Why are you doing what you are doing? This is a very simple question to answer, and only you know the true answer.

Are you doing what you are doing to make money, raise money, because you are passionate about a cause, you love the work you do, it gives your life meaning, or any other reason you can come up with?

Here is the deal, any of those answers are acceptable, as long as you are being honest with yourself and most of all with other people. For example, I have run a for profit business that was youth focused, and I wanted to make money to support myself and my family while helping kids learn how to play baseball and use the lessons the game has to offer, to help them grow. This was strictly for profit, and we had a lot of customers, but it was completely fulfilling to me.

Currently I have a venture that is for profit but half of the sales go to purchasing school supplies for classrooms. I am very honest about this, I get half the money, and school supplies get the other half, plain and simple. Honest and transparent, with pictures and video for proof.

This is what I mean, let people know your true intentions, be transparent, it will earn you loyalty and trust from the people you are trying to sell your products or services to. There is no harm in making money, and there is no harm in raising money, and if you can do both with the same project, that is even better, the key is honesty and transparency.

You can make a difference or make a killing, nobody will complain when you look them in the eyes and tell them the truth.

My hope is you do all of the above. Lets get started today.