subject: Your Home Based Business Not Growing Fast Enough? These Tips Will Help Speed Things Up [print this page] The following are four tips for a solid foundation for your home based business and in every area of your personal life. They are not for sale and any one can choose to use them. You can use just one or all of them, that's up to you. As you read through see how implementing these simple tips could help you create a business and lifestyle others will aspire to.
Be a person of Integrity
Integrity is one of the most important attributes a person can have. People will not want you as a friend or confident if they cannot trust you. It's not so much about what we say that is important it's more about what we do that is what people will remember us by. We are judged not by our words as much as by our actions. If you say you are going to do something by a certain time then make sure you do it. If you fail to deliver on your commitments soon people will begin to avoid you and go elsewhere. When it comes to business people will simply not do business with you if they cannot trust you.
Have a Positive, Optimistic Attitude
How many people do you know that are always complaining? I once heard the expression these people are always pulling tomorrows clouds over today's sunshine. Most have one thing in common, they don't have many friends. Today with so many problems and distractions in our lives, who needs more? Think about it, would you want to do business with someone who continues to moan about how bad things are? People don't want to do business with someone who's always complaining.
If you are always upbeat you will never lack for friends or people who want to do business with you. People will be drawn to you because of your upbeat can do attitude. They will want to connect with you because you may give them hope for what can be instead of worrying about what they lack. Most successful people I know are always positive and upbeat. They always find the silver lining in every situation. For them every problem is an opportunity for another solution. They are the ones who make lemon aid from the lemons.
Consider other's interests more important than your own.
This may sound crazy but if you think about the most successful people you know most of them got that way by providing a product or service that others found useful. A few names like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Michael Dell come to mind. I'm sure you could name a few others that have impacted your life in a positive way. The more you serve others the more successful you will become. Those who just take care of themselves often come up on the short end of the stick. As Zig Zigler said the more you help others get what they want the more you will get in return. As you strive to make your home based business more successful think about how you can enrich others lives along the way.
Set personal standards of Excellence for yourself in every area of your Life and Business.
Become your own best example. As others see you striving to be the best you can they will be drawn to you as friends and business associates. People like to associate with people they like and can trust. In almost any organization the busy people are always called upon for the extra tasks when the going gets tough because they can be relied upon to get the job done on time. If they make a commitment to get the job done is will be done. They are also smart enough to know when to say no so they do not disappoint. These people usually are compensated at a higher rate because of it.
If you commit to doing something then do it. Always look for the silver lining in every cloud. Turn every problem into an opportunity. Your attitude has a lot to do with your current state in life. Remember to help enough others get what they want and you will never want for anything. Make it a habit of being the best you can be every day and as a friend of mine says "every day will be the best day of your
