Magic of dreaming big

How do you motivate yourself ?

In 1997, I was living in a slum in Delhi, India on a 10$ per month salary. I started freelance writing along with my studies & teaching students. After a 16 hour long day, studying, teaching, I would burn the midnight oil to write because thats what I loved to do.

I used to reward myself each time I achieved something worthwile. These were small rewards like an ice cream or a good dish to eat. I could not afford more than that :)

But the idea was to motivate myself to do better. I remember once when I completed a freelance assignment, got 20$, I gifted myself my first pair of shoes I had been dreaming for over a year. I attached value to every small thing. Nothing was free, I had to work towards it. It was something I looked forward to. As a result I worked harder each day.

I realised after several years that
"No Reward is too small and no Dream too BIG"

How are you rewarding yourself ?
Are you attaching value to things ?
Are you dreaming BIG?