Did you know that only one out of twenty home based businesses online succeed? This means that 95% of aspiring Internet entrepreneurs hoping to fire their boss and work from the comfort of their own home fail. Why are these statistics so one sided and why do people find it so difficult to make money online? I guess if I had the answers to these questions I would be classified as one of the most successful business people on the web much sooner than later.
Of course there’s no easy explanation or magic bullet as to why people find it so difficult to succeed on the Internet. To my way of thinking there are several factors at work which cause people either to throw in the towel or not even start at all.
I believe the two key ingredients you need even before you begin are passion and a strong motivating factor or reason why. Of course we’ve all heard in order to be successful at no matter what we do we have to be passionate about what we’re doing. And I believe the reason we’ve heard it so often is because it’s true. First of all what is passion?
Most of us including the major dictionaries online equate passion with sexual desire and love. However the one definition I found at dictionary on the web, which is more closely related to our topic, defined passion as: “a strong or extravagant fondness, enthusiasm, or desire for anything: a passion for music.”
People often say you need to like what you’re doing in order to succeed, but I disagree, you need to be passionate about it. Liking it just doesn’t cut it as far as I’m concerned. You must approach your work with enthusiasm and with a burning desire to do whatever it is to the best of your ability. Once you’ve found your passion in life you must then have a strong motivational element or reason why you want to be the best and make all the money you’ll ever need and more.
Having the burning desire to do something doesn’t always translate into success unless you have this reason why or strong motive as to why you want what you want. Sometimes you’ll have to search for this explanation while with others it’s right in front of them from the beginning.
It has been my experience that your reason why shouldn’t be related to just wanting or needing more money. This is the reason why sometimes we have to look deeper within ourselves to find the true motivation we need which will sustain us throughout the entire process even when things look their bleakest.
In my opinion, once you’ve fulfilled these two requirements you’re headed in the right direction but you’re not quite there yet. Having the confidence you need to reach your goals, a detailed plan for reaching them and a strong belief you will get there are also important contributing factors.
If you can combine your passion and motivation with a laser like focus on your objectives along with a consistency of effort on a daily basis and you possess the will power necessary to let nothing deter you from reaching your end result then your chances of home business success online will have increased dramatically.
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