April Motivation

TIPS FOR RUNNING A SUCCESSFUL HOME BUSINESS

1. Keep home life and business separate.
Have a definite area in your house where you work. Everyone in the house has to know that is your work area. If you have children, you do not want them playing with your business papers. They might accidentally destroy something you need. But if they know that specified area is "Mommy's work area", they will know that area is off limits. Then you can teach them to leave the papers or other items in that area alone. If your business offers some sort of product, then you will need to make sure that the product is in a designated area. You do not want your children or pets to damage a shipment of your product.

2. Stay organized.
You have to have organization. Without organization, you will not know if you are coming or going. For example, you need to have files set up for your receipts and other business papers. If you have a product inventory, then you will need to maintain files that detail your inventory levels and at what point you will reorder. If your business offers some sort of service, you have to keep your appointment book up-to-date. It helps to have definite hours that you work. If you have a home business because you want to stay at home with your children, coordinate work time with their nap time or school hours. And make sure you stick to that schedule everyday.

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3. Set serious goals and work towards them everyday.
You need to set detailed, attainable, and measurable goals for you business. Every successful business has to have goals. A home based business is no different. You have to define what you want to do and how much time it should take. After determining that, you can decide what steps you need to take. But the goal also needs to be realistic. For example, it should not be a realistic goal to say that you want to make $1 million your first year in business without the necessary tools and a definite plan of action. If you want to increase your sales by $1000, you need to make a list of possible sales leads that will allow you to meet that goal. Then set a time frame on your goal so that you know what you need to do by what day in order to meet your goal.  Review your goals weekly to see what you accomplished and where you need to adjust your expectations or action.  Keep a list of action items where you will see it and use it to help you reach your goals.

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4. Be patient.There is no such thing as "Get Rich Quick" home based business. Keep in mind that the success stories that people tell you about many of the home based businesses took years and years of work, effort, and perseverance. And the amount of effort that you put into your business will be directly correlated to its success. It takes time and money to make money. I am not saying that you need to make a large investment, but you will have to make some investment. Depending on the type of business, it might take more time and effort than you originally planned. Despite the amount of money that you put into your business, make sure that you are also putting in the required amount of time in your business to make it successful. In the end, your patience will pay off. You will begin to see the returns in a monetary way.

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February Motivation

Adapted from Colleen Kane's article, Successes That Almost Weren't, CNBC

Anyone who has ever tried to achieve a goal knows rejection and failure are a normal and healthy part of the process.

The following examples show a pattern: Persistence pays off. Woody Allen said, "Ninety percent of life is just showing up." But judging from the tales ahead, perhaps an amendment to this quote is in order: "Ninety percent of success is showing up, and showing up and showing up."

As for the parties doing the rejecting, for those who shy from the new and different, refusal to look ahead can mean being left in the dust. When a struggling Bell Telephone offered the sale of its patents to Western Union, the famous reply rejecting the offer makes for an entertaining read today: "Why would any person want to use this ungainly and impractical device when he can send a messenger to the telegraph office and have a clear written message sent to any large city in the United States?…We see no reason why a group of outsiders, with extravagant and impractical ideas, should be entertained." Bell Telephone (as AT&T) later acquired Western Union and the wire service's final telegram was sent in 2006.

Another uplifting tale of note is that of a destitute, depressed single mom who was fired from a secretarial job for daydreaming. She wrote a book about young wizards that was rejected by 12 publishers. The book's main character became the media juggernaut now known to all on the planet as Harry Potter, and the author, who is probably feeling a lot less depressed, is J.K. Rowling.

KFC, the fast-food eatery formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, nearly didn't make it beyond its origins as a roadside eatery owned by Harland Sanders called the Sanders Court and Café. When a new interstate was built in 1955, it bypassed the café, causing the property value to plummet by more than half. At that low point, Sanders was 65. He had a few Kentucky Fried Chicken franchises but was broke. However, fueled by determination and fried protein, Sanders went on the road selling his secret recipe and kept at it. Within a few years the number of KFC franchises had expanded into the hundreds. In 1964, he sold the company for $2 million and became famous as its spokesman, Colonel Sanders.

When he was seeking funding for Disneyland in Anaheim, California, it's said that Disney was turned down by 302 bankers before he got the funding he needed. He prevailed, and Disneyland opened in 1955. Although Walt Disney did not live to see the 1971 opening day of Disney World in Florida, he would likely be pleased with the Disney company's continuing accomplishments.

So the qustion comes to this...

Will you be known as a success that almost wasn't? 

We all have challenges on our path to success,

it is up to us to persevere, keep working,

and as Woody Allen said,

"show up".