Ain't it?

Ok. It's gotta cost something. Either your time is worth something, or you're gonna have to spend some money.

While it's good to be using these free advertising resources. You need to use them in conjunction with paid advertising. I mean really, don't you want to get this thing going as soon as possible? So you need to budget in some money for advertising. But not $10,000 a month! More like $50-$100 a month. Maybe even a couple hundred dollars. That should get you up and running pretty quickly.

Now just like a traditional business, you're gonna need to keep working your home business. But you're not tied down to usual 60,70,80 hour weeks, like a traditional business. You are however, gonna have to be more disciplined with your work at home business, than a job. Nobody is gonna be standing over your shoulder telling you what to do. But if you don't work your business, it ain't gonna work. So you need to work it, at least a few hours every week. Ideally some everyday. Still better than a traditional business.

There's one more "little" thing you're gonna need for your traditional business.

You're gonna need employees.

That means you'll have to try and find people that are as excited about working your new business as you are(ha ha). And if you do actually find good people to work for you, you're gonna have to give them excellent pay. Probably even before you get paid.

Then there's those employess that won't show up on time, or have to leave early. If and when they show up at all. Now you're gonna have to fire them, and start searching for more employees all over again. Only to hope they will actually show up. Sure don't sound like very much fun.

On other hand.

Generally, with a home business online, you have people working with you. People that are as excited about starting a new business as you are. In fact, by helping them build their business. They will eventually be helping you. Thus they will be able to get things out of their new business, that they're looking for too. In other words, it's a win-win situation for both of you.

By now you should see, I feel that starting a home business online is a lot more exciting. And definetely a more cost effective way to start a business.

But if you feel like starting a traditional business, Go For It! We need you too. I wish you all best,in whatever you decide to do.

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Pursue excellence but don’t seek perfection.

There is a version of well known saying that ‘A job worth doing is worth doing well’ that says ‘A job worth doing is worth doing badly’ meaning that it is better to achieve something than nothing, even if end result is not perfect.

There is some truth in that, but in reality anything other than your best effort is just not good enough. You owe it to yourself and to others to always give of your best . It would be better to say ‘A job worth doing is worth doing well, even if result is less than perfect’. Some sort of flawed solution is often better than none at all. If we always insisted on perfection we would start very little and complete even less.

So, do your best always. Aim to produce best you can, but don’t agonise over those areas where you fall short. Learn from them, improve in future, but at time just note them and move on.

Be objective.

This relates back to previous point about seeking perfection. Be realistic about what can be done. Be realistic about your own and your team’s capabilities. Don’t promise to do what you know cannot be done. But be enthusiastic too. Approach challenges with an infectious enthusiasm. Be prepared to learn new skills. Encourage your team to do same. If you set about tackling challenges with determination and enthusiasm you will achieve more than you ever knew you could.

Don’t dwell on past.

Don’t spend your time reliving past successes or agonising over past failures. Live in here and now and take things as they are in present. You should learn from past, but you cannot change it. Look to present and to future.

Work smarter, not longer.

Don’t kill yourself with excessively long hours. Don’t inflict them on your team either. Look for better ways to do things. Look for new methods, better equipment, more sensible aims. Both you and your team will work better if you are fresh instead of tired. Enlist help of your team for suggestions. Harness their enthusiasm and resourcefulness. In end you will all produce better work if you are rested and keen than if you are worn out and depressed.

So if you are in that rut, lift yourself out, decide on a new start, and inspire yourself and your team to new heights of achievement.