Well what is stopping you!? Is it that you can’t seem to focus on creating a plan because you just don’t know where to even start? Or you are not sure if you could do it? Or do you figure you can’t do it because you ‘have to have money to make money’? Don’t even have any ideas about what you could do to earn money from home?
Whenever in doubt try to find the logic. Make some lists. For List #1 – what the obstacles are that you fear? Why are you not sure you could do it? (for example lack of time, lack of money, lack of computer skills);
For List #2 list some ideas of possible ways to make money, including how/where to get the money you need to start up (and pretend temporarily there are no perceived obstacles to doing that).
For List #3, just brainstorm possible ways you could overcome the obstacles you pointed to in List #1 & #2. Be realistic but really don’t over-think this – just write down any ideas that come to mind, either way, positive and negative. Just get it out to the visual realm so that you can better imagine your situation.
If you are really determined to realize your dream of starting a business in your home you will find a way. It may not be today or next week, but if you are really serious, eventually you will at least try it. How well your attempt goes is another story. It really depends not just on the goal or desire, but in your planning and discipline. They say the most successful people are those who are organized and have paid attention to detail. They have a plan.
In order to have a plan, we need to focus on it. If you are sitting in your living room, watching TV, surfing the net, talking to the family, and the dog keeps jumping over you, it is going to be harder to focus on thinking and planning. So just as you would get up and go to work, do the same thing. Have some area that is more or less private where you can ‘hear yourself think’. When you get to the point where you are seriously ready to begin, you should have an area that is private, quiet and uncluttered because noise and chaos steal your focus.
Once you have determined what you would like to do, and you have imagined realistic ways you can overcome the obstacles, start doing some research online. Look for resources that are available to you. For example if you really are still not sure exactly what you could do, you might want to get involved in an affiliate program to ‘test the waters’ – the reason being no matter what business you decide to create, it is going to involve marketing and advertising if you want to make money. An affiliate program is a good way to see just that.
Find out what the program recommends as far as promoting that business. Make another list – for example, you will likely need a web page, an autoresponder, a business email account or service. Later on you can search for companies that provide services and list their costs, or learn what the service involves, and how you can do it yourself for free if need be.
It may take you a few attempts to get to what you really want to do and find out how to do it – no matter what – and the key here is ‘no matter what’. Determination and planning are what will give you the power to accomplish your dreams. It may take a few attempts at different things, so just don’t give up too soon.
