Morning Motivator – Why Make the Effort?

"… I do this because I can."
- Zachary Barker 

A friend of mine, James Morrison, inquired yesterday about the length of TIME and PURPOSE for doing the Morning Motivator.  Good questions.  TIME is over 2 and half years.  PURPOSE is because I can and think it has the ability to help others. 

There are many things that many people DO that have no "immediate value" associated with them.  Why do code writers DEVELOP new programs on the side that they may never use?  Why do artists toy with new tools to create their VISIONS?  Why do architects take start BLOGS?  

Commonly, the things that ENRICH us and drive our positivity in behavior are NOT the things we do each day.  For some of us (including me), we have an IDEA of what we enjoy and are good at, yet have not yet defined the best way to create VALUE from it.  Sometimes the value is allowing people INSIGHT into your character, quality, rationale and focus.  

2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
As business people, we all seek the RETURN ON INVESTMENT with our activities.  We want to see that we put in 4 hours and yielded $1000.  We want to see that our INVESTMENT of $500 created new business of $20,000.  We want to always have a DIRECT measurement of effort. 

INNOVATION is not measurable.  CHARACTER is not measurable.  TRUST is not measurable.  And yet, the best businesses and professionals have ALL these identifiers.  Your actions can be measured; your QUALITY is a bit more difficult.  

I BELIEVE in measurements to manage successful behavior and patterns.  I also BELIEVE that some of the best INVESTMENTS are made by sharing your "intangibles" with others so they might be able to better their own.

Will the Morning Motivator ever turn into something BIG?  I would think not… but you never know who is listening and the manners in which you affect their life.  Sometimes it is YOUR "undefined" efforts that can change the world for someone else.

Cheers,
Zach

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