05.24.05
The Home Business Dilemma - Success vs. Failure
Regardless of your career or goals in life, no one wakes up out of bed saying “I’m going to fail today!” It’s the same in business whether you’re a brick and mortar store or a home based business owner.
I think what makes a home business owner unique is their drive and desire. For any of us there are certain things we need to evaluate prior to undertaking such an endeavor. Questions we should ask ourselves - what do I want to accomplish, how will I accomplish this goal, what are the demands I need to make upon my time to help me realize the goals I’m laying down, and the list goes on and on, but you get the idea.
Something as basic as why do I want to go into business for myself needs to be addressed well in advance of any other considerations. In my life experience, I have never been one to cater to cliches or warm fuzzy catch-phrases. I stick to simple, real truths.
The truths are; know that you will fail but, also know enough to learn a lesson from it and chaulk it up in the win column as adding to your education. Success and failure are on the EXACT same road – success is just a little farther down that road.
Seriously, can you imagine where we would be if someone like Bill Gates gave up after what had to be more than a few attempts! More seriously than that is where would Bill Gates be without the contributions made by Benjamin Franklin or Thomas Edison!
A rock solid work ethic does not go unnoticed or unrewarded. There are dividends in the making that will provide for you many times over. Believe it or not but this is probably the only business on the planet where we can all compete on a level playing field. That should be as exciting to you as it is to me!
With each failure our knowledge grows, defeats are turned into victory’s, your self confidence grows as does your business and it goes on and on. There is no stopping that kind of momentum. When things do arise from time to time as they will, you will definitely be in a better position to handle these and they won’t seem so insurmountable as they once did.
Never ever give up, if you fall down, pick yourself up and start over. We are fortunate to have some of the best and brightest in the industry to assist us. Listen to your teachers carefully - do not try to re-invent the wheel.
Follow these simple examples and watch your business as well as you as a person, grow. Both will need to change and evolve continually in order to stay fresh, up to date and ready to compete.
Chaz Brothers is Home Business Owner & Entrepreneur. Visit his website