BY: Vicente Alfonso
Contributing Writer
April 14,2003
Let's say you get sick of the rat race, and decide to start your own
business. You do your research and set up the business. now the only
problem is that orders are not coming as quick as you would like, and
you begin to wonder if you made the right choice. You begin to have
doubts. here's what I have found that can help you through the tough
times when you have what social scientist refer to as "critical days."
STAY FOCUSED.....
Several years ago I was affiliated with a network marketing company.
The company name isn't important, however, what they taught, is. I
would go to the meetings, and listen to the them "preach the gospel."
One thing that I learned was that if a person's fear of failure is
greater than their desire to succeed, then they will fail.Think about
why you decided to start your own business in the first place. Maybe
you felt overworked and underpaid. Maybe you felt unappreciated and
just had enough. Maybe you just want to be rich. Whatever the reason,
it was strong enough for you to make a decision. Stay focused and
keep your eyes on the prize.
WATCH THE COMPANY YOU KEEP.....
I also learned that there are several people known as "dream
destroyers" that can kill your enthusiasm and take your dreams away
from you. When I was younger, my parents gave me 1000 reasons why I
shouldn't get involved in a business. They told me everything that
could go wrong.What they should have done was tell me what could go
right as well. People are scared of the unknown and when they see you
doing things that they themselves can't, or are not doing, they try
to dissuade you.Look at the people around you. If they are not living
the lifestyle that you would like to live,then they are no authority.
PERIOD! If your uncle comes to you and tells you that he knew someone
once who tried something like that 20 years ago, don't let it get to
you, remember that YOU are in charge of your destiny!!!
DREAM-BUILDING and VISUALIZATION.....
My sponsor is a wise man. This is part of why we are still friends
today, even though our business relationship is over. He taught me
that in order to really stay focused , we sometime have to find
something that we want and "hold out the carrot in front of us". For
me, that carrot was car. Mercedes 500 S-CLASS. What he had me do was
use my mind and visualize the car I wanted, the exact color, the
model, the interior, the stereo system, everything. He would then
take me to the car dealer and show me exactly what I had
visualized."Sit in it," he would say. While I sat in this car and
drooled all over myself, he went and talked to the dealer.He came
back and with a straight face, handed me the keys and told me not to
drive so fast.I almost had a heart attack. I mean I was 20 years old
behind the wheel of a $100,000 car, I almost fainted. We drove it on
the highway for about an hour.I got it up to 90MPH. Then he
said "Time to go back". Dream-build, It's a really great motivator.
GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT......
Without a doubt, patience is on of the most difficult things for any
Entrepreneur to learn. We want it when we want it, and that's it.
Even though we have heard that most businesses take five to six years
to turn a profit,we think that shouldn't apply to us. Rome wasn't
built in a day, and neither is your business. Be patient. Let your
eyes be equal to your stomach.I find that the older I get, the easier
it is to be patient. Take George Clooney. George Clooney was on well
over twelve T.V. shows before he got E.R. Whoever said that patience
is a virtue was right.
About the Author:
Vicente Alfonso is founder and CEO of AMG,and international marketing
firm. http://3bmarketing.prv.pl/ is home to the most incredible home
based business on the net.