3. Lack of a succinct business plan that effectively spells out business activities that need to be completed in an organized step-by-step fashion and that entails certain accomplishments within a certain timeframe. A business plan is essential for success in any work-at-home business, just as in bigger businesses. A business plan is "blueprint" used for mapping out "where" a business is headed, and just "when" it will arrive! A good business plan will have weekly, monthly and yearly growth accomplishments built into it, with planned implementations towards that growth.

4. An entrepreneur does not possess enough self-motivation to "be their own boss". Half battle of running a successful home-based business is having correct mindset to do so. The gap between "employee thought processes" and "business owner processes" must be bridged before business organization is accomplished. Motivation is different in an entrepreneurial endeavor, as no "boss" is standing over entrepreneur, making certain they finish allotted chores each day.

5. An entrepreneur does not actively "separate" business and personal time in their minds, and plan their personal time as effectively as they do their business activities. Having personal time will refresh and energize, not distract from success of a home-based business. It is absolutely necessary to plan personal activities into each day, and also stick by plan for those activities. This is an emotional health issue, and one that needs consideration by every entrepreneur, as it is oftentimes too easy to become caught up in business to exclusion of all else.

Overall, all above aspects need to be managed in order to balance an entrepreneurial lifestyle. The life of an entrepreneur is without a doubt, an "atypical" lifestyle. It is a lifestyle that needs more work and more determination than other types of lifestyles. Time and energy can be balanced in this lifestyle, but it may take a while to achieve this. When a balance is achieved, "time starvation" will disappear!

But it all starts with this simple question. It will just open your eyes to optimizing world. ;)

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7. When you estimate your achievements, don't compare yourself to Ideal - it's never possible to be perfect, but try to compare to your starting point, what you've changed since then.

Bill Harris explained it very well in his article "The Gap": http://www.centerpointe.com/news/archives/2002-03-01.txt It will explain to you, why with all your accomplishments you still can be unhappy.

8. Use your past successes as your ally.

Take a notepad and write in it everything that you're proud of. Don't take just obvious achievements, search for them. Then use it daily as your pat on back.

9. Welcome changes. It's one thing to go "out there" when you think all world is against you, and it's completely different, when you trust Life, when you're open to its changes.

As John Kehoe said, "Operate on premise that things are going to work out, and they usually do."

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10. Seek company of successful and like-minded people.

You'll pick up their energy, their courage, they'll motivate you to do your best, that will help you to move through rough times - to your success!

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Ok, enough with lectures! Did you learn anything useful? Don't try to implement it all at once, take it slowly, bit by bit. When you master it, you'll make your life more organized, more successful and more fulfilling.

Happy achievements! ;)