Self Discipline….Treat Your Business Like A Business
Self discipline in a home business is the key to being successful. When I ran across this article it really hit home about how building a business is not a hobby. I’m choosing to share this article because this is why so many struggle with the process of building their own successful business.
In all my years of building a business from home I’ve often wondered why is it that some people are able to have great success building their business from home and some never even get to first base?
I mean is it just that some people have a special talent or special skills that enables them to realize great success? Maybe some people have some kind of secret tools or systems, maybe a specific lead source.
I’ve realized over the years and working with hundreds maybe even thousands of people that it is definitely none of those. Have you ever wondered the same thing to yourself?
I can remember in my early years in the industry more than twenty years ago, wondering this to myself while seeing people with obviously no special skills or talents being recognized for their amazing achievements and huge incomes. I used to wonder to myself… “What’s wrong with me?”
Have you ever wondered the same thing?
Well when it all started working for me and I was finally able to see real results with a business from home it all began to be quite clear to me just what was making the difference.
It can be summed up in two words.
Self-Discipline.
I realized that what was making the difference for me was the same thing I saw in others that were seeing great results. Just to be
very honest and transparent with you, I will admit that in my early years I just did not have the self discipline it takes to build a business, any business, let alone a home-based business.
Looking back on it now I realize that is why I struggled for so many years in this industry. The bottom line is I just treated my business like it was a hobby. I worked at it sometimes and sometimes I didn’t. I would work real hard for a week or two then do nothing for a week or two, and the silly thing is I would sit there and wonder why it wasn’t working for me.
Well as I grew and matured I became more disciplined. I worked my business with the same commitment that I had given my employers for so many years. In other words I worked even when I did not feel like working. Much the same as when I had a job and worked for someone else, I would go to work even when I did not feel like going to work.
I remember over ten years ago I had just started another new venture with a company. I decided that I would work at my business as if the company was already paying me a six figure income. I had never earned a six figure income before this, but I imagined that if a company was paying me ten grand a month that I would do whatever they wanted me to do. I considered it my job. Just as I had done for so many years working for someone else that paid me half that much. I asked myself “if I would work so hard to earn 50 grand a year, how hard would I work for a hundred grand a year?”
Well it finally happened. After just two years with this company I finally was earning a six figure income, and residual income at that. Of course it changed my life and gave me the freedom that I had always dreamed of. Enabled me to take some vacations I had dreamed of in years past and so on.
The main thing I really wanted to pass on to you with this short article is that self-discipline is the key to your success. If you treat your business like a business and give it the same priority in your life that you have given to previous employers you will be able to have great success with your business.
Business Building Tips:
* Set Goals and Write Them Down
* Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan
* Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say – Live With Integrity
* Treat Your Business Like A Business – Not A Hobby
* Be Committed For The Long Haul – Success Doesn’t Happen Overnight
It became clear to me years ago that there is a very fine line that separates the people that succeed and those that struggle. That fine line is “Self Discipline”. Work your business like a business and it will perform like a business, treat it like a hobby and it will perform like a hobby. Remember businesses make money and hobbies cost money.
I would like to also refer you to an excellent book on this subject. This will be an invaluable tool for anyone trying to build their own business. Even a traditional business, but especially a home-based business.
The Power of Discipline: 7 Ways It Can Change Your Life
Learning this has actually changed the way I consider bringing on new business partners. It has made me gravitate more toward people that have already shown a great deal of self-discipline in their lives, such as other successful business owners, people with prior military experience, accomplished athletes and so on.
Self discipline is definitely the key to success in most anything in life, but especially business. Learn to exercise self-discipline in running your business and you will see great results.
Author: Rick Weitl http://RickWeitl.com
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