My best motivation is the freedom trading offers from the regular 9-10 hours jobs . The money, the time and most especially my inner satisfaction and peace as I passionately love trading. Trading have help to build my patience level and tolerance.
Do you really feel
free? When I was a freelance white hat hacker, I hated it because I couldn't make it a source of stable income and the stress I experienced from the process eventually made me quit. Maybe if you love it then you feel truly free, but apparently it was not my case.