Wolf – I’ve been here too long. Even you have become predictable. I knew you were going to say that. While there are people (Mussar seforim) who do learn that it has to be a shelo lishma that can come to a lishma, your case is definitely one that can come. In other words, the actual type of proper intention can come. So if this second he means only for reward, the next second he can mean Lishma! It doesn’t even matter if he ever comes to lishma as long as his Shelo lishma was possible to come. Let me give you an example of shelo lishma that could never come to lishma (my own).
Tanach talks about Eliyahu and Har Carmel. Let’s say one guy says you know what I’m going over to help Eliyahu light his Mizbeach (altar) to sacrifice to Hashem. Ya’know why because I’m going to prove to everyone that there is No Hashem ch’vs and it’s only the Baal (Avodah Zora)! Because my sacrifice will never go up. Even though this guy is sacrificing to Hashem, his intention is so bad it will never come to Lishma. Like my example?