How To Start Your Own Internet Business (Even If You Don't Think
You Can)
How To Start Your Own Internet Business (Even If You Don't Think
You Can) by Dianne Ansari-Winn
In this brief article, I hope to start you on your way to an
Internet business that is ethical, honest and legal, and that
can still make you millions of dollars, using primarily free
resources. You can start your very own business with very little
startup cost!
Today I would like to help you with the first step: the decision
to start a business at all. I know what you are thinking at this
point--"well, who wouldn't want to make a million dollars?".
However, starting a business takes more than just the desire to
make money. Starting any business requires that you learn how to
run that business. It requires some time and effort. An internet
business is no different. There are some key concepts that you
will have to learn, but it does not require that you are a
business wizard or that you even have a college degree. The
resources for learning how to start and build a business are
literally at your fingertips--they are available on the Internet
for FREE. Yes, for free. I am not trying to sell you anything!
Let's get back to deciding whether or not beginning a business
is right for you. Doing the following exercise is a crucial step
before making any large decision. We are literally starting at
assessing the core strength of your business, which is you. If
you do this exercise, you will learn what money means to you. If
you ask anyone of the street if they want to make more money,
they would probably say yes. But if you ask them why, that it is
harder to explain. This exercise will help you to know what
money means to you, which is a very valuable lesson. If you do
this exercise before you get started, you will have it to
motivate you thoughout the rest of your life, really, even if
you do not start a business at all.
This exercise is simple, and only requires a paper and pen. Sit
down in a quiet place and think about what money means to you.
Envision yourself with all the money you desire. Where are you?
What are you doing? Where do you live? For most people, money
means security first, then freedom. Security means that we can
easily afford our basic needs, like housing and food. Freedom is
all the other stuff. Usually it means:
* Freedom from: a boring job, working for someone else, a low
wage, worry about paying bills. Try to come up with other
examples that are meaningful to you.
* Freedom to: buy new things, take trips, own your own home,
have the best for their kids, live where you like, make your own
working hours, relax more, spend more time with the people you
love, give to charity.
Hopefully the "freedom to" list is longer than the "freedom
from" list, because it is the "freedom to" list that is the one
that is more important. Even though you may be in a situation
that you want to improve, you need to see where you want to be
and think about that, not focus on what you don't want. (This is
called the Law of Attraction, which I hope to discuss more in
another article).
Perhaps you are one of the lucky people who has everything that
you feel that you need. Congratulations to you! I hope that you
have found some benefit in doing this exercise. Most people find
that although they are not in a bad situation, by allowing
themselves to dream a little they can visualize their ideal
situation, which usually does not match exactly where they are.
They see a situation in which some more money would be helpful.
There are many ways to solve that dilemma. You can get another
job. You can cut down on spending. You can repay debt. All of
these are ways to increase your income.
However, most people that are making lots of money have their
own business. That is a fact. Read "The Millionaire Next Door"
by Dr. Thomas Stanley and Dr. William Danko to prove it to
yourself. (This is not a plug for that book. Use your local
library!) As I wrote in the beginning, an Internet business is a
way to start a business with very little startup cost. It does
take some time and effort, but the potential is there to achieve
your dreams.
I wish you success!
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