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How to Select a Home-Based Business.
First and foremost...we're not men.
Okay, that's obvious, but this is the first thing that we need to
remember when we either want to start our own business or start a
home-based business opportunity.
I must admit that I was in the
working world, and unfortunately, men had dominated the companies I was
working for. I had enough, and I knew I had escape! But when I left, I
took that male-business-mind-set with me. Needless to say, it didn't
work out once I was on my own. It took years and private coaching for
me to figure out why I wasn't successful, happy and living the dream. I
knew I had what it takes to be a successful women, but I didn't know
how to find my groove. Here is what I learned...
Women Naturally Nurture
While
men think about profits first, women aspire to help and nurture people.
When considering a business, remember this. Do you want to sell a
product or a service that can help people? Great. Then, make sure it is
a product or service that you truly believe in. You may be able to sell
something you don't believe in at first, but chances are, over time, it
will defeat you. It won't feel right, and the energy will be sucked
right out of you. You'll end up dropping it and winding up right back
where you started. Don't make that mistake like I did.
When men
seem to focus on the sale, women seek relationships. Use this strength
with business partners and customers. When you form a relationship with
someone, you are building trust. When you build trust, the future
possibilities are limitless. This relationship will have customers
coming back. This relationship may spark new partnerships, new
products, new adventures.
Command Creativity
Women also demand creativity in business more so than men. Don't forget to be creative in life, and please don't forget to be creative in business.
Being creative is fun, and business should be fun. You spend a majority
of your time working. You're darn right it should be fun. Also, when
you are being creative, you get in a zone. When you get into a zone,
your best self comes alive.
Remember this also when looking at
multi-level marketing-type businesses. Most claim to have a system that
you can easity duplicate to find success. Well, I don't know about you,
but what works for me isn't what will work for you. So, explore this.
Make sure if you start a business, you are free to market it your way.
Of course, try their way, but never feel that you have to follow it
exactly. That is a recipe for disaster.
Start with Yourself
So,
where do you start? Do you create a new business from scratch? Do you
start a franchise? Do you start a work-from-home opportunity? These are
all viable choices with the right research. Start your research but not
on the business just yet. Start the research on yourself.
- What are your top 4 strengths?
- What are two weaknesses?
- What inspires you? What do you love?
- What do others say about you? What do they compliment you on?
Don't
forget your strengths and the things in life that invigorate you. Once
you understand what makes you tick, you can start researching a
business.
A Business From Scratch
So...to
start your own business or to start a work-from-home opportunity? That
can be a very personal question. Is there something that keeps popping
up in your mind - that party planning business that you lie awake at
night thinking about? That might be a sign. Are you excited about it?
Do you have the skills to get it off the ground and sustain it? Great.
If you don't have all the skills, do you want a partner? Who
compliments you the most? Then google "party planners" and similar
phrases. Who else is doing it? Are they in your area or outside? How
would your service be different...better?
This is a great
start. Keep going. Chances are you'll know if this is what you should
do. You will feel it. You may even get other signs from outside
sources. Someone will ask you when your having your next party out of
the blue. You might overhear a woman panicking over her upcoming soirée
in the napkin aisle at the store. Pay attention to what happens in your
life when you are in this research period.
Women should
never underestimate their intuition. Often times the universe is
telling us what we so desperately want to know. Listen!
What about a Franchise?
Franchises
are more expensive to start, but they do have a duplicatable system in
placed that has proved to work. Of course, that doesn't guarantee your
success. However, most companies offer you decent support for a set
amount of time. If there is a company that you
