Home Based Business - The X Factor
What is the X Factor in a Home Based Business?
First, stop and think for a moment about why such a small percentage of people are truly successful relative to the population. With so many opportunities around us, the gap seems to be widening each day between the wealthy and poor. There are people that are building a successful home based business and developing a solid income, but most are just surviving paycheck to paycheck. What do successful people or what I call the X-Factor have in common?
Ever wonder why people are successful? I know I have pondered that question a few times. Many people think its a natural thing to be successful. There is much debate and thousands of articles written about this subject matter, but have several common characteristics. Several traits are; a vision, clear and defined goals, a good coach/mentor, etc.
One big part of my success, is passion that has stood out. It’s not something you are taught in school, read in a text book, but that which comes deep from within you. Think about the people that have developed a successful Home Based Business and created multiple steams of income. They all seem to have that unique quality of passion. For anyone that would like to see what passion is all about, check out Chris Gardner, the man behind the Pursuit of Happyness. Absolutely, one of the best movies in my opinion that demonstrates passion to the extreme. When you evaluate the characteristics of what Chris and what he personally had to overcome, I would suggest he had all of the above, but he has the drive and passion to overcome any obstacles. On a scale of 1 to 10, where are you on the scale of motivation?
The passion I have comes from within to have a better life for my family, that keeps me laser focused. That is a core desire that drives me, especially when I’m tired after a full 10 hour day at the job, yet still have passion and persistence to continue working late into the evening on developing our home based business. Hey, nobody said this would be easy. Passion is that force within you that inspires you to get up early in the morning and late to bed. In other words, you can’t wait till the next morning to get up and out of bed. Are you truly serious and focused on what your dreams and aspirations are or do you just put life on cruise control? Either way, you are responsible for your life and nobody else.
Having absolute resolve that nothing will stop you is what passion is all about. It really is the fuel that makes people do the things to build a home based business. Every one of us has the ability to be successful and its all about choices. So what will you choose for your life? Success or failure? There are no short cuts to success as I can attest to after 10 years in the industry.
Many years ago, I discovered that we all must have somewhere inside of us a dream, a desire, something to hold on to and reach for in order to remain focused. Something must make us desperate enough to change our circumstances. People who don’t want it badly enough or lack passion, don’t make it. Being desperate enough to find a way to change and become inspired to do so. I know what I have wanted for our family for the past 15 years and have paid the price and have the battle scars to prove it.
Others will tell you its your Why. Many of us have written about the WHY we do this business. Therein is the secret to our success. Our dream (passion) and our why that drives us, something we desire so much that we find the courage to overcome doubt and fear and drive our self to do what it takes to build a solid Home Based Business and create a full time residual income.
Passion, the X-factor in all of us. So my question to you is as follows: Have you truly taken the time to think about it clearly and written it down for reviewing? Invest a few hours alone and explore your thoughts and make a decision on what it truly is that you want to accomplish. Nobody ever said that building a successful home based business would be easy, but talk to anyone that is successful and truly has the time/freedom to do as they please, I’m sure they will tell you they are extremely happy they took the road and pathway to success and built a home based business. There are no short cuts to success. It takes daily work habits to make it happen. Will you be a statistic or a success?
Make it a great week everyone!
Darrell Lischka
