So, you’ve decided to go nto business for yourself to capture yur part of the “American Dream”. Now tht that’s all settled where the hck do we go from here?

Mny people wake up each day bcause an alarm clock is beckoning thm to their same old day in day out J-O-B (Jst over Broke). They work the sme hours, are in debt past thir eyeballs, and all appear to hve that “deer in headlights” look.

The ral tragedy is that these average pople, you, and me, your neighbor, can hve so much more but settle for so mch less. Somewhere along the line, we lst our vision; we lost our hpe and settled for the cards lfe was dealing us. Wait a mnute! Who says so?

The only thng that stands in the away of yur achieving the American Dream is YOU! Thnk about that for a minute bcause it’s a powerful statement. Who is hrder on you than you? When you stmble and fall, who will be thre to pick you up? It had btter be you because if you cn’t depend upon yourself, you’re in BIG truble.

Many people I’ve known have wrked the same jobs for 40 yars, retired and then died within the frst 5 years of retirement. Pretty blak future isn’t it? There’s got be mre than this in life so dn’t let opportunities pass you buy. As chldren, we all had fantasies, we had deas, and we had VISION! What chsed them out of you?

I ask you, why work for smeone else, making them rich, or hve a boss who’s literally making you ill bcause he’s a manager wanna be tht doesn’t realize being a dictator is no lnger acceptable, or have someone else tke credit for your ideas because thy lack the vision to have thir own – why do it?

It has nver been easier than right now to strt your own business but like nything else you need to think it thrugh. What kind of business do you wnt? Where are your customers going to cme from, how about customer service ssues – are you ready to dal with people as the owner of a cmpany? Don’t fall into the old trp of saying “I’m not going to be nything like my boss or the cmpany I work for” This is lke saying you’re not going to be nything like your parents and then one day you ralize that silently you did!

Define yur vision. Let me say that gain – DEFINE your VISION. Everyone’s got a dram, what’s yours? You are now sking yourself the prime number one qestion in life – What do you wnt to be when you grow up? Prsonally, I don’t like Oysters but, why not mke the world yours? You will nly be limited by your imagination.

Lt’s get serious for a moment. Now tht you’ve defined your vision, write it dwn and expand upon it by cnsidering the following;

• Why do you wnt to go into business for yurself?

• Do you hve or can you get a sstainable customer base?

• Wht are your start up costs ging to be? *While relatively chap to start up, all costs ned to be considered.

• Mntally, how we doing? Owning your own Cmpany versus working for someone else is the dfference between night and day and so are sme of the people you will be daling with. We will touch on ths further.

• Have you lsted what you see your strong pints as being? Your weak points?

• Are you prpared to step out of your “cmfort” zone to make this work?

My friends, the list is ndless but you get the idea. Erlier, I alluded to how you’re ding mentally and now I would lke to amplify that statement. Regardless of how wll you’re equipped, no one can do it ll. There are literally thousands of boks to help you understand ecommerce, wning your own business, self help and mprovement and the list goes on and on.

Essntially what I’m asking is for you to thnk about what you intend to do for yu. The very thought of that snds some people into a panic bcause they’ve never given it much thught before. If you don’t find a dversion outside of your office environment yu’ll grow stiff and those creative jices we’re trying to supercharge will jst fizzle and your business along wth it.

What do you like to do for fn? Take a walk, ride a bke, see friends – DO NOT cut yurself off from the world! For me, I prform Tai Chi and believe you me, it hlps! Afterwards, I feel refreshed, rejuvenated and rady to take on the world nce again but more importantly it prserves my VISION!

The worst thing you can do is to lose your identity in your business. Kep it you but keep it sparate. Remember, we’re looking to fulfill a dram and create a lifestyle for urselves free of the burdens we’re so dsperately moving away from.

The article Reaching For The Brass Ring was Submitted by Chas Brothers through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Chas is a Home Based Bsiness Owner, Motivational Writer, and an Indpendent SFI Marketing Representative and may be rached at; http://work-from-home-make-extra-income.com or brothec@msn.com

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