The Proper Mindset for Home Business Professionals
By: Chris Hickman
The best home based businesses and professionals who succeed at them, understand that success is 99.9% mindset. Not only is it important to be organized, disciplined and focused, you must have a positive mental outlook to have a profitable home based business. My series of upcoming blogs will discuss how entrepreneurs with legitimate home based businesses can utilize personal development as THE cornerstone for their business success.
Let's start with the discussion that "thoughts are things". When a thought is mixed with definite purpose and a burning desire, powerful things can happen. Years ago, a man named Edwin Barnes literally thought his way into a business partnership with the great inventor Thomas Edison. The true story goes that Barnes started only with desire as he was in no position to act upon it. Two problems stood in his way. He did not know Edison and he didn't have the money to travel to Edison's Laboratory in New Jersey. That didn't stop Barnes as his desire was stronger than most. When he finally was able to show up on Edison's doorstep, Edison was not impressed, but did notice something in Barnes' eyes that prompted him to give the young man a job in the office. Initially, Barnes did not get the partnership he wanted with Edison, but he did get a chance to work at a nominal wage. Months went be before the opportunity surfaced that would change Barnes life. And the opportunity came in a different form than expected. Edison had invented a dictating machine that his own salesmen did not think was practical and could be sold. They said it would be too hard and there would be no market for this device. Barnes on the other hand stepped forward and said he could sell the machine if Edison would give him the chance. Long story short, Barnes became so successful that Edison gave him the rights to distribute and market the machine all over the country. Barnes was finally in partnership with the famed inventor and became wealthy in the process. More importantly, he acquired the knowledge that thoughts can turn into a tangible rewards.
Through his determination and desire, Barnes's story teaches us that each goal and objective starts with a thought. Will you think yourself into a fortune?
| Posted on: Feb 05, 2008 7:53 PM |
Comments (1)
freddy kreuger | Feb 09, 2008 3:12 PM
The best home based businesses and professionals who succeed at them, understand that success is 99.9% mindset. Not only is it important to be organized, disciplined and focused, you must have a positive mental outlook to have a profitable home based business. My series of upcoming blogs will discuss how entrepreneurs with legitimate home based businesses can utilize personal development as THE cornerstone for their business success.
Let's start with the discussion that "thoughts are things". When a thought is mixed with definite purpose and a burning desire, powerful things can happen. Years ago, a man named Edwin Barnes literally thought his way into a business partnership with the great inventor Thomas Edison. The true story goes that Barnes started only with desire as he was in no position to act upon it. Two problems stood in his way. He did not know Edison and he didn't have the money to travel to Edison's Laboratory in New Jersey. Thdfdsf dfaf dfasd fasdfas dfasdfasdf asdfas
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