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5 Questions to Discover The Perfect Home Based Business for YOU
Copyright 2005 Gobala Krishnan
Are you interested in starting your own home based
business, but not sure where to begin? Why not start with
yourself?
Here are a few steps you can take to determine what you
really want to do. But first, have a pen and paper ready in
front of you...
Done? Ok, here we go...
1) What Are Your Hobbies?
Write down all the things you love doing in your own free
time. Don't hold anything back, because I'm not here to
examine your answer. There is no right or wrong here, only
the truth, only what you feel straight from your heart.
Why do this? The answer is because hobbies are a great
source of motivation and energy for anyone. If you're
willing to do something without being paid, you'd
definately do it for money. The only difference is, money
will only come second, as compared to the immediate
satisfaction you get from doing what you love. Write
everything on that pice of paper.
2) What Specialized Knowledge Do You Have?
In your current or past jobs, you would have accumulated a
great deal of knowledge on a certain subject. Thanks to
your boss, you may have become an expert at something. And
this expertise, believe it or not, can help others around
the world. Don't let this go to waste.
So write down any specialized knowledge you have. Write
down any specialized skills you may have developed too, and
it could be in sales, event organization, public relations,
accounting, counselling, etc.
3) What Corner of The Book Store Do You Go to First?
When I heard someone ask me that, I was like "What? What
has that got to do with anything?".
It has got to do with everything. Which corner of the
bookstore you visit FIRST usually indicates which topics
you love reading about. In a conversation with one of my
team members a week ago, I asked him the same question, and
his reply was "Well, Gobala, I never thought about it, but
I actually go to the self-help section first, because I
like reading about how I can improve myself to be a better
human being."
Ditto. Your sub-concious actions may hold the answer to
your problem. Now we're getting somewhere, so write YOUR
favourite section down on that piece of paper.
4) What Did You Love Doing 5 Years Ago?
My life now is VERY different from what it was 5 years ago.
How about yours? What did you love doing 5 years ago, but
simply cannot find the time for it right now? Did you plan
to start something new 5 years ago, but for some reason it
never happened?
Our lives change all the time, but if there was something
in your past that you're still passionate about, write it
down now.
5) What Are You Naturally Good At?
To answer this question, you MUST ask your friends, not
yourself. Whatever you already know about yourself is not
going to help. Only things you never knew you were good at
are going to open doors to your own home based business. So
go ahead, call 10 of your best friends, and ask them "What
do think I'm good at?"
Make a mental note, or write all their opinions down on
your piece of paper. The key to getting this right is to
NEVER question or argue about their opinion of you. Take
the good with the bad, take it all. By the time you're done
with number 10, I guarantee you'll start discovering things
about you that you never knew you were good at.
I found out that I'm good at teaching. I also found out
that I can explain things in a simple way, and that I have
patience when dealing with others. Trust me, I never knew
that before I asked. It's amazing what others know about
you that you don't know yourself.
The Road Becomes Clearer
When you're done with your list of all the things you love,
all the things you've become an expert at, and all the
things you found out you're naturally good at, have a good
look at it. Does your dream home business seem a little
more clear now? Do you see the begiining of an exciting
journey, instead of an intimidating one?
You now have many ideas on what type of home based business
you can do, and all you have to do is choose. Choose the
one that you're most excited about RIGHT NOW and are eager
to start RIGHT NOW.
If you rushed through this article without the pen and
paper, without taking notes and asking yourself these
questions, then let me tell you the truth:
It takes YEARS to build a steady five or six figure income
from your own home based business. You can't do it in
months, no matter what anyone else out there may say. The
only way you're going to get through the initial
"make-or-break" years is if you're doing something close to
your heart. Something that will seem like fun, not hard
work.
Seek the truth, for the truth shall set you free, and show
you where you want to go. If you don't know where you want
to go, it's no secret that you'll never get there.
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Gobala Krishnan is a member and writer for the
International Association of Home Business Entrepreneurs,
the online university for home based business, at
http://www.home-business-association.com/IAHBE and owner of
the Six Figure Income Dream Team website at
http://www.sfidreamteam.com
More articles by Gobala Krishnan - http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Gobala-Krishnan-225/
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