Work at Home: Why Do People Fail?
Graham Chapman wrote this article and published it in Article City. You might find it's interesting when you run your business at home.
The world of the business opportunity is growing at an ever-increasing rate. Fuelled by the modern desire to want more from life, especially wealth and freedom, people are seeking ways to escape from their corporate environment, their job, and employed status. The rewards are huge if successful; once a winning formula is discovered, it can be used to shape a whole lifetime. All of a sudden, choice and freedom are available. Having such an independent lifestyle can (and usually does) erase much of the stress and depression that exists in the lives of many people nowadays.
Those seeking this Holy Grail can spend a lot of money - often thousands - on ideas, or they can spend an inordinate amount of time devising their own plans.
Yet, it is a strange fact that very few of us who buy, or are given, or invent a business opportunity succeed.
Why is this?
Very often, of course, it is the actual business opportunity or plan that is used. Some exist simply to line the pockets of the writers - not the readers. However, there are countless reliable, proven ways to build a very profitable business that can be run from home. Some people will run with an idea and become very successful and yet someone else, following the same plan, will not. Can the reasons for this be dependent solely on intelligence, experience, gender, race or genes? Surprisingly, no. What usually separates the winners from the losers is attitude and, in particular, the ability, or will, to act. The winners possess fearlessness or, at least, a resistance to the effects of the fear of failure.
The losers, very often manifest this fear into what is known as analysis paralysis: a tendency to keep trying to make a plan exactly right before executing (if we don't try then we can't fail). This is obviously a paradox; the very state of inaction produces the failure.
If any blame for ineffectiveness can be levelled at a plan in question, it is in the almost universal lack of emphasis on the importance to act. Action produces results, and from these results we can act again, thereby moving ever close to our destination.
So, if we want to progress with our chosen idea, then it helps to keep in mind that well-known advertising slogan: Just Do It!

44 comments
3 years and 10 months ago
Very inspiring.. however.. it is important to remember that when we face a competitor with the same will and attitude.. the one with the higher knowledge will win the game (or bussiness)
3 years and 10 months ago
I agree with you, ipung. Though its idea is imitated, still the orginal one is survived.
3 years and 10 months ago
Keren artikelnya bahasa Ingris pula, gramarnya mendekati sempurna. mantab bi, nama abi memang orangnya pinter2x yah bi (muja diri ndir hehehe:)))
3 years and 10 months ago
@ Ipung,
You're absolutely right.
And I think that's what Graham meant to say. The success isn't solely depended on somebody's intelligence, but it's mainly on attitude and will to act. Knowledge is then the next thing to gain well.
@Izandi,
We both agree with Ipung.
Imitated or original idea? Have you ever heard somebody with a fake idea got the reward while the original creator is crying for losing his golden chance? This thing happens.
3 years and 10 months ago
Walah.. mas Abi Bakar nyindir sy jg...
Wong artikel ini 'kan pny org, si Graham Chapman itu. Sy cuma baca; isinya cocok; trs jurus terakhir deh... copas. He..he..
Tks udah maen jauh2 ke sini mas Abi.
3 years and 10 months ago
wah nama si Graham luput dari pandanganku:))
3 years and 10 months ago
Terus semangat ya mas Abbie.. Ditunggu lho artikel berikutnya
3 years and 10 months ago
iya nih.. sy blm sempet posting lg
kerjaan offline lg numpuk-puk.
tks bgt udah ksh semangat mas ipung
3 years and 10 months ago
Maybe the original creator can't keep focusing or lose his creativity. While the imitator is more creative and maybe more ideas.
3 years and 10 months ago
Izandi, yes you're right. So, having good idea isn't always meaning success, unless we act it, fight it and keep the final goal in our mind.
Idea is nothing without action.
3 years and 9 months ago
blogwalking...
ngintip blog orang dulu aahh
http://mashengky.wordpress.com
3 years and 9 months ago
Mas Hengky, ntar sy intip juga lho...?!
3 years and 9 months ago
Your blog is interesting!
Keep up the good work!
3 years and 9 months ago
Thanks Alex, nice to have you here.
3 years and 8 months ago
Thanks for information. Friend advice to read you. Intresting. Favourited! Wanna read you more!
3 years and 8 months ago
@ Iven,
Thanks for commenting here. Excuse me for writing my articles mostly in Indonesian language. I do hope there'll be more articles written in English.
3 years and 6 months ago
Thanks a lot for this post
3 years and 6 months ago
Hmm. Good.
3 years and 6 months ago
Hmmm, I am tempted to try this.
3 years and 6 months ago
Thanks for the post,
3 years and 6 months ago
Good blog
3 years and 6 months ago
Excellent essay and site. I put a link to your compassion essay on my website. Good work.
3 years and 6 months ago
Hmmm, I am tempted to try this.
3 years and 6 months ago
I completely agree
3 years and 6 months ago
For all of you guys who have commented here :
Thanks a lot!
Your comments really supported me blogging.
Have a nice weekend....
3 years and 6 months ago
I really love to try it out. This is something new
3 years and 6 months ago
Thanks for the post,
3 years and 6 months ago
Hello Dear,
I love your blog , its very informative, i love your blog, please posting these types of blogs for people's help, I configured my site following your advice.
3 years and 5 months ago
@ Symer, Sandraku & Hardeep SEO experts,
I'm very pleased to know you guys love this post.
But, did you know that it's not mine originally?
3 years and 5 months ago
Hmm. Good post.
3 years and 5 months ago
Thanks for your interesting article
3 years and 5 months ago
Nice blog btw
3 years and 5 months ago
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3 years and 5 months ago
I recently discovered this blog. I've had a similiar idea to your rewriting the ten commandments for some time now.
3 years and 5 months ago
Good post.
3 years and 5 months ago
Hmmm, I am tempted to try this.
3 years and 5 months ago
Thanks for this - great idea.
3 years and 5 months ago
Thanks for the post, I have been having the same problems.
3 years and 5 months ago
Nice blog btw
3 years and 4 months ago
Thanks a lot for this post
3 years and 4 months ago
Great article. Working from home is very challenging and need consistency in every line of life. Well, I though this problem approach me.
Sometime take a job with «Just Do It» doctrine in mind make worse nightmare if we failed to fulfill client's expectation. Just my 1 rupiah hehehe
3 years and 4 months ago
Your 1 rupiah sounds 1 dollar for me
Thanks for commenting..
3 years and 2 months ago
Eto ponyatno!
1 year and 11 months ago
When you're in a not good position and have got no money to get out from that, you will require to take the business loans. Just because it should help you emphatically. I take short term loan every year and feel myself OK just because of it.
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