How to Succeed in Your Home-Based Business – The Power of Intention!
We’ve got some bad news for you — there is no Magic bullet for how to succeed in your home-based business. It is hard focused, thankless work, EVERY DAY for months.
When we started building our business four years ago, we didn’t know how to succeed in a home based business and we had no clue whether we could even succeed! It could work out so why not!
We made so many mistakes it wasn’t even funny; you can read about them! We didn’t know if people would care about what we blogged about or if it would work at all, but we kept doing. Paul and I kept writing even when our posts were only being read by our kids and a few mates. We kept on publishing posts and attending late night webinars in the wee hours following the 9-5 or shifts, exhausted beyond measure.
We have been showing up consistently sharing answers to home business owners and internet marketers’ questions! For most of that time, after our first Online Business where we hit leader boards, enrolled over 250 reps and Made 5 figures in 6 weeks, we kind of hit a wall!
We met the Duplication gremlin…We couldn’t duplicate our success in that business, and we were baffled until we learnt that, we hadn’t been recording our steps! Just doing!
Lesson 1: What you lack in experience you can make up in Numbers…! Action Beats documenting every time!
We learnt soon enough, from working with some amazing leaders that Home based business success is rooted in a huge amount of patience, Smart Hard relentless work and focus on your vision!
When you can’t see the light, you have no answers, don’t know when the money will ever come, you feel discouraged, guess what you should do? – Put your head down and WORK some more!
So many internet marketers and home based business entrepreneurs, and we must say so did we at some point; question why we spend so much time and energy blogging, building an online business, prospecting etc.!
You see like you, we were missing the point that IT IS A BUSINESS. Our efforts weren’t translating into dollars, mega home, new cars bling or any of the other types of benefits most consider as a yard stick for success. Until we analysed the timeline of a business break even and profit point; 2-5 years man!
And here is what we say on that front:
If you continue measuring success based on the above yard stick or external factors, chances are you will never find success. Plus, you will very quickly fall out of love with the business and industry.
Now to the Critical Steps: We cannot guarantee that your home-based business will bring you the returns and success you wish for but there are steps you can take to ensure success by 80%. Let us get this straight.
The results you get out of your home based business will be a direct result of the Plan, effort, perseverance and Intentional Actions you put into it. In other words, what you put in is what you will get. From the Neck Upwards…! Mindset baby!
So let’s dive into how to succeed in your home based business…Our 10 point blueprint!
Our 10 Critical Steps to Home-based Business Success
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Well we sure hope you got value, I specially like Point #6 because that’s when Residual income flows and you cant stop it! Esp. as we love to over deliver. So if you missed watching the video, Just Listen to it as an audio and get the value! Now to the….
Bonus: Plan To succeed by Crafting a Daily To Do List:
There is no quick fix or silver bullet quick when it comes to building a lasting, successful, profitable business. There is, however, lots of FOCUSED LEVERAGED SMART work and in many cases Hard work. Cultivate these 19 Characteristics to a business mindset too!
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You absolutely must have a daily routine that keeps you on track and focused on income producing activities. It is the key to your success. You only have 24 hours in a day – and those that maximize their time see the most success.
Replace non-income producing habits with ones that will maximize your income. Make sure you are not busy being “busy.” Leverage your time on social networks, as I am sure you already know, time can get away from you that way.
So set your timer, I do 90 mins focused power hour 10 mins Break stretch, cuppa etc! and when its social media time, well Its 90 minutes of connecting, prospecting, follow up and chatting, emails etc. Keep yourself accountable and on top of your game.
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Listen up, just work Smart, Leverage resources and make it happen.
How to Succeed in your home based business- Its a Wrap:
So to wrap up, here is how to succeed in your home based business: Set out to make a difference, to positively impact people’s lives – and guess what, at that point, the numbers wont matter. Do serve, always give value, Share your unique personal testimony, experience. Show people you know and feel their pain coz you have been there or are there with them!
Here is the Deal, “The Harder and Smarter you work, The Luckier you’ll get & Others will think so too!”
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I truly believe in the 80/20 rule. Work on 80% mindset and 20% is skill. This will help you take the right steps to achieving your goal!
Absolutely Lorraine,
The 80/20 rule works…Spend 80% of your time Learning & Helping Others With your Knowledge and indeed 80% of your results will come from just 20% of your actions/ Team mates, steps etc 🙂 Glad you dropped by!
~JUlieS
These are really great tips. Hard working was the most important and the number 1 key to success
Hi Parpar,
When you do what you love, even if you dont in the beginning start to appreciate it NOW an do will grow to LOVE it an thats when the floodgates of rewards will flow 🙂
Thanks for your comment!
~JUlieS
I completely agree – it is hard work and perseverance that helps people succeed where others fail. I have absolutely no capital to put into my business so it has to be hard work only! From dawn ’til dusk! Came here via the Friday link BTW.
Hi Gilly,
Keep taking action wit gratitude and joy, enjoy what you do, takes the HARD out of the WORK trust me…then the rewards flow including the money 🙂
Play some music as you work, shake your head, and smile…Helps a lot 🙂
~Julie S
Great advice. There are no short cuts to awesome results. It just takes hard, smart work. Thank you for sharing.
Hi Kenny,
Glad you agree bro, and that you dropped by!
~JulieS
I totally agree! Everything requires hard work and there is no shortcut. I’ve been in a home based business but not for so long, hard work is the key to success.
Hi Nicole,
Glad you agree and happy to help where We can 🙂
~JulieS
There is no magic secret to success other than hard work and never giving up. You said it all so perfectly!
Hi Christina
Lets keep working Smart and create our economy. Thanks for your time 🙂
~JulieS
Awesome tips Julie there are no short cuts. Just hard work a plan and focus and then being grateful with each success and then build upon it!
Thank you Chris, its time we shared this far and wide,…spread the gospel of success 🙂
~JulieS
There really is so much truth in sticking with it. I see so many bloggers give up after a month or two because their traffic is down. It’s a slow, steady process to build a readership and I know many businesses work the same way.
Hi EMily,
Thank you so much, glad you agree. Yes indeed I have seen so many potentially awesome bloggers give up to chase fast cash…Which is just as elusive for them…!
Stick with it and keep doing…Patience is key. NO one built a sky scraper overnight. That foundation is as deep as the height of the building. It yaks ages to sprout of the ground one may think its a hole n the ground! Every Floor has to solidify and settle…Its got to be Weather proof, and all kinds of other stuff…
Success in a Home based or any business is exactly the same!
~Julie Syl
Great tips and solid advice once again. Will re-read this post once I go back with my desktop computer.
Hey Ron,
Absolutely feel free and Glad you dropped by! 🙂
~J&PK
These are really good tips!! They sound like they could be really helpful. Theres no easy way out!
Hi Geanine,
The easy way out is by doing what you love and are passionate about. It ends up being such fun building it yo never work a day in your life 🙂 Cliche I know AND so true!
~Julie S
I love this! It may take a lot of hard work to be able to work from home and have your own business, but man is it worth it!
Yes Yes Yes Adriana and I for one am So grateful for this opportunity it has transformed our lives! 🙂
~Julie S
Great blog! Powerful training!,,, very clear and informative.. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for dropping by Alecia, Glad you got value! 🙂 Keep rocking too!
~Julie S
Powerful training Julie!! Success takes a lot of hard work, energy, dedication and perseverance! No easy way out there! Thanks so much for sharing this!
Yes Jelena, The easy way is LOVING what you do and Focusing like a blinkered Horse…Otherwise yes its A hustle daily! Thanks for dropping by!
~Julie S
That’s the spirit of success right there! Best advice so far is to make sure breaks aren’t abused like crazy. I was like that for a short while and I ended up crashing my routine.
This is so helpful for those who had a home-base business..So glad to know this things for planning for my own business!
Hi Nikki,
Glad you got value Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
~J&PK
You definitely have to work hard if you’re planning to start a home based business because you’re going to have to do everything, and most of the time you have to do it on your own. It’s never going to be easy but with these steps, I’m sure it’s going to at least help you.
Hi Elizabeth, So well said, Love your input. It takes DOING, ACTION, FOCUSING on the Journey…Most times I dont like to say Hard work, But due to the wait between the Seed and the reaping, most people consider the things we have to do Hard work , So I use the language we all understand!
~Julie S
well said! Yes… it does take hard work… and definitely perseverance. Great post!
Thank you Michelle, Glad you dropped by!
Well said, Julie! Building a business online takes hustle, a strong mindset, investing in the right tools and perseverance.
THANK YOU Mike, Absolutely Love your input, Coming from a Real Life multiple 6 Figure Earner. Awesome 🙂
We rest our case 🙂
~J&PK
This is helpful. I know I need to make to-do lists every day. I’ve had trouble sticking to them in the past!
Hey Liz,
Its a matter of practicing Daily, Like brushing our teeth, we gotta keep at it 🙂 Not that we cant have a sweet or go to bed sometimes without doing…Consistency is key!
~Julie S
Such great tips! This is so helpful since I want to eventually have my own business. I just need to make a plan and start to peruse it!
Hi Sara,
Lots of templates for planning Find what you Love, and feel happy promoting, and Gte doing. It could change in a few months yrs who knows the idea is to dive in and start swimming 🙂 Holler if you need help!
~julie S
You are right. If you can’t come up with a working routine and stick to it every single day, don’t expect the get very far. If I slack a few days here and there, I see a dramatic dip in income.
Exactly Theresa and since we chose to work from home as Our own Bosses we gotta hold ourselves accountable and show up! DAILY 🙂
Thanks for the input!
~Julie S
I am working on it Julie! Thanks for your usual informative posts that help to keep us all on track. 🙂
Keep doing Claudette 🙂 You reap what you sow right and I know you sow mighty deep and nurture every blessed day! 🙂
~Julie S
Wow This was fantastic!! You always give tremendous value in your Posts. Thank you for sharing these tips on how to succeed in Our Home Based Business!
Our Pleasure Tara, Glad you find them Fantastic Woot! 🙂 Thanks for dropping in!
~Julie S
Thanks for all the great ideas. It is so much harder than people think. it takes lots of self-motivation!
It is a steep learning curve Tina for sure. Most of us start a business with an employee mindset still…So we gotta un teach ourselves some bad habits and get ibto the driving seat! 🙂
~Julie S
It does take a lot to succeed at a home based business. Often you don’t have a support system, like you would at a company. You really have to work smarter to make sure you don’t overwhelm yourself.
Hi Cindy,
Exactly you hit the nail on the head. You are the Company, the brand, the boss and worker all in one..You gotta step up! Many cant hack it!
But then again success is for hose that endure till they breakthrough!
~Julie S
Working from home sounds so easy, but the truth is it can be the hardest (although most rewarding) work out there. I love my home based business, but the workload is always growing and it’s easy to get overwhelmed! I’m a big believer in drafting a daily to-do list!
Working from home takes the same effort as building a business outside the home! The model is the same, the overheads can be way less and thats the attraction!
A daily To-DO list is an absolute Must! You are the Boss give the employee “YOU” the target jobs to do 🙂 Thanks for the input Jessica
~Julie S
I run a home-based business and I say that you are spot on. It takes a lot to succeed!
Thank you Michelle Glad you dropped by! 🙂
~Julie S
I still need to figure out “what to sell”… Granted, I blog for fun and get paid to do a lot of posts but I feel as though I could capitalize it by selling something – aside from myself, LOL!
Hi GiGi,
You have a very Tuned in Audience, If you dont monetize SMARTER and SERVE them they will soon get bored and go else where..You can be affiliated to a Health and Fitness product, a Paleo healthy foods product heck you can create your own Meal plan product…Too much work for a hobby and a few Google Ads moneys! I am happy to have a Strategy Chat with you if you like!
~Julie S
Right on point and time for me. Thanks. I laughed about the workspace. We are in our current home because it at extra rooms that we could turn into offices. I was so excited about this. Do I work in mine? No. After vacation I’m going to begin. And I just ordered business cards, so they should be here in the next day or so.
Well If you are at WORK then You should create a WORKSPACE Sybil. It helps you focus, get into the zone and get more done 🙂
Its a mind thing! Working on your Sofa isnt good for your body either 🙂
~Julie S