Why Are You Here - Why Start A Home Based Business

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Looking Back To My First Year With A Home Based Business

Hi Folks

Almost every day I see new members asking how long could they expect it to take to start making money from their home business.

They also ask about why this happened or what do they do because of this, that or the other. But the main one was that first question - How Long?

For reasons that escape me now, I kept a diary of sorts during my first full year of working at a home based business. It was nothing close to being a complete daily diary, but more a collection of scribbles about things that I felt were worthy of note at the time. Since quite a few years have passed since then, I decided to revisit these notes. (I'm one of those people who keeps everything just in case its ever needed)

In no particular order, here are some of the things that I had made note of.

Choosing the path...in the beginning, my enthusiasm was very high (perhaps too high?) and I was chasing off on several different home-based business opportunities at the same time and not focusing my efforts enough to be successful at any single one of them. I finally reigned myself in and focused on a single work at home business opportunity.

In other notes I find reference to emotional and/or psychological issues that I experienced and are probably typical for most people when starting a home based business. When working at home a person can, at times, experience a feeling of isolation which is probably brought on by the lack of interaction of a work force environment.

There were also periods of doubt in the early days...did I pick a viable business opportunity?...am I doing the right things to develop my business?...when will I start making a profit?, and so on.

Many of the entries in my so-called diary had to do with the proverbial "two steps forward and one step backward" thing and the ever-looming temptation to become discouraged. Although I didn't appreciate it at the time, it is now obvious that as long as you have more steps forward than backward you will eventually get ahead! Isn't hindsight wonderful?

Other entries reflect the fact that relatively minor events can seem huge in the early stages of developing a work at home business and can really contribute to an emotional roller coaster ride. For example, if you are just starting out and you have two customers/clients and you lose one...that's a 50% drop! However, if you fast-forward in time to the point where you have dozens or even hundreds of customers/clients and you lose one...that's just a mere fraction of 1%! Same event, just at a different point in time.

Looking back on it now, some of the stuff I recorded now seems quite funny, but I'm pretty sure that was not the case at the time I made the those notes.

And so to all you people who join, and in no time at all you are wondering why you are here and all those other 'Whys' that cross your mind in the first few days or weeks. Its all part and parcel of giving up your old way of life and starting a new and hopefully better one as a person with your own business, and your own financial independence.

Could the reason you are here be one of these reasons?

You want to be your own boss
You want to make more money
You have a great idea to make a lot of money
You are fed up with your 9 to 5
You lost your job

Most of all though you probably want a better life for yourself and/or for your family.

If there's anyone who would like to tell us about their own struggle with self doubt and their own 'Why' they are here then by all means leave a comment below.

Have a great weekend folks, and be successful.

Robert Allan