Work. Bust my butt. That's how you do it. I just need to do a little work here around the greens and get my stroke organized, " said Tiger Woods. Woods was the defending champion, had just shot a 4-under-par 68 and was three strokes behind the leader at the Dubai Classic. Woods flew halfway around the world just days after cruising to win the Buick Invitational on Sunday for his seventh straight victory on the PGA Tour. How does Tiger Woods stay motivated? He is the most successful golfer in history, working on an incomparable winning streak and is on the verge of becoming golf's first $1 billion player, and perhaps the first billionaire to accumulate his wealth as an athlete.

Tiger Woods stays motivated to win because he HATES TO LOSE! So now you know why he does it, want to know how he does it? Four simple words. "Work. Bust my butt". There are no shortcuts. Tiger Woods was born with a talent to hit a golf ball like no one else before him. Yet even with all that talent, he knows that if he wants to remain the best in the world, he has to continue to work and bust his butt. How bad do you hate to lose? What are you doing to make sure that you succeed like a tiger?

There are so many attributes that are required in order to succeed, but motivation has to be near the top of the list. Without it, it doesn't matter how many of the other attributes that you have. So often, I hear people say that they could be great saleman, simple because they have wonderful people skills. Well, I'm here to tell you that people skills are a dime a dozen. If you are not motivated enough to hone your people skills by hard work and by busting your butt, there will always be someone else out there that will. No one can motivate you but yourself. Your boss can threaten you, your spouse can cajole you, your parents can nag you, your kids can plead with you, your banker can scare you, but no one can light that fire inside of you except for yourself. So what is one of the best ways to become motivated and stay motivated? Have a passion for what you do. If you truly love what you do for a living, you will happily work your butt off everyday looking for ways to improve yourself. In fact, if you really have a passion for your chosen career, your spouse might have to cajole you into taking some time off.