Business Opportunities

Are You an Entrepreneur?

Are you absolutely serious about building a business? How motivated are you?

Why?

How serious are you to working efficiently, economically and effectively for greater financial security?

Do you believe you are going to meet your goals, that you are going to make it in this venture? Your clients and prospective business partners will sense this as well. People follow others who have conviction and faith. Step up and maximize your moments.

There are businesses that take large capital start-up and others that require little to set up shop. You may be, or seek to be, the owner of a large corporation. You may want to buy into a Tim Horton’s or a Wendy’s franchise. You may choose a home-based business which is franchise-like giving you the benefit of working with a team of people who have a streamlined system of promoting a service or product (typically called duplication) which allows your unique fingerprint as you build your business.

Self-motivation is a must for running a business. The desire to help others while developing a residual income while working from home is appealing to more and more people by the hour. It is a level playing field where your education, gender, origins, culture, race do not interfere with the performance based bonuses and compensation plans.

What goals do you have for family, occupation and recreation? Your personal goals will help you stay the course as you develop your skill level which will assist you in building your business and assist you throughout life. Some goals mandate that you work from home. All things are possible if you believe and nourish the dream with productive steps. Don’t waste your time and money if you just want to work for someone else and don’t want to put in the up-front effort required. There is a job out there for you — somewhere.

Get Real!

A home-based business is no joking matter so you need to become very honest with yourself:

• What would you give to have a residual income?
• Have you been in business opportunities before? List what you liked and disliked about it.
• Are you currently working from home? What do you like-dislike about it?
• Otherwise, what do you do for a living?
• What have you done in the past?
• What skills have you developed in those positions which you could you bring forward into your home-based business?
• What other abilities and assets do you have which you can maximize in a business?
• Are you thinking of replacing your current income or just supplementing it?
• Are you married?
• Do you have children?
• What level of income are you accustomed to?
• What level of income are you looking to generate in the next twelve months?
• Do you have some capital set aside to start your business?
• How serious are you about securing a future income?
• Do you like to help people? Do you want to get paid for the privilege?
• How serious are you about securing a future income?
• Does this describe you: trustworthy, self-disciplined, self-motivated, people skills, initiative, prepared to work with a support team?

Your future is important and providing a good working relationship is essential for your future personal and financial success. So, how serious are you about starting a home business?

Information such as generated from the above questions help you, and those you communicate with, to determine whether you are what they are looking for and they are what you are looking for.

Now, if you are familiar with network-marketing-speak, you will have found a number of these phrases familiar. Although I believe the industry should be heavily regulated (dealing with the profiting off the scores of desperate and poor network marketers, for one), they have significant insights.

Be respectful and mindful of the other person’s needs and strengths. Repeat customers are always golden, building on mutual business friendly friendship, referrals,  and care that will last well into the future.

Above all, don’t be desperate–people can smell it a mile off. Not everyone who crosses your path is a “prospect,” so don’t pounce on others like a predatory animal. Find ways of having your basic needs met that do not rely on the good will of others to buy your product or service.

Janet A

 

Stop Letting Excuses Ruin Your Life!

Dani Johnson of danijohnson.com, has coined the phrase:

“Excuses are the well-planned lie!”

She encourages us in her audio vault of August 29, 2005 to stop letting excuses run our lives.  Instead of living in the past, regurgitating what opportunities we didn’t have or failed to take advantage of, what changes are you going to effect from here? Dani spring-boards from the concept of positive thinking with pro-active skill training.

The hit book The Secret by Rhonda Byrne modernizes Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People and Norman Vincent Peale’s The Power of Positive Thinking with reference to a law of attraction, that like attracts like, that with positive thinking you can have, be, do anything you want as you come to know who you really are. Let love pour into you so love pours out. Healing prayer is not giving in to the negativity of illness. Turn every experience as a learning experience, an opportunity. Not only treat yourself the way you want others to treat you but seek to help others. We attract who we are. We do not have to attempt those lofty goals alone.

There are more valid generalizations that are the underpinning of business training. Carl Jung (1875-1961) stated “What you resist persists.” Focus instead on the opposite. Don’t get revenge, get rich. Put your emotion and attention away from what you don’t want and place the atention on what you wish to experience. This involves skill training to get out of your rut.

Dani trains where Carnegie and Byrne leave off. It is easy to say “act as if you are receiving it today”, but if you do not continually receive training to act productively, you will quickly become discouraged. Avoid autopilot or non-thinking thought and feeling which develop apathy. Don’t let life ride by default. Don’t just visualize the desired result–train for it! Let your intention initiate action–plan your work and then work your plan!

Mt 21:22; Mk 11:24

If you focus on “I don’t want to argue” your thoughts gravitate to the phenomenon of arguing. Rather, say what you do want. Probe the person’s point of view, thus regaining control of the conversation and effecting a positive plan of action and implementation. Can you see how you attract your predominant conscious and unconscious thoughts?

What you are is what you will provoke in others. Their excuses may reflect your excuses. The kind of impact you have on others is totally up to you. We often settle into habits that pass on to generations.

Make a commitment to dream and hope again. Live life to the fullest and with integrity. God hates excuses. Equip yourself so you are not subject to other people’s excuses. Why not? Do you want to look back at the end of your days and be able to say you gave it your best shot? “I don’t know how to do it.” “That’s just not me.” “I don’t have the time.” “I’ll wait ’til next month.” “I’m not good at talking with people.” “I’m not good with computers.” “I like to look things over before making a move.” “I have to ask my spouse.” “I’m afraid of flying.” “I don’t know of anyone anyway.” “I don’t like to drive.” “It doesn’t work for people like me.”

What do you mean this isn’t for you? Don’t use God as an excuse not to do what you are suppose to do. Being ill, hopeless is not the will of God. When there is a will, there is a way. Get right with yourself and God to get over your excuses.

The more you overcome your own excuses, the less you will put up with other people’s excuses. You cannot buy back yesterday. Live fully today. You cannot expect people to live a life of urgency if you yourself are not living a life of urgency. How you live is how you lead. Deal with the “I’ll wait” mentality. There are no “perfect circumstances”  except right now to take steps to enhance your well being.

The fruit on the vine is ready to harvest. Develop skills to harvest in order to pick the most fruit, determination (faith) strategy. If you don’t get the skill, you’re likely to stay the same. Not taking the leap is stopping you from maximizing your life. Be teachable. Develop your skill in business.

Stop letting excuses run your life. Find a way to make it happen for you are worth it. Rise up out of apathy and no vision. Its time to do something extraordinary right now. Get over your excuses and make things happen. Deal with the “I’ll wait” mentality. Failures lead to depression so don’t make unrealistic demands on yourself. Goal setting, planning and implementing the plan is to aim for something so you will reach it. Not all at once, perhaps. But in part.  Maximize who you are.

Don’t live by reasons/excuses. Live by results. Go out and make a difference in someone’s life. Do something spontaneous that you wouldn’t normally do.

Choose not to anger God with a bunch of excuses,

to step out in faith.

Step out of your rut.

Do whatever it takes.

Do something extraordinary.

Janet Wiebe with notes from Dani Johnson audio vault.