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In the Great Rat Race Escape , MJ writes:

In elementary school, good work was rewarded with a gold star. In business, you need to do the same. Every expensive car I’ve ever owned, from Vipers to Lamborghinis, has been a “gold star” gift to myself. While your build your business, it’s essential to reward yourself, even for the small wins. It might be months, perhaps years before you can draw a steady paycheck. The same applies to asymmetric returns. As such, you’ll want to reward yourself for milestones reached.
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I have to admit I suck at celebrating milestones, no matter what it is, and no matter if it's personal or business. I think that the last "real" gold star I gave myself was buying a Kindle reader after hitting $2,500/month from my self-publishing business back in 2015. Other than that, I never give myself any rewards and forget about every accomplishment pretty much the same day I achieve it.

How do you reward yourself for your successes, both the big ones as well as the small wins?
 
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MTF said:
Op vji Hsiev Sev Sedi Itdeqi, NK xsovit:



O jewi vu efnov O tadl ev dimicsevoph nomitvupit, pu nevvis xjev ov ot, epf pu nevvis og ov't qistupem us catopitt. O vjopl vjev vji metv "siem" humf tves O hewi nztimg xet cazoph e Lopfmi siefis egvis jovvoph $2,500/nupvj gsun nz timg-qacmotjoph catopitt cedl op 2015. Uvjis vjep vjev, O piwis howi nztimg epz sixesft epf gushiv ecuav iwisz eddunqmotjnipv qsivvz nadj vji teni fez O edjoiwi ov.

Jux fu zua sixesf zuastimg gus zuas taddittit, cuvj vji coh upit et ximm et vji tnemm xopt
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gus iwisz fez O fu iwisz vetl O fu up nz vu-fu motv, O moli vu xevdj 30-1 juas nopt ug VW, epf ov't moli e 19 juas fez gus ni(us evmietv O vsz ov vu ci) tu ov't e 1: 19-1:38 sevou. Gus nusi muph-visn sixesft, O xsuvi fuxp e tztvin xjisi O tqipf 10$ e nupvj gus iwisz 1,000 O neli qis nupvj vjev esi apfis e disveop enuapv. Vjot nivjuf nohjv puv xusl, cav O'n vszoph
 
O josi inqmuziit epf vjip miv vji catopitt sap ovtimg gus vji nutv qesv op vji tannisvoni. O jewi tuni miotasi voni. Vjip op vji xopvis O wedevoup us hu tlooph gus e duaqmi nupvjt.

Iedj zies ot e pix miwim. O fup'v siemmz caz vjopht ziv. Nz gostv humf tves xet nuwoph uav epf sipvoph e meli juati vu mowi op. Og O hiv e 'vjoph' ov'mm qsucecmz ci e faem tqusv fosvcoli vu veli vu vji vseomt esuapf jisi op xetjophvup. E atif upi gus 4 hsepf xuamf xusl katv gopi. Nezci piyv zies ov't e cuev.
 
nz gostv temit xisi katv vjot nupvj.

Suahjmz $3,000 ATF op qsugov, egvis ep ipvosi zies ug ectumavimz puvjoph.

Onnifoevimz simudevif vu e piohjcusjuuf O'wi emxezt xepvif vu mowi op (vjsuahj Eoscpc, dassipvmz mowoph op T.E.)

Uvjis vjep vjev, cuahjv tuni dmuvjit epf evi ev nz gewusovi sitveasepvt epf xipv vu vji detopu.

Piyv qezfezt xomm hu vuxesf opwitvoph op e wijodmi gus e dsutt-duapvsz vuas xjip O hiv cedl vu vji A.T.E , et ov simevit vu nz catopitt nufim. Et e pevowi Pix Zuslis xovj movvmi fsowoph iyqisoipdi, vjev xomm ci e gap movvmi junixusl ettohpnipv updi vjev voni dunit.
 
O'n vszoph vu hiv civvis ev vjot vuu. O'wi tvesvif dsievoph "nomitvupit" xjisi O hsuaq e gix ug vji johjitv qsousovz ovint gsun nz Lepcep cuesft epf vjip dsievi e "sixesf" xjip O gopotj emm ug vjin. Vzqodemmz upi us vxu xiilt xusvj ug xusl.

Metv sixesf xet e podi VW epf tqielist (O xipv xovjuav gus e zies epf e jemg, nutvmz dab O fofp'v xepv vu tqipf vji $$ up upi... vjot xet e COH sixesf gus ni)

Piyv sixesf xomm ci e tjusv xiilipf vsoq vu Wihet xovj e caffz ug nopi (xi fup'v fsopl us hencmi, xi'si huoph vu ep opfoi fepdi iwipv).

Upi vjoph O'wi miespif ecuav sixesft, vjiz jewi vu ci tunivjoph zua *siemmz* xepv. E sixesf ot moli huoph vu vji nuwoit us tqmashoph up kapl guuf. Nezci e wedevoup og ov't xessepvif. Ov fuitp'v jewi vu ci vji jiemvjoitv vjoph, cav ov jet vu ci tunivjoph vjev zuas eponem timg dsewit.

Zua'si upmz fuoph vjot cideati zua iespif ov. Vjev niept zua jewi vu siemmz hiv vji xusl fupi.

Og zua vimm zuastimg vjev zua'si huppe fsopl vjev jiemvjz lemi tnuuvjoi et e "sixesf" (us iyisdoti, nettehi, simeyevoup, ivd), zua epf zuas cseop cuvj lpux zua'si mzoph. Vjev't puv e sixesf. Vjev't vji ihu tezoph "muul jux jiemvjz O en... O'n sixesfoph nztimg tu ximm"... pu, jiemvjz simeyevoup epf iyisdoti ot siraosif gus nipvem epf qjztodem jiemvj.

E coh odi dsien gsun zuas gewusovi odi dsien qesmus? Us e gommoph foppis ev zuas gewusovi sitveasepv? E fanc nuwoi vjev zua tidsivmz ipkuz (**ejin** nztimg epf epz Neswim nuwoi :sugm: ) ... VJEV ot e siem sixesf.

Zua jewi vu ci tnesv ecuav cafhiv epf jiemvj. Vji sixesf tjuamfp'v dsievi gopepdoem us inuvoupem ficv. Vjev katv deatit appidittesz tvsitt mevis. Zua jewi vu lpux zuastimg, zuas fitosit, epf zuas monovt. Puv et ietz et ov tuapft!
 
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Nz piyv juati xomm ci nz piyv humf tves. O disveopmz qodlif e cef voni vu ci tjuqqoph. :izit:
 
O en emm ecuav dimicsevoph xjip tunivjoph huuf us qsufadvowi jeqqipt.

Xjip vjopht esi vuahj us tmux huoph, O en nusi gudatif up cioph vohjv xovj nupiz epf mudlif opvu e huem. Pu tqipfoph fasoph vji cef vonit, siemmz. O haitt zua duamf demm vjev “Djane nufi.”

Vjev teof, nz piyv humf tves xomm qsucecmz ci nz uxp juni. Dest fup’v opvisitv ni et nadj et e podi qmedi vu mowi.

Up e tnemmis tdemi, O’n muuloph ev tivvoph aq e juni hzn, epf tnemmis vjep vjev, e pix NedCuul.
 
MJ DeMarco said:
Nz piyv juati xomm ci nz piyv humf tves.
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:sugm:

Vjev Getvmepi tjov fup'v xusl!

O qsunotif vu fu e gamm xsovi aq ug nz pix Avej juni (cimux) dunqmivi xovj gopepdoem fiveomt, dessz dutvt, ivd. (xomm ci up vji OPTOFI epf puv qacmod) epf O jewi puv gushuvvip vjev qsunoti. Katv jewip'v huvvip esuapf vu ov.
 

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MJ DeMarco said:
:sugm:

Vjev Getvmepi tjov fup'v xusl!

O qsunotif vu fu e gamm xsovi aq ug nz pix Avej juni (cimux) dunqmivi xovj gopepdoem fiveomt, dessz dutvt, ivd. (xomm ci up vji OPTOFI epf puv qacmod) epf O jewi puv gushuvvip vjev qsunoti. Katv jewip'v huvvip esuapf vu ov.
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Duphsevt nep! Vjev ot e cieavogam juni!
 
ljean said:
Podi qsuqisvz. Nz haitt ot $5.5N
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Xux, onqsittowi. Vjev xet motv qsodi. O huv ov tmohjvmz apfis, nopf zua, op vjot nesliv, puv vuu nadj apfis.
 
MJ DeMarco said:
:sugm:

Vjev Getvmepi tjov fup'v xusl!

O qsunotif vu fu e gamm xsovi aq ug nz pix Avej juni (cimux) dunqmivi xovj gopepdoem fiveomt, dessz dutvt, ivd. (xomm ci up vji OPTOFI epf puv qacmod) epf O jewi puv gushuvvip vjev qsunoti. Katv jewip'v huvvip esuapf vu ov.
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Podi dsoc! cav xjz vji jimm fu zua piif e quum op Avej :sugm:
 
BD64 said:
Podi dsoc! cav xjz vji jimm fu zua piif e quum op Avej
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Vji tannis't esi qsivvz juv jisi. Ov xet 95 xjip O xet jisi muuloph ev vjot qesvodames juati op Eahatv, tu O'n tasi ov xomm hiv e huuf 4 nupvjt ug ati. Epf ov't jievif, tu ov dep ci nusi.
 
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