The first step in starting a home-based business is to develop a business plan. Researching your options thoroughly and making wise decisions can make your home-based business very successful and give you a steady stream of income, all from comfort of your home. There are numerous business opportunities geared towards those who want to work from home. Some promise instant wealth and long lasting success for simply signing up. The truth is that any home business will require effort, marketing, and a network of contacts. The amount of work you are willing to put into your home-based Internet business is directly related to amount of income you may earn.

1. See yourself in future. Ask yourself: "How will I look at this circumstance six months from now? A year from now? Then, "how much will I (or anyone else) really care?" Know that it will seem inconsequential when you look at it from future.

2. Look at what you learned from what happened. The human being is only animal who will keep running same maze over and over again, even when there is no cheese at end of tunnel. (The rat stops running maze in two or three tries after cheese is no longer there.) Not only will human being keep running maze, he will attempt to explain why there is no cheese and why cheese will be there next time. Okay, so things didn't turn out way you hoped. Ask yourself: "What can I learn from this so that I can do it differently next time and get a different result?"

3. Acknowledge yourself for good things that happened. Stop beating on yourself and listening to your internal invalidation machine. What did you do that was on mark? Which parts went well? What were you happy about? Rejoice that you risked yourself and were in action. Remember Babe Ruth not only held home run record, he held record for most strikeouts!