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How many years have you been struggling to start a business from home? Come on, be honest…2? 3? 5 years?

Sometimes it can get a little discouraging to look back. When we see our failures in the past we often expect to fail in the future. The steps to start a business from home seemed so simple before we tried it. Now it seems impossible.

How do you combat self-doubt and find the motivation to do it “just one more time” when you have failed in the past? Here are some keys:

1. Get a solid step-by-step plan

The biggest reason for failure online is lack of focus—this week you pursue one plan, next week another. Getting a single, step-by-step plan from start to finish allows you to feel confident. Your commitment is to following the plan (which has been demonstrated to work) rather than simply depending on the “latest and greatest” offering.

You can get a step-by-step plan in several places. I recommend a number of them here:

http://www.All-In-One-Business.com/rec-rec

2. Read about the success others are having

Roy (one of my students) is a 35 year old unemployed guy. He just completed his first month of a new promotion and made over $6,000 using other people’s products. A month ago he was wondering how he could make just $9,000 a year—now he’s in a position to be making that in just a couple months.

When you hear about other people who are succeeding, you begin to believe you can succeed as well. To read some other success stories, go here:

http://www.All-In-One-Business.com/sots

3. Get some cheerleaders

There are lots of folks out there who will tell you all the reasons why you WON’T make money online. They will tell you how foolish it is. Find people who can believe in you, who can give you encouragement. You will succeed if you try, I know it. Find others who can encourage you to help you along.

Online forums are a great way to find those cheerleaders. Use Google to search for forums in your target market or try a couple of my favorites:

http://www.Ablake.net/forum
http://www.HowToCorp.com/forum

How do you start a business from home in 2006? The first step might just be to shake off the cobwebs of past failure and start again. To find out more on keys to staying motivated, I have put together this free guide:

http://www.All-In-One-Business.com/motivation

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