I hope you’re well! My why is all about “cognitive consonance,” it’s defines as state of harmony and internal consistency arising from compatibility among a person's attitudes, behavior, beliefs, and/or knowledge. This past years I’ve been working on my personal development and I noticed a pattern (I bet you’ve been here before) wherein I THINK of things that I want to excel in but later on find myself DOING the exact opposite. A basic example would be, “I want to be fit,” but end up eating a tub of ice cream and watching Netflix all day. Because of this there’s an internal friction called “cognitive dissonance.” To answer your question I make sure that my thoughts are aligned with my goals and then lastly I want to make sure that I’m acting on those goals to prevent any “what ifs or self sabotaging behaviors.”

    Everything should start with you. Make sure you are mentally and emotionally sound to have consistent action towards your goals.

    It’s not even about BIG changes in your life, it’s about minute tweaks that make a big difference down the line. I hope this helps! Wishing everyone good health and good fortune!

    Cheers!

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  • Scott Esmail
    Investor · Orlando, FL · Member since 2016 · 162 posts · 125 votes
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    To live and achieve MY fullest potential, not to give in to all the default excuses my brain make up on why I should just do it tomorrow, because that's defiantly easy to do. But mostly when I provide for my wife and kids and give them a better life then I had that makes me happy and also if I strive to be my best I can be a good role mode for my kids. Thirdly what else you gonna do the times going to pass anyways might as well be productive it helps build character and self worth and maybe make a few bucks too.

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  • Sean McDonnell
    Real Estate Agent · Surf City, NC · Member since 2017 · 648 posts · 597 votes
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    My alarm clock that goes off at 5AM initially wakes me up each morning. But what really gets me out of bed is the fear of what my wife will do to me if I snooze my alarm and it goes off again. 

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  • Kevin Sabatino
    Investor · Jupiter, FL · Member since 2019 · 54 posts · 20 votes
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    @Josiah Patrick Zebarth

    MORNING MIRACLE, READ IT!

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  • Josiah Patrick Zebarth
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    Rental Property Investor · Denver, CO · Member since 2019 · 76 posts · 70 votes
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    @Stephen Bianes

    Thanks, that’s helpful!

    Best,

    Josiah

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  • Josiah Patrick Zebarth
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    Rental Property Investor · Denver, CO · Member since 2019 · 76 posts · 70 votes
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    @Shafi Noss

    Thanks for the response, I’ll check out those books. This topic is certainly interesting and something that can really be a big part of being successful. Yeah, I’d love to talk more and compare ideas.

    Best,

    Josiah

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  • Jon Hill
    Real Estate Agent · Firestone, CO · Member since 2018 · 124 posts · 115 votes
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    @Josiah Patrick Zebarth mine is to be far enough financially free to bring my future wife home. She is currently working a job she doesn’t love, but does so we can continue to build. I am lucky enough to work as an agent and absolutely love it. It kills me every day to send her off to a job she doesn’t love. That drives me and we have the goal to bring her into our business full time by 2025. Hope that helps. Finding your why makes everything else easy!

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  • Jacques Laplante
    Member since 2020 · 9 posts · 3 votes
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    @Josiah Patrick Zebarth my parents came here with nothing and if I can’t provide for them they will retire with nothing sad to say but that’s my reason why.

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