Creating Success In Your Home Based Business: Part One ...

Home Based Business: Commit To Your WHY

Since I knew I could never control the decisions of an employer, I went the path of a home based business ownership. Giving up or giving in was?and still is?never an option because starting a new business wouldn?t be any easier. And getting a ?real? job, so to speak, wouldn?t insulate my family and me from the possibility of one day visiting a layoff.

So my why remains crystal clear?and I never lose sight of it.

Ask yourself now: What?s my why? Why bother with home based business ownership? Maybe it?s because you want the financial freedom to choose medical treatments for a loved one, based on the best options, not the price tag. Maybe it?s that you want to control where and when you work to accommodate personal responsibilities. Maybe it?s because you want to generate aware?ness for a cause that?s close to you.

When you understand your why?why you?ve chosen home based business ownership over traditional employment; why you?ve chosen this business type; why you?ve chosen to go after any particular goal?you?re much less likely to throw in the towel when the going gets tough, which it most certainly will.

This isn?t a five-minute conversation you have with yourself? take some time to think it through.

Home Based Business: Take Responsibility-You?re in Control

Part of owning where you are right now is a willingness to pinpoint exactly how you wound up here, especially if you?re looking to go someplace else. Assume you?re swooping in as an outsider who has been called in to assess the home based business.

Ask yourself three questions:

-First, what worked? Examine what went right, what gener?ated the desired results and where your victories were.
-Second, what didn?t work? What didn?t pan out? What intentions were left unfulfilled? What exactly went wrong? This may take more time and soul-searching.
-Third, what could have been done differently? What could or should you have done, where you stumbled, where you wish you could get a do-over. Most times, you slipped because you didn?t listen to your gut, got lazy or you followed someone else?s advice when you knew better.

Taking responsibility is all part of gaining control over your home based business. Blaming intransigent politicians, the economy, budget cutbacks?you know the list?is pointless. Own your circumstances. Nobody is coming to rescue you or your busi?ness?it?s all up to you.

If you?re stuck or stalled, figure out why. For example, if you hate sales and you know it?s a weakness that?s hampering your revenue growth, isn?t it time to finally address it? If you own up, you can take specific steps to fix just about anything. In this case, read a book or two on selling. Take a course. Hire a sales expert. Get coaching.

When you don?t tackle those key weaknesses that are at the root of your stalled home based business, you can continue to expect more of the same.

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