Business, Business Opportunities.
Against whom do we compete? - it is very popular to use tough and hard words in business life. The marketplace is called battlefield, where people use" strategies and tactics" leading. their troops to victories.
Business warriors talk about competition AGAINST other companies, price, about market wars - wars etc. - the vocabulary has been loaned directly from the army. It is" top down" lead organization. Some phrases, like strategy and tactics, suit well into companies, but army has totally different culture. Modern companies are market - driven, customers have the final word. I don�t like" army style" in business. Another huge difference is the culture: army is tough and simple( no feelings please) , companies are more emotions - driven, where human relations have the key role.
I see business rather as a game, like ice - hockey for instance. - they feel the game and will do the decisions. In ice - hockey the coach and the players have the most important roles. Also home business owners are emotions and know - how driven. They don�t compete against the market, they co - operate with the market. They must feel the market in the internet.
They will change their products or services according to the market needs and promote on markets to where their customers have moved. - this remark leads us to the core place of" competition" : it is inside our heads. Running home business in the internet is not army - style operation but very sensitive and creative work. Ain�t it fantastic: the most important thing of home business success is located in our heads and it is totally in our own hands. We as home business owners are ourselves�only tools in the internet. What a responsibility! So let�s put this in praxis.
So, I believe stronly that the real chance in the internet is inside our heads. - when i think of my typical working day in my home business and my major success factors, i�ll get the list of my competitors: - did i plan my day yesterday? - am i in a good shape mentally and physically? - am i in a good mood now? - do i follow the work - list( if planned yesterday) ? - do i study my netbiz enough? - do i eat healthy meals every day? - do i train my physics enough? - do i preserve my positive attitude? - do i follow my lifeplan? - did i read the training lessons of my affiliate program? - do i read personal success books regularly? Ok, should we study more" personal success" than internet marketing. I started to study this issue some fifteen years back from Brian Tracy�s books and that has been one of the most important decisions I have ever made. Sounds odd but my answer is: YES. Before that I searched the reasons and solutions from outside world. Now I also understand very well that my mental condition must be in good shape.
Now I am a home business owner, doing business mostly alone. - this is very important. First we have to study the right methods from those" gurus" who have already reached. their success, then to train the right methods. Good news is that we can train our mental condition along the same guidelines than, golf, for instance. And keep on training. I do agree. Professionals say that it takes from two to three weeks to learn a new, longterm habbit.
But to spend two weeks in learning a new success factor is nothing. - ok, my message is that let�s start" mental training courses" and we all can improve our home businesses. It is time well spent.