I’ve been self-employed for the better part of the last 20 years. Before that – I was TRYING to be self-employed, so my current home based business is NO ACCIDENT!! It was planned, it was desired and it was PURSUED!! I ignored the advice of friends and families that were locked into their 9 to 5 jobs and went off on my own to do what I wanted to do.

And over the years, I have been baffled by this one common situation: why do so many people who claim they want to ‘be on their’ own’  listen to their broke-stuck-in-dead-end-jobs friends?

 Ask them what movie to see or where to get a good pizza – but business advice? WHY??

You see, if you want to be self-employed – if you truly want to work from home – then you need to understand that there is a chasm between your mindset and your friends and family that work at ‘regular’ jobs.

You also need to understand that you will probably never be able to get them to see life from your viewpoint – any more than you can understand theirs. 

That’s life. It’s why some people succeed – and some people don’t.

Success is a choice – this home business lifestyle is a choice – and is definitely NOT for everyone.

Are you self motivated or do you need someone else to set up your schedule for you?

Do you need to have a lot of interaction with others all day long – or do you prefer to work and get the job done with out a lot of time spent chatting?

Do you enjoy the gossip and politics of the office environment – or do you find them annoying and unproductive?

Do you need the public accolades of your co-workers or is a good bank balance all the kudos you need?

These are all things that you need to ask YOURSELF – not your friends – before you decide to start your home based business. If you need outside help to get the answers – then seek out people that actually doing what you want to do – not what you are trying to get away from.

Success is a choice – make an informed choice by getting the right answers in the first place!

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