Habit #5. THE BLAME GAME: "Don't look at me, it's developer's fault that SQL is in production"

Some DBAs have a real "us versus them" mentality when it comes to developers in their organization. They see themselves not as facilitators helping developers develop quality code from a database standpoint, but rather as guardians who prevent poor-quality code from making it into production. This might seem like semantics, but a confrontational relationship between developers and DBAs results in a lack of developer initiative and significant slowdowns in release cycles.

Cures: Select DBAs who understand it's their responsibility to work as an integrated team with developers they support. Cultivate a team attitude by structuring continuous DBA involvement in every project rather than at review milestones. Consider assigning an individual DBA in a developer support role. If it's clearly in job description, there's more motivation to do it well.

Habit #6. THE SOLO ACT: "I know what I'm doing and don't need any help."

Database administration is increasingly complex and even most senior DBAs can't possibly know every last detail. DBAs have different specialties, which need to be culled and utilized. When DBAs feel like they know, or should know, everything, they don't ask questions and miss out on valuable knowledge they could be gaining from others.

Cures: Foster a teamwork culture where it's acceptable for DBAs to admit they don't know answer and to ask for help. Encourage your DBAs to seek out an outside peer group as a forum for brainstorming and testing their assumptions. No single person can match expertise and experience of even a relatively small group. Provide a safety net of tech resources such as reference materials, courses, and outside experts or consultants on call.

Habit #7. TECHNO-LUST: "Things would work so much better if only we had..."

DBAs are often on top of latest technology, which can help them do a superlative job. But when desire for new technology causes DBAs to recommend unnecessary hardware purchases or software add-ons, costs tend to skyrocket quickly—as do problems.

Cures: Never upgrade your hardware infrastructure without first exhausting all tuning opportunities. Remember, ten years ago enormous enterprises were run on servers one-tenth capacity—all thanks to necessity and skill. Never consent to using advanced or new features until you're well aware of ongoing maintenance commitment and resulting costs. Watch out for DBA support software that presents friendly GUI interfaces for difficult tasks. This type of interface allows a beginner DBA to act as an intermediate DBA under certain circumstances, but simultaneously prevents that beginner from learning actual skills behind tasks. Moreover, these tools tend to hide real risks from DBA, making potentially damaging activities as easy as point-and-click.

Whether it takes a twelve-step program or one tiny adjustment, all of these deadly DBA habits can be kicked. Of course, first step is recognizing problem. By starting with this list and doing a careful inventory of successes and failures in your team's database administration, you'll be well on your way to finding a cure.

Since the company's founding Paul has been Pythian's key trouble-shooter for our toughest technical challenges. Before launching Pythian, he worked as an Oracle consultant bringing his vast expertise to various companies across North America.

Remember, you get to set your own hours for when you want to work your business.

6. It will make you a more confident person.

By setting out and starting your own business it'll make you a more confident person because it takes a lot of confidence to start something you have no idea what outcome might be and risks involved, whether there financial or personal.

7. It builds a sense of pride.

Wouldn't it be great to be able to tell your friends and family or just somebody you meet that you're an entrepreneur and you run and operate your own successful 'Home Based Business'.

Pride also works as a motivator because more successful you get harder you'll want to work in order to achieve goals you have set for your business.

8. It's all for MONEY.

MONEY is a pretty obvious reason for starting a 'Home Based Business' because Why would you otherwise start a business if you weren't planning on making any MONEY.

It also builds a sense of security for your way of life and things you enjoy doing because facts are... nothing for FREE. Everything has a price.

9. You get great Tax benefits.

You heard right, you get Tax benefits with running your own 'Home Based Business' because now you're entitled to home business tax deductions.

This is a category in it's own and getting a good CPA who has experience with home based business tax returns will be essential in order for you to maximize your return for year.

10. Wouldn't it be great to retire early.

If your business turns out to be a SUCCESS and you invest and put your money to work for you, wouldn't it be great to retire early and do things you've always dreamed of doing, but never had time or money to do so.

There you have it, "10 POWERFUL Reasons Why You're Crazy NOT To Start A... Home Based Business In 2005".

Now, if those 10 reasons don't get you excited about starting a 'Home Based Business' then I have failed to inspire you.

If you need to read through them again, do so now.

These are very reasons I contiplated before starting my home based business and in my mind are most common.

Write down for yourself why You would want to start a 'Home Based Business', I bet you'll come up with several of reasons I've listed above.

With that said, there's one more thing I want to mention and that is if you are seriously thinking about starting a 'Home Based Business', whether it be online or offline, make sure you put together a 'Step-By-Step' business plan on actions you must take and make sure you start a business you enjoy doing.