Making the transition from a traditional job to working from home or starting your own business can be scary. You are giving up the known for the unknown, giving up stability and schedule for something that isnt guaranteed. But you are also giving up limitations for unlimited possibilities, and giving up a strict schedule for complete flexibility
I had the opportunity to share my own start-up story with a friend over coffee yesterday. I still laugh at myself when I think back on it, because the idea was completely crazy – yet I was totally confident that it would work. Chalk it up to age (23 at the time) and inexperience, but that naive confidence was probably the one factor that contributed most to my own success as an entrepreneur.
It was basically the Think and Grow Rich concept, even though I wasnt familiar with Napoleon Hill or his work at the time. While it takes more of a deliberate thought process now ,10 years later, with plenty of experiences to contribute to decision making and goal setting at the time I simply believed in it, and then went through the steps to make it happen.
Ten years ago I was a working wife and mother, and we were a...