Thursday, August 15, 2013

The Three Most Common Mistakes In Becoming Your Own Boss

By Russ Howe


If you like the idea of being your own boss and believe you have found a good vehicle to make money online it would benefit you greatly to learn from the mistakes made by others in the home business industry. This morning we're going to run through the most common mistakes made by people trying to create an income on the internet and hopefully help you to avoid them.

There are two very different groups of people in this industry. Those who are convinced that everything online is too good to be true and, of course, those who are convinced they can strike it lucky by joining a new opportunity which creates their riches for them on autopilot. Both groups tend to get nowhere.

Take a look at those who are achieving results and you may well be surprised to discover that they are not internet guru types. They tend to be regular people, quite similar to those who complain they can't get any results, but they have a few major differences in the way they treat their business. The actual business itself doesn't even matter. It could be Mary Kay, Empower Network or any other established affiliate program. If you get the basic rules in place, you tend to see better results. []

Most people who are unsuccessful wonder what the magic secret is which enables some individuals to get results despite appearing to be regular, normal people with jobs and families. How come one person can succeed where another totally fails? There are three very important factors which come into play to determine your overall success.

* Setting up a short-term and a long-term goal.

* Notice the difference in attitudes between those who go on to reach success and those who don't progress.

* Work ethic.

If you can master the three points above then you are on the right road to make any business successful. We'll take a quick look at each point and explain why most people in affiliate programs on the internet get them slightly wrong, causing them to fail in their attempt to work from home.

Before you begin with any business you need a plan. You have probably heard the expression 'If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.' It is especially true in this industry, so be sure to take some time to figure out what your expectations and targets are.

Secondly, attitude plays a massive part. Speak to anybody who is successful in life and the first thing you will notice about them is their attitude. They live for what they do. They breathe it. More often than not, they are people who look to make the most of a situation rather than use it as an excuse to fail. You cannot fake this aspect, it comes from who you are. Not everybody is cut out to be their own boss.

Finally, and perhaps most importantly, is your work ethic. In order to change your financial life you need to set out a plan and then work at it whenever you can. Otherwise your plan will not materialize. The difference between a dream and reality is work ethic. You should be actively looking to grow your business whenever and wherever you can.

It's not easy to make money online and one of the main things holding many people back is this false belief that everything is just going to happen for them. If you want to get sustainable results from your opportunity or affiliate program you simply need to start thinking with the mindset of somebody who is trying to become their own boss, rather than someone who is hoping to get lucky.




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