home business secrets

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Adopt a wealth mentality.
For me the wealth journey began with a complete change of consciousness. I spent the first 36 years of my life with an impoverished view of my reality, telling myself things like "I'll never be rich." and "Money's not important." Eventually my perception of myself and what was possible for my life started to expand. Here's how.

Allow your personality to shine.
Yes, I really do have to tell you this. Because believe it or not, some people seem to equate being professional with being an uptight, lacking in humor, automaton who's afraid to say or do the wrong thing in social settings. Or maybe I just hung out with the wrong crowd. See what I mean in this article.

Ask more questions.
Not just for the sake of your business but for the sake of building rapport with your clients and customers. They will remember you above others because you let THEM do the talking.

Be a problem-solver.
Sure, anyone can be an entrepreneur. Just go around solving major problems for people. But seriously, we are in the business of providing answers and solutions to people's problems, regardless of what we sell, per se.

Become an expert.
Over the past year I've gotten really clear that I AM MY BRAND -- regardless of what I'm selling and representing. I've declared myself an expert in starting a home-based business. It's true, I'm an expert in it! I've done it for 8 years and now I help others do the same. So here's where I got an inkling of what I could do with what I know.

Become a referral source.
Be that go-to person. Get in the habit of thinking of how you can help others and to whom you can introduce them to help their businesses. You build strong networks this way and enhance your own reputation to boot.

Don't mention names -- unless they're worth mentioning.
I live in the fifth largest city in the country yet it seems everyone knows everyone. Which means a lot of people have a lot to say about one another -- good and bad. When I hear negative things about people, it affects the way I perceive who's being talked about AND how I perceive who's doing the talking. I say just don't mention names.

Follow-up, period.
Another "obvious" practice but if you're skipping this article it means you're among the 5% who actually DO follow up. The rest of you, well, there may be something in here you're not aware of.

Learn to love sales (and it's all sales!)
Your business will FAIL if you don't get good at selling -- selling your skills, your talents, your experience, your personality, your products and services. There is absolutely nothing wrong with selling -- and if you don't sell, you don't make money, whatever it is you're peddling. These are home business hints everyone can use!

Read wealth authors.
In just a few short years my mindset has gone from "I'll never be rich." to "I'm a multi-millionaire." Wanna know how? I devoured the words of these wealth- and success-minded authors until they became my own.

Sell your strengths.
Get back to what it is that's so great about YOU. You personally. What you're good at. Who you are for other people. What they can count on you for. And now see ways you can profit from your "you"-ness.

Send hand-written notes.
While you're following up, you may as well follow up with the most heartfelt, genuine expression -- a hand-written card. Rarely seen these days of digital dizziness, a real hand-written card speaks volumes about who you are and what your business is about.

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Acknowledge your successes.

One of the secrets of home business is reminding yourself of the things that have gone well, especially during the leaner days (or months or years). Hard as it may be to keep going when things are tough, you have to remember the entrepreneurial path is the one you have chosen for yourself.