Christian Home Business Success: Be Honest With Yourself

When working your home based business there are going to be a few road blocks from time to time that you’ll have to deal with. Things like finding enough time to effectively work your business, family issues, money troubles and other things can really slow a home business down.

However the biggest stumbling block most people face when it comes to making money from home is…. Themselves. I know what you’re thinking. “Why would I limit my success... I REALLY WANT success?!”

It is true though… why is it that some people in the very same company fall flat on their faces while others make 5, 6 even 7 figures? The answer is simple but sometimes hard to hear. You have to be honest and a little tough on yourself to truly succeed working from home.

For instance, if you’re really being honest with yourself how many hours per week do you really spend working your home based business? If you are like 99% of people the answer is not enough.

It’s a really simple thing to do, you sit down at the desk in your home office and you get ready to work only instead of actually WORKING you do everything but. You clean off your desk, you organize your drawers, you waste time on the internet, you “map out a plan of action”, all of those things might make you FEEL like you’re working but if you are really honest with yourself you will see that you’re really just throwing away your time.

When we are really being honest with ourselves we start to notice that out of all the time we spend devoted to working our at home business might not be as productive as we thought at all.

Sometimes looking deeply at ourselves and holding ourselves accountable can be the hardest thing in the world to do. However, if we really truly want success it’s something that must be done.

Start writing out a list of things you want to accomplish each week for your business. If the weekend comes and you haven’t finished your list don’t let yourself off the hook… GET IT DONE! It might seem hard now but in the end it will help your business more than you could ever possibly know.

Make sure to set exciting by attainable goals for every week, month, and even the entire year. When you have goals it is much easier to track your progress and see how much you are honestly doing.

Finally if you really feel like you need more help get a friend or a spouse involved as your accountability partner. Sometimes that is the only way for you to really follow through with your goals.

Be honest with yourself and you’ll have massive success in your home based business, lie to yourself and you’ll probably fail… the choice is yours.

What's The Difference Between Cash Gifting and A Legitimate Home Business?

There is a lot of buzz out there right now about cash gifting. I see it almost every time I’m online looking at things for my home based business.

There are articles about it, lots and lots of videos, they’re on Craigslist, forums… everywhere! It occurred to me that a lot of people might not know the difference between a home based business and a cash gifting program.

I admit that if you’re searching for a way to make some fast money from home, cash gifting does sound like a good idea. However, let me be perfectly clear. Home based businesses and cash gifting are very, very different.

Let me start with the obvious, cash gifting is illegal. It is the definition of a pyramid scheme. If you have a business and there is no product or no service, it’s not legal and you do not want to be a part of it.

For a home based business to be legit they have to have some kind of product or service that they provide to their customers. No product? Don’t do it, it’s as simple as that.

Secondly cash gifting is not a way to make any kind of real income. Sure you might make a little bit in the beginning but when you can’t find anymore people to get started in the "business" the money dries up and for a lot of people they end up losing hundreds or even thousands.

With a home based business you build an income based on the products as well as bringing people into the business. The income you create is much more stable and while your income might dip down a bit from time to time it won’t dry up completely.

Residual or lifetime income is a huge reason many people become involved in a home based business and that is simply not available with cash gifting. Like I said before you might make some money for a while but that money is never going to be there for you the rest of your life let alone for your children or your children’s children the way residual income from a legitimate home based business can provide.

Simply put there is nothing about cash gifting that even compares in a honest, legal and ethical home based business. Find the business that works best for you and start living a better life with the help of a home based business.

Confident Calling: Home Based Business Success On the Phone

One of the hardest things for home based business owners to do can be simply picking up the phone and calling a prospect. In fact it’s a fear that is hard for even the most confident marketers.

Unfortunately, it’s something that every single network marketer will have to get good at eventually if they ever want to be successful in their business. It really is a silly thing to be nervous about when you think about it… people have a need and you have the solution! We should be excited to talk to people not nervous! We have what people need!

If you’re nervous or just downright scared of calling people on the phone one of the things you can do is practice in front of the mirror. Sure you might feel a little silly but it really can help you become more confident in what you’re saying.

This method is particularly helpful if you plan on using a script on the phone. A lot of times it’s the fear of the unknown that makes calling prospects so scary. So when you know your script backwards and forwards you’ll be much more confident.

Another thing you can do is practice with a friend or your spouse. Have them play different types of prospects and try to make the best out of every situation.

You see, the fact of the matter is… and this part really stinks…. Some people probably are going to be rude to you over the phone. When this use to happen to me I would get extremely upset because I thought it was my fault, something I had done wrong. It of course wasn’t, those people were just having a bad day or had some other type of problem that had absolutely nothing to do with me.

Listen to that carefully because most people don’t get it, when people are rude to you over the phone it has nothing to do with you! Once you understand that fact it becomes a lot easier to deal with the rude, nasty people because you know that it’s their problem not yours.

Of course 90% of the time there is nothing to be afraid of at all. Out of the thousands and thousands of people I’ve ever spoken to on the phone almost all of them have been incredibly nice and kind. Sure not all of them were interested in my business, but that’s just life.

Some will, some won’t, so what, someone’s waiting.

Somewhere out there, there are tens, hundreds maybe even thousands of people who want what you have to offer. So get on the phone, ignore the rude people, and start dialing like crazy. Because the more people you call… the closer you are to your victory!