Have you ever considered how much your approach reflects your ability to succeed?
“Nobody lets me know. Nobody keeps me informed. I make it 17 days come Friday since anybody chatted to me.” Eeyore
I remember watching cartoons with my youngsters and watching the ragged little Eeyore on Winnie the Pooh. His home would fall or his tail would come off or he landed unexpectedly in the stream and Eeyore, in a deep monotone voice would say, “When stuck in the brook, it is better to dive and swim to the bank yourself before someone drops a large stone on your chest in an effort to hoosh you there.” Disposition is everything.
Eeyore always anticipated something bad to occur – and it customarily did. We frequently laughed at his anguish either because we find it seriously funny or ironic. Occasionally art really does imitate life.
Charlie Brown, Sad Sack and Ziggy were also among the ranks of cartoon’s great pessimists. And if they were never altogether pessimistic then they were at least bereft of the well-known “break” that would grant them success.
We all watch these toons and we giggle because we have been where they are. Maybe we are actually laughing at ourselves because we are able to identify with the sensations of failure.
If you're seeking to start a work at home business you need to know that by choosing your disposition you can dramatically change how you respond to the difficulties that come up.
Take this small quiz.
1. Do disappointments make you feel like a failure or do you glance at the unhappiness as a fresh opportunity?
2. When you hit a roadblock are you more inclined to stop dead in your tracks or look for a new road to success?
3. Do you go into a business idea with the fundamental belief that you're going to potentially fail or do you ultimately believe you will succeed?
4. Are you excited about your work at home business or do you feel slightly boring to the idea of owning a work-at-home business?
The answers to these very simple questions will help you understand if your view of work at home businesses is bound up in pessimism or if you are more upbeat in your outlook on life and business.
“No Give and Take. No Exchange of Thought. It gets you nowhere, particularly if the other person’s tail is only just in sight for the second 1/2 the conversation.” – Eeyore
Often I wonder what the stats might be on home-based businesses that failed just because the owner had given up before they ever actually got started? Truthfully, do you not wish there was a way to track that info. It would likely have an extreme impact on our own business outlook.
Everybody likes to be around others who've got a positive approach and a great idea about where they want to go with their life and business. A positive outlook is attractive to others, yet it seems fewer and fewer individuals possess something that they can ultimately choose, but opt for rejection instead.
If you've been acting sort of like Eeyore maybe it's time for an approach alteration. Your home-based business will rely on it.
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