How Good Can Life Be?

 I just got back from a fabulous family holiday in Menorca just last night & today have been reflecting just how much my life has changed in less than 2 years. Back then (it sounds like eons ago but it was really only 2 years) I was working pretty much flat out full time both for myself & for a Further Education College near to my home & a private college. Yes, I loved my work BUT it was hard work & long hours & I used to sit & think to myself that there had to be an easier way! To be quite honest I sat & mused over this puzzle for years before I finally found 'my way' out of it. I mean 'my way' as I do understand that what works extremely well for me will not necesarily work for you or for other people. However, I can make an assumption about you right now whilst you are reading this because you would not be here now if you too were not looking very hard for 'another' way of earning a living based from home. You are probably looking for a way that not only allows you to earn far more money than you currently are BUT also allows you to earn it in such a way that it allows you to do this in far less time & in such a way that gives you total flexibility to work wherever you might be (at home or in Timbuktu). I can hear your alarm bells ringing right now as you are thinking "oh no, she is trying to sell me her home business opportunity!", so you can take a deep breath of relief because I am not going to do that because if a home business opportunity is right for you than it needs no selling. It tends to be one of those ahha moments where you just know instinctively that it is right for you & no amount of explaining or cajoling or harrassing can make you feel any differently. I could never decide what is the best thing for you or anyone else. However, having been through a rollercoaster of a ride over the last 20 months I am now in such a place that I can offer a few words of advice based on my own experiences. 1. Make sure that whatever you choose is a simple proven automated system. By this I mean that the business/system is easy to use even for a novice/newbie. Do your due dilligence to ensure that it has produced 6 figure earners & that it continues to do so even for newbies not just those who joined from their old companies bringing an extensive downline with them. Make sure that it leverages the true power of the internet & so is designed to save you time. The whole idea of a home based business is that it allows you to work fewer hours for a whole lot more $$. Once you have found the business for you then do not allow yourself to get distracted & focus totally on it because if it is already proven to work then there is no reason it will not do this for you too. 2. Make sure that you sign up under a mentor/sponsor who is prepared to help you & show you how they work. They should have done all the hard work before you so are they prepared to save you time & effort? Check them out on google to see that they are who they claim to be! 3. Make sure that you set income goals that are very specific then you need to find an opportunity that will comfortably allow & support you whilst you to realise these. In other words there is no point setting an income goal of $250K & selling a product that gives $50 commission per sale. Think about it – how many sales do you need to make to make this income possible, how much hard work is it & how much follow up is needed to keep these amounts coming in month after month? If your goals are high then your commission levels need to be high. Not only your financial goals but also personal/lifestyle ones. I use a 'treasure map', a board with pictures showing my dream life/car/home/holiday. It is above my desk so I see it every day & reinforce to myself what I am working for. 4. Probably the most important piece of the puzzle – YOU! If your head is not in the right place then success will not follow no matter how you work your business. You need to set your mind to success, mix with the people who you aspire to become like, set your financial thermostat to 'hot'. Your determination, belief, faith, persistence & gratitude will carry you all the way to the very top & beyond. Unless you have total belief in yourself then no one can be expected to follow you. My journey over the last 20 months had had ups & downs ( & still does) but I found that the trick is to treat the downs with as much enthusiasm as the ups because these are the times when I get my biggest periods of growth so I no longer feel despondent I get to feel excited. My daughter is now on the 8 week summer holiday from school & I used to dread it worrying about child care & having to take time away from 'work'. Now I can work from wherever we might be in the world & last week was Menorca, next week is probably London & the week after that Barcelona. Taking that initial plunge into to the deep unknown waters of online home businesses can be scarey but at the same time very very exciting. So, always hold onto that tingly feeling of excitement & do not allow fear to take hold because the rewards to be gained are too high to lose!