About Working from Home
Why do so many people want to work from home and what is it that
inspires so many to follow this avenue of earning an income?
These are questions that I asked myself also when I first
considered Home Based Business and contemplated the possibility
of joining this growing community of people.
>From my experience having been involved in working from home on
and off for 8 years, I have found 2 main reasons.
Firstly, there is the financial aspect. People want to earn
greater incomes and be rewarded appropriately for the effort
they put into their chosen profession. Many people are not
rewarded properly for their work output and when comparing
themselves to the output of others, are disillussioned and
depressed about the whole matter.
Secondly there is the time aspect. Most people seem to have to
commit most of their life to an occupation that they really
don't like and certainly don't enjoy. Time is spent travelling
to and from work, especially in the larger cities, way beyond
what anybody would reasonably expect to do. More is being
demanded from employees today in the time that you are at work,
to the point where you get home and go to bed through exhaustion.
You could summarise this by saying people basically want
financial freedom to devote more time to families and to the
things they would like to do more often. A Better Lifestyle.
These are very real and great desires, but I have learned that
working from home brings rewards way beyond anything I ever
thought possible!!
Life really is about relationships, with your God, with families
and with those you meet on a day to day basis. Without
relationships, of any sort, you will lead a very boring and
depressing life. With home based business comes the added bonus
of meeting many different people, in many different
circumstances, in ways that really bless you and sometimes
infuriate you!!!
You must learn and appreciate quickly that people are your
greatest assett in life and indeed in Home Based Business also.
Without day to day contact with others, your business will not
grow. You may think that you can work the internet and grow a
home based business devoid of contact with people, but at the
end of the day, who is pushing the mouse and hitting the keys on
the keyboards? You are still working with people. You still need
to develop relationships with those whom you choose to work
with. Without genuine relationships, your business will fail.
Can I suggest to you that to gain financial freedom and time to
enjoy life more fully, you need to remember that people are your
greatest asset. Whether you work online only or in network
marketing, you need people. You need their input into your life
and into that of your business.
You need to learn to treat people with greater respect, for who
they are, for what they know and for how you may ''help each
other'', not what can ''I'' get out of them!!
Look at successful business people or leaders that you know and
learn from them, notice their good points and build those points
into your own life, rather than noticing their bad points and
just criticising them!! Learn to build people up, rather than
knocking them down. Treat people as Jesus said to do, like you
would have them treat you. There is untold wisdom in those very
words alone!!!
In Network Marketing, in Home Based Business, your first step is
to align yourself in an opportunity that you feel passionate
about, one which you agree with morally and that you can relate
to fully. The next step is to then become a disciple to your
leaders, to your upline. You need to be teachable, able to adapt
to change and with your own life experiences added, success
begins to come, as you follow instructions and see your business
grow.
As you grow as a person, as your business grows, you will notice
that the 2 go hand in hand. I have seen many times over that
those who succeed, are those willing to embrace change; and the
major change occurs in themselves. Always remember this, if
nothing else from this artcile; You are the sum total of all the
decisions that You have made in your life. If you are not happy
with your lot, then you need to do something about it, not
anybody else, YOU need to change something.
As your business grows, as you grow into a stronger more able
person you will see your downline grow. You will notice that you
are teaching those you sell your product to, about correct
usage, to gain the benefits they desire. You will notice that
you are training those that become distributors in your
organisation. You will notice that the Disciple has become a
Discipler.
You will notice that when you fully commit yourself to any
endeavour, especially Home Based Business, that you become
''richer as a person'' first, and then as you grow with your
business, the rewards come, the financial freedom and the
greater income begins to arrive at your door.
The greatest goal is to enjoy life and enjoy it to the full,
again a great promise, made by a very wise man, who came to give
us that life.