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Are you serious about starting or managing your own home based business?

Consider this: most successful business owners exhibit very similar traits which helped pave way to their success.

Think of any successful business leader you admire. What characteristics do they exhibit?

Are they ruthless, focused, self assured, dynamic, real go getters, highly motivated, intelligent, very organized, have a unique vision, very detailed oriented, very aggressive, people oriented, loners, self-starters, good business sense, well educated, hard workers.

Are any of these character traits part of your personality!

Take this quiz now to see how you measure up!

Answer True or False to following questions.

1. I've personal experience in business I wish to start.

2. I am very organized.

3. I always sweat details.

4. I know how to price my product to sell plus make a profit.

5. I am highly motivated to be successful.

6. I enjoy this type of work. I'd even do it for free.

7. My family supports my business idea.

8. I have enough money saved to see me through first few years.

9. Every home based biz venture needs a business plan.

10. I am willing to work alone for long periods.

11. I'm in good enough health to endure long hours.

12. I've researched my targeted market.

13. People consider me a ball of energy!

14. I enjoy planning and then carrying out plan.

15. I have a mentor or a friend who I query for advice.

To try and start a business without goals could be compared to throwing a baseball pitch, blindfolded in dark. What would be your chance of getting your pitch on target? Never mind getting a strike-out. Unless you are very lucky it is unlikely that you will have any success without properly setting out goals.

If when you start your home business, in what ever field it maybe, if you have no goals and aim at nothing, is it not unlikely that you will hit nothing and achieve nothing?

To set effective goals there are a few things you need to know about yourself which will affect how you set your goals. You are affected by, environment in which you live, your experience and knowledge, your attitude and dreams and visions for future.

When you set your goals you need to decide what you want and when you want to achieve each goal. You should spend time writing down your goals and display them in a prominent position where you will see them daily to remind yourself to stay motivated and focused. Cross off your goals once they’ve been achieved, adding new ones to ensure your business keeps growing.

“Don’t set your Goals to low. If you don’t need much, you won’t become much”. - - Jim Rohn - -