My
father instilled in me at a very young age the desire to have my
own business and be my own boss. He owned his own business for most
of my childhood. As the daily breakfast cook, he sent us off
to school each day with a home cooked meal under our belts and was
home every day at lunch as well (and took a nap.) He didn't
punch a time clock, so he could be there.
Although he didn't realize it at the time, he was
grooming me to follow his example. I was never a good
candidate for Corporate America.
Like most of us, however, I did my time in Corporate
America and had a fun, promising career in Marketing,
primarily in the airline industry. No matter how much
I enjoyed my career, always in the back of my mind was
the idea of having my own business.
Over a ten year span, I started several small home
businesses, but soon realized the limits of being a
sole proprietor with limited time. There had to be a
way to leverage my time and increase my income.
Right about that same time, my first child was born.
One look at him and I knew that there was no way I was
ever going to leave him in someone else's care for
more than half of his waking hours.
Working from home seemed to be the only viable
alternative that would allow me to be home, be the boss and earn
a great income.
That was over six years ago, and today, with the power
of the Internet, the ability to be the CEO of your own
company is greater than ever.
Notice I didn't say easier? For some reason, having
your own business and working from home seems to
conjure up visions of get-rich-quick to many. Throw
in the Internet and many more seem to think there is
no work involved.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
The reality of starting your own business looks like this -
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Jackie Ulmer, a veteran Home Based Business Owner and author of StreetSmartWealth.com
Home Business News has coached and trained thousands of representatives
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