Since being your own boss will take extra grit and determination to keep it going, especiall when going gets tough. Cause guess what, it will!

Some possible reasons "why":

*Be your own boss *Financial independence *Work your own hours *Get out of your current 9-5 job *Spend more time with family and friends *Make new friends in distant places

You'll have to decide for yourself. But you need to know "why", before you start your own business.

Period.

So let's look at some of pro's and con's of a home business online vs a traditional brick and mortar business.

First and foremost is overhead. Or what it costs to get started. Let's compare two. Other than a computer and an Internet connection(which most people have anyway), you can essentially get started in your home business online for nothing, zilch, zip, nada.

Now take a traditional business. You're gonna need a store front or office space. Which means you're gonna have to pay to lease, or buy, a building. Plus you have to have supplies, office equipment, and inventory. Then of course you'll have to pay for services, such as:electricity, water, wastewater, trash pickup, insurance...

...and you're gonna need a computer with Internet connection.

Wait, don't we have one of those at home? Yea.

But you need another one, for your brick and mortar business. One with some extra software for inventory control and such.

Whew.

We're talking many many thousands of dollars, simply to get started.

No biggie.

You find a banker that will set you up with a small business loan. Cause you just don't trust this "Internet thingie". Thus you go and start your own "good ole" traditional business.

That's great! Entreprenuership is what America is founded on.

So you get everything up and running, fling open your doors...

and wait.

Next challenge.

Nobody knows you're open for business. You're gonna have to advertise.

So you see this billboard down street. And you figure you ought to put up an ad, telling all about your new business. Great plan! You check into how much it costs. And it's upwards to $10,000, per month!

Whew. That sure is a lot of money. Especially for a business just starting out. But that's what you gotta do. You gotta get word out about your new business. It's gonna take some time, money and effort to get your business established.

Do you run a dynamic team? Are you proactive in your management?

Or are you and your team are in a rut? Do you just produce what is necessary and no more? Are you missing that vital spark?

Here are some simple steps to take to get you out of that rut at get yourself and your team moving again. Check yourself. Are you doing these things?

Make a start.

If you never make that first step you will never finish anything. So whatever task or project you have ahead of you, get going on it. Even if you don’t have all facts available to you, or all resources you need to complete it. At very least make a start by listing those missing elements. Once you know what is missing you can then set about finding it.

But you must take some action. Do something. Don’t just dream or think about it. The momentum for success will build on its own once you have set ball rolling. Each little task completed takes you that little bit closer to end result. Each little task completed makes road ahead that much clearer. Each little task completed reduces what you still have to do. So get show on road.

Look ahead and anticipate.

Think about what may happen. Think about what could go wrong. Have a contingency plan. Be ready for unexpected. If you do your forward thinking properly there will be very little that really is totally unexpected.

But don’t let it get you down. Don’t let thought of what could go wrong stop you attempting new and unconventional. Try new methods. Learn from experience. Take risks in a controlled and thoughtful way, but don’t be afraid to take them. As has been said many times, only way to be sure of never making a mistake is never to attempt anything.

Set priorities.

Decide which tasks are most important and concentrate on them. Do first those things that really push work forward. Unessential tasks should be left till later or eliminated altogether even though they might be attractive things to do.

Don’t put off unpleasant tasks. Do them as and when your plan dictates. Tackle them regularly. Do them first thing in morning before moving on to something more enjoyable. That way your day will get better as it goes on instead of reverse. Keep something good to look forward to.