The Process of Finding a Direction with Confidence

In watching people and myself, it seems that each person must find their own path by going through the process of gaining life experiences, good and bad, and learning from them. Until a person gains enough experiences and forms their own opinions based on those personal experiences, it's hard for them to know their life with any certainty of direction.

Certainty

The number and diversity of experiences needed to gain confidence and certainty is different for each person. Obviously, we would all like to get through the process as quickly as possible, but sometimes things take as long as they take.

Hard Lessons

If there is one thing I've learned in the past year, it's that advice and plans have been the major source of distraction.

Results on Hold

I've worked hard over the last year, even though I don't have much to show for it in terns of a business. Most of the work has been searching, testing, and gaining experience in entrepreneurial ways to earn money. I received some checks, which is nice.

Life Goes On

Starting a business may be at a snail's pace, but my life has been full. A second daughter is on the way and a new home is undergoing a full remodel and will hopefully be finished before the baby arrives.

Seeking a Direction

I have a few hours, off hours, a week to work a personal business. I spend many other hours, mostly driving in the car and reading before bed, learning others stories and thoughts on how they have done well in their chosen home business adventures.

Home Business - Not My First Choice

Frankly, the idea of putting any time into a home business is a bit embarrassing given my background and skill set. Home business is not my first choice, but given that I am only able to work on a personal business during TV and hobby time hours, it was the only option I found.

Independent Distributors

In many home businesses, the business model is one where a company manages almost all aspects of the business. The owner is really simply an independent distributor that can earn commissions on personal sales and sales of the team team they are able to build.

Still Conflicted, Time to Pick One and Run

Even today, after a year of first trying to start my own business, realizing that that's not possible on my own and getting involved in the Home Business area, I am still conflicted on how to proceed. I'll tell you why.

Integrity & Being Authentic

I want to be able to sell something that genuinely adds value and helps families truly get paid for their time investment. Many of the home businesses I've explored have chances of success that I feel are too low for me to support.

Base Costs

A second problem I have is when a home business company requires an expensive auto-ship of products to qualify for the payment plan. Knowing the low success rate, I think these high dollar auto-ship policies are irresponsible and hurt most of the people that participate.

How this Helps You

When I finally do decide which home business to proceed with, you'll be able to know I tried many to find the right one with the greatest opportunity and least number of negatives. Honestly, it's a balance that must be found because all companies have both positive and negatives aspects.

Success In 7 Years

Year one was very slow. I learned a lot about sales processes, marketing funnels, sourcing traffic, and compensation plans. I also learned that you can't rely on one company to be there forever, but you must focus on building a business with one home business company at a time.