Avoid Distractions When Working From Home

One of the most important things to remember when working from home is to avoid distractions. There are so many things around us that can be distracting so to get the necessary focus on the tasks you set yourself, it’s vital you avoid these distractions.

Sometimes you can have music in the background, which is fine as long as this doesn’t take your focus away from what is important. The worst kind of distraction is Television, especially if it’s in the same room as where you are working. The temptation to have the TV on and change channels is too much of a distraction to be healthy for your work focus. The radio could also be too much of a distraction because you could get distracted by a conversation that interests you so that you don’t finish your work task, but instead spend your time with your focus on something else. Also avoid the use of DVD movies because this is similar to TV in that your focus is towards the story and action of the movie rather than to your work. Music can be helpful to a lot of people because it provides a pleasant atmosphere and can enhance the work experience and encourage better work performance.

TV and radio are good when you are having a break from your work, but when working it’s essential you are focused on your task to completion or to where you can easily take a break and go back to complete the task.

So, what can you do when working at home to avoid these distractions? The best way is to set aside a room, or an area of a room where you can work without distraction. Working with a computer requires some time away from the screen, so plan your work tasks so you can complete your daily routine satisfactorily. You may require frequent breaks, but with correct planning and focus to the task at hand in an area where this is possible will benefit you and your business.

Should there be too many distractions, such as the things described above, your business could suffer and you could be losing money. Because there are so many potential distractions in the home environment, it’s important for you to treat your “work space” like you do an office. In the office there are no distractions like TV, Radio and the like, especially if the office is productive and busy.

In general, it’s not a good idea to have a television in your work area, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have one and listen to news, weather, or even music channels on cable or satellite. The most important thing is for you to focus on the work at hand and not the TV. If you find that you are getting interested in something that is playing on the television, then you should either record it for later, or take a break from work. If you take a break and the program is a long one, be aware that you could have to work later than planned to make sure you complete your tasks.

Your work needs to be done regardless of what is on television. A distraction like this can end up causing you quite a bit of money if you are not careful, and it will be your responsibility to make sure you can handle something playing in the background. If you can listen and do your work at the same time, then you are a step ahead of most people. Don’t get caught in the trap of distraction and lack of focus on your work. The sooner you get your task completed properly, the sooner you have the rest of the day to yourself.

Avoid distractions at all costs to ensure that you get the best from your day. Focus on the tasks you set yourself each day and complete the work on schedule. That way you will have more time to spend watching TV or a movie or having a coffee with friends. One hour of good time focus on your work is ten times more valuable than a day of distraction and interruption.

To the future,

Barrie Evans

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Do You Have Self Motivation And A Burning Desire To Succeed?

Two of the most important things you need when working at home is great self motivation and a burning desire to succeed. Without self motivation you will struggle to get things done and progress. Your desire, if strong enough, will help you to develop this self motivation and carry you forward.

The biggest issue about self motivation is that it can be overcome by other emotions. If your belief and desire is not strong enough, it is much easier to falter and lose your way. Build on your desire for success and work on your own personal development to keep you focused on the task at hand so you don’t lose what you have worked hard to establish initially. What is most important, therefore, is that you are able to keep whatever it is that keeps you going. You need to know how to hold on to that one thing that motivates you, so that no one and nothing can prevent you from moving forward.

What is Motivation?

Most people believe that to be motivated you need someone (or something) else to help you. Whether this be a friend or family member who encourage and push you to do more or a mentor or work supervisor who is motivating you to greater things. There could be a situation that may be unfortunate but inspires you to do more and be more in your business.

Any of these motivational sources can be really effective, but the problem is they are usually temporary. As soon as you are doing what is asked or expected of you the encouragement can ease off and you can lose this motivation to carry on. Bearing this in mind, you really need to develop something that is more permanent and effective long term. Working from home in your own business will require you to learn how to do away with any outside influences and achieve the desired level of motivation yourself.

Enemies of Self-Motivation

Do you often find yourself struggling with motivation? Then it’s likely that something must be wrong.

Do you have fears that are controlling you and preventing you from moving forward?

Are you very self critical and analytical and you have already succeeded in discouraging your own self?

Are you just lacking true belief in yourself?

Do you feel you lack confidence and you are quick to back out on opportunities that you find threatening?

Have you failed before and you feel afraid to make another mistake?

If any of these issues are familiar to you, then you need to get to grips with them and start getting yourself motivated.

Useful Self Motivation Techniques

One of the most important things, if not THE most important is that you set your goals straight. What is it that you want to achieve? It’s always important that you know what you want, so that you can go for it. Always follow one direction and focus, and that is moving towards your goal. If you lose your way, just pick yourself up again, reassess the situation, reset your goal and move on.

Find inspiration. These may be people and events from which you can gain good perspective from. Surrounding yourself with positive people will encourage and inspire you because they only talk about positive things. This will be a big positive influence to you and will help you a great deal. They will help you become the person that you ought to become.

Instead of focussing on the things that bring you down, focus on what you have done well and have achieved. It is discomforting to have to look at mistakes, failures and errors, so why should you focus on that?

Visualize success. When you are able to see yourself as successful and achieving your dream situation, it makes everything seem attainable. Do not limit yourself by saying “I can’t” because this sets your mind to a final end. In other words, it’s like the end of a sentence. Remember in your mind that there is no such word as “can’t”. Think of it this way – instead of saying “I can’t do this task today”, ask yourself this – “I have a lot to do today, how am I going to fit this task into my schedule today?” then you mind will act on the solution and not switch off.

Focus and allow yourself to unravel your dreams, if only just with your mind. Always consider that self motivation is key and the burning desire to succeed will help you to develop that motivation towards your ultimate goal. Nothing is impossible if you focus, even if it takes a little longer be persistent and stay with your plan.

To the future,

Barrie Evans

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Are Goals For Personal Development Necessary For The Home Business Entrepreneur?

To answer the question, are goals for personal development necessary for the home business entrepreneur, you need to ask yourself some pertinent questions.

These questions should be similar to:

• How do I get people to connect with me?
• How do I develop a relationship with them?
• How do I get them to buy from me? And…..
• Why should they join me in my business or buy my products?

Getting the connection:

Your personal development is vital to build confidence and get the initial contact. If you can learn how to get the best from this experience, then you will grow in confidence and be more positive in your outlook. This will help to draw more people to you because people like to be around positive people.

If your work requires you to make connections, then this area may be the easiest thing for you to do. If you are sociable and make friends easily or get into good conversations easily, then you can make connections. If not, then you may need to find a way to overcome shyness, or develop more confidence around people so that you can interact better with them. A lot of people don’t want to admit that they have problems connecting with new people, but this is vital for you to start your journey to success. After all, what is the point of having a great business model or product if you don’t connect with people in order to share it?

So how do you get people to connect with you? These days there are social media sites everywhere that you can use to connect with new people. Get into groups that are based around the niche you are working in and join in the conversations adding value. This way you will be noticed and people will check you out. Another good way is to find local networking groups and events that you can take part in. You need to get out of your comfort zone and expand your reach, so take the first step and it will get easier. There is great training available on the web to help you find the best ways to use social media to grow your network of friends and associates and therefore help to build your business.

Develop Relationships:

Learning the psyche of a typical person and how to handle this is a personal development exercise you may need to consider. This will help you to deal with objections in the correct way without conflict. You must remember that people believe they are the most important thing in every transaction, so it’s important for you to offer something that will help THEM with their problems.

When you have connected with new people, how do you develop a relationship with them? Simple really – base your conversations around how you can help them with their problems. Offer them solutions that you know work for you. One of the best ways to communicate with countless numbers of people is by email. If you can get them onto your email list, you can communicate with them and share parts of your day and get various offers to them so that you can sell. Obviously, the first thing is to gain trust, but being “real” and not too pushy is key.

If you are on Facebook, get yourself a fan page and brand yourself. It’s important to have the fan page in your name as this will help to brand yourself and get you noticed.

Getting more sales and signups:

Your new found skill in recognizing the psyche of the prospect and how to deal with any eventuality will also help you to get more people to get closer to you and trust you.

How do you get your new prospects to buy from you? You help to build trust through your new connection. You can only do this by being honest and truthful these days. People don’t like to feel “duped” or conned or be bombarded with offer after offer with no reason for them to buy. If you provide great value to your new prospects, it’s more likely they will begin to know you better and begin to like you. Then the trust will grow and it’s more likely they will buy from you, join you in your business or both.

Find out why the prospect will join you:

To answer the final and most pertinent question; your new prospects will join you in your business or purchase from you because you have taken the trouble to show you care for THEM and their needs, not just your own. People will join PEOPLE, not companies. They will want to work with you because you offer them great value and advice and they will work with you to develop and reach their ultimate goals along with you. Working on your personal development and people skills will help you to bring in more people to your business and therefore have more sales and make more money.

So what is your opinion? Are goals for personal development necessary for the home business entrepreneur? Attracting new prospects and getting sales and new sign ups is a major part of success, so I believe personal development is vital. Your thoughts are welcome…..

To the future,

Barrie Evans

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You Attract What You Are By Developing Your Personality

When working in the Network Marketing industry these days it’s important that you attract what you are by developing your personality. The more “giving” your personality, the more likely it is that people will notice you and your confidence and like you. This will in turn lead to them joining you in your business or learning from you and buying your products.

I have an example of how developing your personality and building your self-confidence and belief affects the way others think about you. This example is based on observance of 2 cats that are our pets at home. This is the way things go……..

The older cat, who is the grandmother of the younger one, is very pushy and gets angry with the younger cat. She always seems nervous and runs away from the younger cat. She is also very pushy and demands attention rather than being genuinely friendly. There is a theory of why she is like this, but we treat her in the right way and look after her welfare.

Having lost the younger cat’s mother when he and his sisters were very young, we hand reared the kittens until the females were given to new homes. We kept the male because he was the one who seemed the most loving and he has a great character. He is supremely confident and is dominant, simply because of the grandmother’s attitude. He is friendly to everyone and is not overly demanding except for when he wants feeding, which is natural. He tries to be friends with his grandmother, but for no apparent reason, the older cat spits and hisses at him and instigates a fight or a bad reaction every time she sees him. This attitude has the exact opposite reaction from people than the reaction to the younger cat. Only the other day my son’s girlfriend said that although the older cat was pleasant in some ways, she didn’t like her; yet she thought the younger cat was lovely and was a truly friendly and attractive cat with a great personality. The reality is that it seems that everybody likes the younger cat, while very few actually “like” the older one. So…..

What does this teach us? Basically that if you have an attitude that is based around promoting your business to anyone and everyone without connecting with them and developing a friendly relationship, you are most likely going to be thought of as “pushy” and people will distance themselves from you. Should you develop a helpful and friendly relationship with your prospect that show you as a confident and balanced person who cares and is sincere, you are more likely to develop a winning relationship that will develop into a great business relationship.

Work on your personal development and be positive in your actions in further developing your personality so people will notice that you attract what you are and will connect with you. If you are evasive and show any kind of “leave me alone” vibe you will be just that – left alone. People will hang around positive people, so work on your personality so you can attract more prospects and sign ups into your business.

To the future,

Barrie Evans

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The Power Of Self Discipline – 5 Useful Tips On How To Improve It

When you are trying to develop and build a home based business, whether online or offline, by traditional means or with MLM, one of the most important things that can be overlooked is the power of self discipline. Personal development is a key part of getting the best from your home business efforts these days and will set you apart from those who ignore this.

So, what are the major things you need to focus on to maintain powerful self discipline in your everyday business life? Discussed here are 5 useful tips on how to achieve this:

1.    Take “baby steps”:
When you were a baby, did you try to run before you mastered the skill of walking? Unlikely, because you instinctively mastered the one thing before you tried the other. This is no different in business.
Make your goals achievable and take small steps to massive action. Don’t so what a lot of people do – expect things to happen overnight. Trying these “overnight” methods usually lead to failure and then giving up. Remember it takes time to develop and achieve success. Think of the long term success and develop the short term step by step, which will build a solid foundation to the long lasting success you crave.
This way, if you are faced with a problem or hurdle that you may find daunting, it’s easier to find the solution if you are focused on the “step 1” goal and you can overcome the problem and move on. Trying to do things too quickly may lead to you facing larger and more difficult problems that require more complex solutions and you will be stuck and more likely to quit.
You wouldn’t go out and exercise for 45 minutes a day when your body could only handle 15 would you? That’s the recipe for failure. Building up from 15 minutes a day to 45 is far better because your fitness grows and it gets easier.
Setting achievable goals is key and taking the small steps to massive action is a major step to getting through the early stages of your personal and business development.

2.    Try not to procrastinate:
One of the best ideas is to make a daily activity plan and stick to it. Take action on achieving your goal and then move on to the next one. Set yourself a deadline and try your best to achieve it!
Try to avoid procrastination as this will slow things down and you can get disheartened. Any kind of procrastination makes the path to self discipline a much longer one. Make sure you stick to your daily plan to reach your goals. As you achieve each little goal, this will strengthen you belief and inner resolve and will help you to set and achieve each of the goals you make in the future.

3.    Every day changes:
You need to make changes to your everyday schedule to achieve your goals. It is a good idea to start with smaller things to move towards discipline. These changes may be as small as waking up at 5am to do your study or waking up 15 minutes earlier than usual to perform some exercise. Every day must be taken into account. If you miss a day, it’s possible that the discipline level falls and it will weaken your resolve and ability to achieve the goals you have set. You may need a break sometimes, but a little action every day will build that discipline. The most important thing is planning and action to change.

4.    Vision – where you want to be and what you want to eventually achieve:
One of the most important parts of this self discipline and personal development exercise is to know where you want to be and what you want to achieve in your life. Take time to sit and visualize how you will feel when you have achieved the goals you have set out and remind yourself it will only be possible if you take these smaller daily steps. If you know what it would take to achieve a particular thing make an outline and take actions to immediately set out to achieve these things. The visualization process helps you to focus and maintain the goal even if you get distracted with other things.

5.    Get a coach / mentor:
Getting a coach or mentor to help you achieve this and make you accountable for your action can be a great help. A coach is more likely to ask you what you have done, rather than ask you what you are GOING to do. This way you can get the best advice and help so you can progress to the next level you have set out.
Self discipline will make you accountable to yourself. A coach will help to keep you focused and help you to achieve things better. You are less likely to procrastinate if you have a coach because you will be set tasks and encouraged to get them done on time.

These are just 5 simple steps to achieving better self discipline. I hope you will develop this skill and realize the power of self discipline in order to get the best from your business and to achieve great things.

To the future,
Barrie Evans

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Do We Really Need Skills For Problem Solving?

It doesn’t seem to matter what we do these days, there always seems to be some sort of problem that comes up for which we need a solution isn’t there? What problems do you need solving and do we really need skills for problem solving?

There are those of us who worry about problems constantly and promise themselves to sort them out but don’t do anything quickly and there are those that take the problem and actively seek the solution so that they can move on. The whole issue is based on your mindset and positive thinking that you WILL find the solution to whatever problem you may have and move on from there.

Those who concentrate on finding the solution quickly by either sorting it on their own or by asking other experts in their field are more likely to succeed more quickly than those who have a problem, think and dwell on it and take so long to find the solution that they get left behind. These people are generally more negative thinkers and don’t look for the positive outcome of those who seek the solutions quickly.

This is also true in business, especially in home business, where you are working on your own at home, even though there are great leaders and mentors out there to help. This situation is far more prevalent in the internet marketing arena. When starting out there is always some problem or other to be dealt with or worried about, but rest assured that with every problem there is a solution. Those who are successful and driven towards success seek out the solution and take the appropriate ACTION to solve the problem at hand. Those who dwell on the problem and worry about the situation and DON’T take action will get left behind and are more likely to give up.

Of course there are times when you have worked endlessly towards your goal and yet nothing seems to be happening the way you would expect, despite doing the daily tasks that should be bringing you the success you crave. What you must do then is to get advice from your mentor and perhaps change your strategy a little or even take a little time to “charge your batteries” again. The way to make this more positive is to reassess your goals and the steps to achieve them and then move on with a new purpose and solution you have found to address the problem of no success to date. Remember, those who fail are those who give up.

Another important point to remember is that different things work for different people. There are different formulas to achieve success, but the basics are the same – those are commitment and consistency. It’s important not to complicate things by over analysis of the problem, because this will make things harder to find the solution. Simple and straightforward strategies WORK.

Considering that there is ALWAYS a solution no matter what the problem is, are you a problem solver or someone who dwells on problems without actively seeking a solution?

So do we need skills for problem solving? I think the skills are driven by mindset and positive thought. What do you think?

To the future,

Barrie Evans

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What Is Our Job As Recruiters?

I have heard this question more and more recently; so what is our job as recruiters in the home based business arena?

The first thing we must do is to provide the proper information to our prospect so that they can make the proper choice, but ultimately we should encourage confidence and belief in the prospect that they can do the job.

In my “9 to 5” I am lucky to meet lots of people and currently see over 350 customers each week as well as adding others. The nature of the job I do means that I see the same people each week. Because of the skills I have learned over the past few months since I changed my strategy, I have had so much more success bringing in customers and selling the product that I want to develop my own business more now bringing in more people to work alongside me.

With so many people to see every week you may ask why I am writing this and why I don’t recruit more from this. The facts are that most of the people I see are those that tend to struggle financially and have had the mindset drilled into them that they will only get on if they get a traditional type job and have had no belief in their own abilities. I have had no interest from anyone because they think they can’t do the job because they believe it will be too difficult and that they don’t have the skills needed. The next thing is “I don’t have the money to be able to join you”. How many of these things have you heard yourself?

Just this week, something changed. I have had one person this week who has expressed a great interest in what I do and is looking at the presentations and the business. The difference? He has had a business in the past where he had made a lot of money, but due to circumstances of life he lost all his money and then one business due to recession and the lack of work available to him. He has the mindset that he can overcome the “problems” and make a success of what he does. He is looking to do something, but wants to do something different.

How do we develop the “no self belief” type of person? Basically it’s our job as recruiters and leaders to educate these people that it is possible for them to succeed at this and there is a way to “make the grade”, which is their greatest fear. We must show them and prove that they are no different than we are and that they can make a success of this too, instilling the self belief and confidence to be the success they are looking for. By asking simple questions we can find out if they just have an interest or a true commitment to make their life better and then work with them so that they can achieve something and building their confidence and self belief.

Psychology has a lot to do with what we are trying to achieve. Education and mindset are other areas we need to address (both are relevant to the psychology). So when thinking about what we need to do to successfully carry out the job as recruiters, consider the way we approach this task effectively.

To the future

Barrie Evans

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Is Attraction Marketing In MLM The Best System?

With so many home business entrepreneurs out there these days looking for the best system of marketing in MLM, it’s important to know systems that work. Of course, there will be an argument for nearly every system because each individual is different and will achieve differing level of success.

Question is, when you go through your company’s training, it usually centres around those you know who like and trust you. Friends and family are the first to come to mind. So what do you do when you run out of these “prospects”, who may have no interest in what you are doing, and so you have to cold call people? Cold calling is uncomfortable at the best of times. Think about it this way, do you like this type of approach? I know I don’t. So the question is what next?

Network marketing is about people and relationships. People join people not companies so you need to develop the best way to form and build relationships with people who will be the ones who join you in your business.

How do we do this? One great way is to adopt the principle of attraction marketing. Attraction marketing is where you provide value to people by sharing your knowledge and help others to achieve what they want to achieve. This doesn’t mean that you bombard people with your offer because you think they want what you want because who wouldn’t want to be rich right? You need to get in front of people, that’s pretty obvious, but which is best – “look at this offer / opportunity and it will change your life” or “hi, I notice you have expressed an interest in working from home. I have some expertise in xxxx that could help you in your business building efforts. Interested, call me on xxxxxx”.  There are many examples, but which approach so you believe is the most attractive and who would you check out first?

So you check out the person who has offered to HELP you and find that they are genuinely doing what they say because you have seen their website and the value in what they offer. Would you contact them? If yes, then that person can build a solid relationship with you and help you to solve your problem and get more success.

You have been the “victim” of someone who adopts the principles of attraction and now you have a new friend who is helping you with the things you were having difficulty with. Would you join them in their business to learn more from them and build a solid and profitable business so that you can pay it forward to your new prospects?

The attraction marketing system is one the main methods adopted by top industry leaders these days. It works for them, so in turn will work for us too.

This doesn’t mean we don’t use some of the old systems to recruit, but we adopt the techniques we learn to each and every situation.

Remembering than MLM and network marketing is a people business and to get the best from our business we need to help others achieve their goals to be able to achieve ours.

Think about the question – Is attraction marketing in MLM the best system? Think of what has been discussed and judge for yourself.

To the future

Barrie Evans

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Better Pensions For All – This Is Possible With Residual Income

With all the unrest and upheaval in the current economies and concerns about better pensions, it’s relevant that I agree with one particular slogan “Better Pensions For ALL”. This may be controversial, especially with the public sector unrest currently showing great concern over their pension, but I believe that everyone deserves better. Problem is, like always, it’s down to money.

I had a traditional business for nigh on 30 years until the financial crisis led to me having to close the business. I had put some money into a private pension but this had to be frozen and now I have little or no prospect of a decent pension, which will force me to have to work on – something which the workers who are in dispute are campaigning against. Not that I don’t sympathise, I do – simply because everybody deserves the best they can have.

So what did I do? I went into looking for a way to create a pension for myself where I won’t have to worry about the value of the savings or how much I will lose because of the contributions I have to give from my salary, which in most cases is a lot more than I earn at the moment from my “J.O.B” (Just Over Broke). I have found that having a successful MLM home based business will lead to a residual income, which is repeated income that you will get paid for doing a job just once and then get monthly reward for as long as the customer you brought in remains a customer.

Of course, this is merely the start. There is hard work required to grow an organisation, but the rewards can lead to more time freedom and more income each month. One person I know actually retired in his late 30’s and started to work again 5 years later because he was bored and wanted to take his business to a higher level. During his time in “retirement” his income had doubled because he had spent his time building a successful team around him and the organisation grew as did his income.

One of the most important things to do is to research the company you intend to join (if you decide this may be an alternative for you to struggling with the stress of what you may end up with) thoroughly. Look at the time the company has traded and its performance, then look at the corporate side and check out the management and their history. Then you need to look at the product to see if it’s something that is likely to be of value.

The company I have recently got involved with to build my prospective residual income and better pension has all of these things. Even though they have only been trading for 2 years, these years have been extremely successful and they are expanding worldwide having just opened in the UK.

The product is one that offers a great investment for the future in collectible numismatic coins that increase in value generally year on year. Add that to the possibility of being able to earn a residual, growing income that is for life, then the benefits are tremendous.

Do yourself a favour and take a look at Numis Network and look forward to creating better pensions through residual income.

To the future,

Barrie Evans