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Here come those flying pigs!
Does it ever end? I've been
involved with Internet-based home businesses for some time
and I continue to be exposed to a seemingly endless
barrage of offers (all costing me money, of course)
claiming to be "the secret" for making a
fantastic income, in a very short time, and with very
little effort involved.
I must admit that I may
have a slightly self-serving reason for addressing this
topic. My articles are published on my home-based business
websites for the purpose of trying to give prospective
team members a true sense of what is really involved with
starting and developing a successful home based business.
The self-serving part, I suppose, is that I want people
joining my team to have the straight scoop going in so
that we don't waste each other's time. I admit to being
selfish in this regard (I don't want to waste time working
with people that have unrealistic expectations), but it is
also very efficient for both parties involved, so it is
not a totally one-way thing.
Now, back to the topic at
hand. There's no magic here, folks. Once you have selected
the home business that you are going to pursue, there are
no substitutes for time and effort in developing your
business. A dream of being an "overnight
success" is just that, a dream.
I can tell you from
personal experience, that once you "pay your
dues" and begin to have real success with a home
based business, it is really terrific. Think about Nirvana
or Valhalla, take your pick, but in any event it's really
sweet.
When I started developing a
home based business, making a good income was obviously an
objective, but I also had other sub-objectives. One of the
most important things was to have nearly total time
flexibility (I mean, if I was willing to continue to wear
the 9-5 Mon-Fri collar I could just have just stayed in
the previously "traditional" work force).
Time flexibility was (and
still is) a "biggie" for me. Many people working
at home have the same need for various reasons. For work
at home moms, a home business can be a real godsend to
accommodate the hectic time pressures, particularly when
the kids are quite young and mom is also spelled
"transportation".
In my own particular case,
the reason is not quite so noble...I just want (need?) to
be able to pick up my fly rod and go fishing at a moments
notice (sometimes I'll be gone for a week or two at a
time, but now the business has enough momentum that it
keeps on operating just as well as if I were here tending
to it on a daily basis).
Bear in mind, I am only
able do the breakaway thing now that I have put in all the
up-front time and effort and now have developed enough
kinetic energy in my home-based Internet business to be
able to enjoy the fruits of my labor.
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About
The Author
Kirk
Bannerman operates a successful home based
business and coaches others seeking to
start their own home based business. Visit
his website at Legitimate
Home Based Business for more details. |
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