CanadianChris - 12:24 am on Mar 15, 2005 (gmt 0)

When I first started the most frustrating thing for me was the scope of AM. There's so much that you need to know, and so many possibilities that it turned into a big sensory overload for me at the time (bear in mind I started when ecommerce exploded several years ago). Ideas and business models of all kinds were making the scene and it was difficult to figure out where to get in.

I would love to see a 5 digit paycheck every couple of weeks (so would my wife! lol). But right now my full-time seo/webmaster job and my side projects cap me at 5 digits for my total annual earnings (I plan on breaking the 6 digit barrier this year though!).

Once I hit that mark I'm buying a large plot of land out in the farmlands and building a large house. My wife has a big thing for animals so we're going to startup a horse ranch with some other fun animals when we can afford it.

That's what motivates me:
-knowing that once I reach a certain point in the next year or two that I'll be able to spend alot more time with my family and friends
-knowing that once I reach that point I'll have my own property
-knowing that once I reach that point I'll be debt free *I'm 20k in debt right now*
-knowing that I'll never have to say "we can't afford that" to my wife ever again
-knowing that I'll be able to spend time with my daughter when she's born in May (9 more weeks!)
-and the biggest motivation is knowing that I won't have to work for somebody ever again. I hate working for people. Your life is in their hands. If they decide to fire you, then you're screwed.

That's what drives me :)