Home featured Expert Featured Leadership Expert Motivation: 7 questions to ask yourself Loren Webb July 22, 2019 Building a successful business takes commitment, courage, and a significant investment of time, energy, and money. The process can involve countless setbacks, frustrations, roadblocks, and challenges. However, the sense of satisfaction business owners feel when their business is successful often outweighs the challenges along the way. It’s therefore crucial for current and would-be business owners to clearly understand their motivation for running a business, as this will affect the way they approach the task, according to Andrew Laurie, entrepreneur, CEO and elite business coach. Andrew Laurie said, “For some business owners, the business itself isn’t as relevant as what the business lets them do. Whether that’s work fewer hours, retire early, take charge of their own destiny, or travel extensively, the business itself simply provides a vehicle to achieve those goals. When that is the case, often the business owner isn’t intrinsically motivated by the work they do; it’s merely the necessary engine that lets them get on with their other pursuits. “For other business owners, the business itself is the main driver. They get pleasure from seeing the business grow and succeed. They may even view it as their life’s purpose. Rather than thinking about when to sell the business or how to maximise their own income, these business owners tend to think about how they can reinvest the profits to create further growth.” There are seven great questions business owners can