Your Name, CEO - Be Your Own Boss

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 a decade 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 -

You will work very hard in the beginning. Harder than you have ever worked on anything in your life (except raising children!) You will have MANY hours, days and weeks where you ask yourself if it is really worth it.

You will question your judgment, your decision, your abilities and your sanity. It seems to be raining obstacles and set backs.

If you will just stick with it, however, the clouds will begin to lift. The sun will peek out, the sky will clear and you will see the rainbow.

If you follow this rainbow, working very hard as you journey toward it, you will find your pot of gold sitting at the very end. Next to it, there sits a desk plaque with the words     -Your Name Here, CEO-   imprinted on it.

To get to this point, you must have faith, persistence, belief in yourself, creativity in the face of disaster, willingness to sacrifice, ability to seek out and ask for help and true grit. Do not let any one or any thing stand in your way.

Jackie Ulmer has worked from home for over fifteen years, coaching and training thousands on the secrets to success in a home business. Contact her through her website at http://www.streetsmartwealth.com 

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