If you think about this saying ‘you can’t fail unless you quit’, you will see that it is very true. A person who quits has obviously given up trying to reach their goal. They will make no more effort on their own behalf and are thereby accepting defeat. When they really quit they will feel temporarily relieved because they don’t need to worry about it anymore. This may be a good step to seeing their way clear to start over.
A person who won’t quit, no matter what, will keep trying to succeed. They will either learn new strategies to promote their business, or may consult with others for advice and direction. Some will need to completely ‘regroup’ before they start over. Many people may take a break to get their bearings and make a decision as to whether they will continue to try or will actually quit. Sometimes that is all that is necessary to turn it around, for example if someone has possibly gotten too stressed out in the actual process of trying to start a new business.
They more than likely have other situations in their life that were stressful to start out with and that may seem or have actually been exacerbated by the time, effort and expense that they have been putting into the new activities involved in starting a business. Maybe something has to go and it can’t be the day job or the kids or the spouse, and there is no other way to release the pressure they feel than to just stop trying to do anything extra like starting a business. This is unfortunate, but is quite understandable.
Hopefully taking a breather and maybe doing some additional planning will create the atmosphere necessary to squeeze something else in and they will be able to continue on to reach their goal of starting a business from home. This would be the case if the person really had what it takes to go that extra mile to hit their target. Purely by organizing their time a little better may do the trick so that they can somehow come up with a good block of time weekly if not daily to devote to their business. Again, it really may be the case that they will need to completely shut down in order to see things clearly enough to realize that they can make time to do what they know they want and need to do.
In a case like this it always helps to make a list of pros and cons, and brainstorm difficulties or obstacles, giving possible solutions to each situation. This is a good way to find out if it is possible for you to realize what your priorities really are. You will find, if starting a business is really what you want to do, that there are plenty of things you can do without or work around in order to make it happen. If not, then maybe just let it ‘simmer’ for a while on the back burner and it will come to you how there is usually a way you can find that will allow you not to give up on your dreams.
