The Home Business Hook-Up

Having the Right Mental Attitude in Building Your Home Business

It is important for us to have a positive mental attitude when it comes to building a home business.  Here's the replay from today's show.

 

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Advocare Leadership Call With Jason Pannell

Jason Pannell talks about packaging and sharing your story and

a few other success pointer in building a successful Advocare business.

 

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Giving It Your Best - Building Your Home Business

I love this clip - it reminds me that we can always do so much more than we think we can.  Some many times we short-change ourselves by not giving our very best.  Wehn it comes to building your home-business, to be successful, you have to give your very best everyday - even when it hurts, even when it's hard, even when you struggle - you keep going.  Promise yourself from this day forward you will give your very best.

Are Your Trips To Your Mailbox Fun? - Home-Based Business

 OK, so today I had to make a trip down to my mailbox and sitting there waiting for me was a check for $1,060.50!  I love making trips to my mailbox!  :)  Why, because my wife and I have been able to work together and build a home-based business.  We call these checks our mailbox money.

What would happen in your world if you took a little extra time each week building a home-based business, and when you walked to your mailbox, checks were waiting and not bills?  What would you do with an extra $1,060.50?  Stop and think for a second . . . what if you walked to your mailbox right now, looked inside, and had a check for a thousand bucks . . . what would you do?

Many of my friends make trips to their mailboxes everyday, but they go depressed because they know there are stacks of bills waiting for them.  Your trips to the mailbox don't have to be stressful or depressing.  They can be fun and exciting when you know there are checks waiting for you.

What would you do if those checks were a regular occurrence?  How would your life change?  Would you spend more time with your family?  Would take an extra vacation?  Would you eliminate your debt sooner?  This is the perfect time for you to start a home-based business and start creating some mailbox money.

Look for a company that has values that are in alignment with your values, products you will use and recommend, and a leader who will help you develop the skills to be successful.  Then roll up your sleeves, go to work part-time, and start earning what you're worth and not what someone else determines you're worth.  Stop limiting your life to what others say you can or can't do.

Charge and Win,

Jonathan Dupree

Dare To Be Great - Building Your Home Business

Wow!  This video gave me chills.  "Your playing small does not serve the world!"  When it comes to building a home business or achieving anything great in life requires us to be all we were created to be.  This video provides great motivation in building your home business.

Iron Sharpens Iron - Especially in Your Home Business

There is an old Proverb that says, " As iron sharpens iron, so does one man sharpen another. "  This is so true in life, especially in building a home-based business.  Network Marketing is all about teamwork, coaching, and leading others.  It is not about managing and supervising others.

Charlie "Tremendous" Jones says, " Who you will become in the next five years will be a direct result of the books you've read and the people you've associated with. "  The truth is that the people we associate with are either doing something for us, or they're doing something to us.  They either encourage us toward our goals and dreams, or prevent us from reaching them.

• Are the people you associate with sharpening your skills?
• Are the people you're associating with sharpening your vision?
• Are they sharpening you're tenacity?
• Are they sharpening your leadership ability?
• Or, are they dulling it because of their inability to expand to your level?

Surround yourself with leaders who will encourage you and help sharpen your skills.  Find a mentor.  Seek out a leader in your organization.  It is also important for you to be the leader to your networking organization.  Be the leader who is always sharpening those around you.

Charge and Win,

Jonathan Dupree

P.S.  Learn more about Jonathan here.

Leaders Are Readers - Home Business Tips

I have always had mentors in my life who have encouraged me to read.  I devour books.  If there is something I want to learn about, I can always pick up a book and learn about it.  When I need to develop a new skill, I can find a book about it.  I will always remember a good friend of mine who told me to always work harder on myself than I do on my business.  So I focus on personal growth - becoming the best me I can become.

Jim Rohn says, "Don't ask how much the book cost.  Instead, ask, How much will it cost me if I don't read the book."  It is true, Leaders are Readers.  I am so thankful I had friends like Art Jonak, Tom Schreiter, Bill Whittle, Atticus Killough, Randy Gage, Michael Clouse and others in my life who always encouraged me to read.

Charlie "Tremendous" Jones says, "Who you will be in five years will be a direct result of the people you've met and the books you've read."  Some of my mentors are people who I 've never met, but I've read their books.  If you're not reading, you're not leading.  When you stop reading, you stop growing. 

Some of my favorite books that have impacted me are:

1. The Holy Bible
2. As A Man Thinketh
3. Think and Grow Rich
4. The Five Major Pieces To Life's Puzzle
5. Developing The Leader Within You
6. Developing The Leaders Around You
7. The Leadership Challenge
8. Disciples Are Made Not Born
9. Prosperity
10. The Dynamic Laws of Prosperity

I want to encourage you to begin reading more.  Pick up some great books and devour them.  Also take notes.  I love writing in my books and I always have a journal to keep notes on what I am reading.  I even recently purchased a Nook from Barnes and Nobles which allows me to buy books at a discount and carry thousands - my entire library - with me on the go!

There's no excuse for you to not learn.  Whatever skill set you are lacking, you can become better - just find a book on it and read - then apply what you've read!  Check out the Recommended Reading list to the right of your screen.  I have some books I really love over there for you to check out!

Using Video To Create Leads

Video marketing is a great way for you to create leads for your home-based business.  Sites like YouTube allow you to upload videos and share them on multiple platforms such as blogs, social networking sites, mobile devices, etc . . .

When I make videos, I always want to be me.  I am not trying to act like someone else.  I want people to know what I am like because people do business with those they know, like, and trust.  Here's one of my YouTube videos for you to get an idea . . .

The Tip Of The Iceberg - Building A Successful Home Business

I have had the pleasure of working from home and seeing my home business explode - even in a recession or a difficult economy ( whichever term you wish to use ).  A lot of people ask, "What are you doing?"  The answer is simple - I am becoming a master of the fundamentals, and I apply them on a consistent basis.

Have you ever noticed how you only see about 10% of an iceberg above the surface of the ocean?  Yet the bulk of the iceberg is beneath the surface.  When you begin to master the fundamentals and you apply them day in and day out, your business will grow.  To some people, it will look like it happened overnight.  They will ask you how you grew your business so fast.  They are only seeing the 10% above the surface.  They are not seeing the growth, the struggles in your business, the work you poured into your organization.

See, the 99% of the iceberg below the surface is you laying the foundation of your home business by mastering and applying the fundamentals.  So what are the fundamentals?  Prospecting, presenting, and following up with people. 

Become a master of inviting.  Invite people to a 1 on 1 presentations, a webinar, a home meeting, an opportunity meeting, a 3 way call, take a look at your company DVD or other tools.  Just invite, let the tools do the presenting, and then follow-up.  This is all the stuff people don't see.  You do this day in and day out.  If you consistently do the right things long enough, your business will explode.

Event: June 22 10 AM Central

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