(C) 2004 Leslie Truex
Over the last 6 1/2 years that I have been offering
work-at-home advice online, I have talked with many people
who are successfully working at home, and many who are not.
I have discovered that there are some vast differences
between those who succeed at working at home and those who
don't. The truth is EVERYONE can earn income from home but
not everyone will.
If you are struggling to find a way to work at home or to
make your home income opportunity work, read on to find out
what it takes to be successful at home.
1) Burning Desire - People who succeed at working at home
don't just want be home, they have to be home. Their desire
to watch their children grow up, care for a loved one, own
their own lives or whatever their motivation burns deep in
their gut. It's so deep and almost uncomfortable that they
are willing to do anything ... even things that are
difficult... to be successful. If fear or fatigue stops you
from pursuing your goal of working at home, then your desire
may not be big enough or you don't focus on it enough to
keep you motivated.
2) Believe in something - Most people who start out working
at home, do not necessarily have the confidence or belief
that they will be successful. Their desire (see 1) and a
blind faith drive them initially. But, they do believe in
their dream, their choice for home business or job, their
mentor, their product or service, or in the rewards provided
to those who never quit. In other words, there is some
aspect of their work-at-home effort that they do believe in.
If you cannot find confidence in anything about your
work-at-home effort, then you need to develop it either by
evaluating your choices or by finding a new idea.
3) Commitment - People who find success working at home did
not become successes over night. In most cases it was months
even years before they achieved their goal. They stayed true
to their desire and belief, even when discouraged or
frustrated. They continued to put one foot in front of the
other knowing that each step brought them closer to their
goal. I'm often surprised at how little commitment people
give to their goals. People are willing to work 40 years for
a "just get by" salary and maybe a retirement that will
support them, but won't put in 2 years of consistent effort
to have more time and money. If you expect to find a program
to bring you home tomorrow or you give up when things get
hard, you haven't the developed the commitment that is
required to become successful.
4) Willing to do what others won't - There are many aspects
of working at home that are not fun. Irate customers, having
to call people, technical problems, marketing, etc are not
what people think about when they think about working at
home. Too many people give up on their goal when one person
says "boo".... or even fearing that someone will say, "boo".
If you think of all the great people throughout history,
none of them became great without doing great things. If you
are easily discouraged, allow your fear to cripple you, or
are not willing to step out of your comfort zone, your
chances of success at home will be greatly reduced.
5) Understand that you cannot buy or sign-up for success -
I, like many people, spent my first few years looking for a
work-at-home program that didn't require work. I wanted to
type or lick envelopes or send $20 a month to some forced
matrix program that would do the work for me. Except for the
hype and lies on many work-at-home schemes, you will not
find someone who is making money working at home doing
nothing. In fact, people who work at home use more mental
energy and often work more hours than people in traditional
jobs. Programs may be simple in concept but they do take
work to implement and run. If you are looking for the
perfect "system" that will do the work for you, or forget
the word "work" in work at home, success will be elusive.
6) Don't make excuses - Too busy. Not enough support. Can't
find people. Don't know how. It's not for me. She's better
than me. Television. Fatigue. Etc.... Everybody is busy.
Everybody has fear. Everybody has doubts. But those who
really....REALLY...want to work at home don't let the
excuses slow them down. If they are busy they prioritize. If
they don't have support they find some or do it anyway. If
they can't find people they look harder. If they don't know
how, they figure it out. If they don't feel confident they
develop it through action. They don't let television and
fatigue get in the way of their goal. Excuses are easy.
Success is not.
Many people spend time looking for the perfect program or
the "how" (with minimum money and effort of course) to work
at home. The truth is, how to work at home is no secret.
There are 1000's of books and that will tell you how. But,
it's not the "how" that will help you succeed at working at
home. Its whether or not you have a big enough desire, a
belief in you or your business, a strong enough commitment,
a willingness to do what 98% of others won't, an
understanding of what it takes to work at home, and refusal
to make excuses. In the end, true success comes from you not
from the work-at-home program you choose.
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Leslie Truex created Work-At-Home Success
http://www.workathomesuccess.com in 1998 to offer free
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