Some people look at others who have done great things and get inspired.  They look at someone like Sam Walton and think “Wow!  I want to do that.”  And then they go out and start a business.

But not me.

Honestly, I get intimidated by huge empires.  If I was going to be inspired by a retail store it wouldn’t be Walmart, it would be the local convenience store.  The little mom and pop place on the corner that sells bubble gum for a penny.  You know the place.  That’s more my style.  Not that I wouldn’t want to own Walmart.  I just can’t see myself there.  I can totally see myself starting the small shop.  Then once I had the small shop I would then be inspired to move up.  And then maybe move up again.

Yesterday No Debt Plan mentioned that he was inspired by Get Rich Slowly to start his blog.  That’s awesome.  But again… not me.  If I had Get Rich Slowly, with it’s 75,000 subscribers, as my one and only example of a personal finance blog I probably wouldn’t have ever started this site.  I don’t know if it’s a confidence problem, or a vision problem, or what, but I would have said to myself, “Wow, there’s no way I could do that“.  Instead I was inspired by smaller blogs like Blunt Money and Remodeling This Life.  They each had about 200 subscribers when I started out.  That was something I could see myself achieving.  And I have!

But now, I hope, I’ve stepped up my game a little bit.  Now that I’m comfortable with this level of success I’m going for more.  I’m still not aiming for 70,000 subscribers this year (or next year… or the year after that) but I hope for 1,000.  That would be great.  I can see myself having 1,000 subscribers.  Something I couldn’t do a year ago.

I guess my point is that you should find inspiration where you can.  You don’t have to start off the very best and biggest on day one.  Grow, learn, and become something great over time.

So tell me, what inspires you?

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