Many start-up businesses fail within first year of existence. This is especially so with businesses started from home, or exist without traditional bricks and mortar structure we are so accustomed to. And, far too often reason many start-up businesses fail has to do with emotional challenge new business owner faces. The challenge of seeing him or her self now as a business owner, rather than a paid worker for someone else's business. It means dressing differently, thinking differently, and talking differently. It means believing that you are already successfully established even if you have a long ways to go on business's balance sheet. To put simply, if business owner doesn't have a firm belief and commitment in business and his or her role as owner, then others simply won't be convinced that this business is place to get what they need.

Then, there is crucial issue of having financial intelligence to keep business going in direction new owner desires. To put it simply, if new business is only taking money to operate and not making money, it won't be long before doors of opportunity become closed. No matter how much motivational self-talk and emotional pump-me-up new business owner does, it is results shown on bottom line that determines future of new business. And, if bottom line is steady generating a negative, business will eventually lose. Far too many new business owner simply don't understand this simple fact and it's incredible impact upon future of his or her business. And, far too many system based business endeavors, such as network marketing, fail to properly focus majority of their teaching on this.

Do you like storing your papers on top of your desk in trays, baskets or just plain piles? Do you have a preference for Post-it notes and maybe some colorful file folders? Or are clearly labeled files and file cabinets more your style? Do you 'file' or 'pile'? I make it a practice of testing my workshop participants for this very thing because of its importance in creating and supporting an effective, organized workspace.

The brain's dominance factor Research conducted in late 1980’s proved that human beings exhibit brain hemisphere dominance in early childhood. Brain hemispheres have distinct functions that work together so that we actually use both sides of our brain in everything we do.

Your brain's dominance directly impacts how you respond to new experiences. The more aware you are of your own learning style, better positioned you are to use what you learn.