| So you just started your home based | | | | this enough! If you've got a business PROMOTE |
| business... great! Working from home is a | | | | IT! Unless your last name is Bond and you |
| great way to be in charge of your own life | | | | happen to have a license to kill you need to |
| and make the kind of money you've always | | | | let everyone you come into contact with know |
| dreamed of. One of the best things about | | | | what you are doing for a living. And I mean |
| owning your own business is you can work when | | | | everyone. Especially your friends and family. |
| you want to work and relax when you want to | | | | It's so sad when I see people spend hundreds |
| relax. However, one of the worst things about | | | | of dollars on advertising for their new |
| owning your own business is you can work when | | | | business but they won't share it with the |
| you want to work and relax when you want to | | | | people closest to them. If you believe in |
| relax. Confused? Let me explain. One of the | | | | your business don't be ashamed of it. |
| number one reasons people fail in network | | | | |
| marketing or MLM (or whatever you want to | | | | My final advice is to dress for success, or |
| call it) is because many people don't want to | | | | fake it till you make it. No you don't have |
| treat it like a real business. It IS a real | | | | to run out and buy a $900 suit from Armani. |
| business! | | | | Take the clothes you already have and make |
| | | | sure they look as nice as possible. Shine |
| If you owned a McDonald's but never bothered | | | | your shoes, wear your favorite tie, make sure |
| to come to work or hire employees you | | | | your suit is well pressed and looks nice. |
| wouldn't make any money. In fact you'd be | | | | Think about who you would want to be a |
| losing a LOT of money. Same is true with your | | | | business partner with. The guy with the |
| business. Don't make the common mistake of | | | | wrinkled shirt who looks down at his shoes |
| investing in a business.. paying the monthly | | | | when he talks to you, or the guy who looks |
| fees.. and then doing NOTHING to help it | | | | put together and talks with confidence? You |
| grow. Work your business like you would a | | | | don't have to drive a Benz or wear a Rolex to |
| "traditional" business and you'll see results | | | | look confident and successful. Just be the |
| much much faster! | | | | most put together confident version of |
| | | | yourself you can possibly be and people will |
| Having set hours for working your business is | | | | be drawn to you. After all, confidence is |
| a great way to start. It doesn't have to be | | | | everyone's best accessory. |
| 9-5 Monday through Friday, but it does have | | | | |
| to be consistent. Sometimes you may have to | | | | I hope you'll read these tips and take them |
| miss your favorite TV show or forgo a night | | | | to heart. If you do, and you're willing to |
| out with the guys/girls but it'll all be | | | | work hard for as long as it takes, I know |
| worth it in the end. So TiVo the show and | | | | you'll find the success you want from your |
| call your friends to reschedule because when | | | | home based business. Remember that it's not |
| it's time to work, it's time to work! Trust | | | | going to be a sprint, it's a marathon baby. |
| me, your friends will understand when you're | | | | Nobody is perfect when they start out. Just |
| able to work your business on the beach | | | | develop simple disciplines and work on them |
| somewhere and they're still stuck in their | | | | everyday with consistency and you'll get to |
| cubicles. | | | | the end of the race with more confidence, |
| | | | time and money than you ever dreamed of. |
| Don't be a secret agent!! I can not stress | | | | |