Work at Home: Why Do People Fail?
Posted on 11. Jul, 2008 by abbie in Work at Home
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!
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)
I agree with you, ipung. Though its idea is imitated, still the orginal one is survived.
Keren artikelnya bahasa Ingris pula, gramarnya mendekati sempurna. mantab bi, nama abi memang orangnya pinter2x yah bi (muja diri ndir hehehe:)))
@ 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.
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.
wah nama si Graham luput dari pandanganku:))
Terus semangat ya mas Abbie.. Ditunggu lho artikel berikutnya
iya nih.. sy blm sempet posting lg
kerjaan offline lg numpuk-puk.
tks bgt udah ksh semangat mas ipung
Maybe the original creator can’t keep focusing or lose his creativity. While the imitator is more creative and maybe more ideas.
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.
blogwalking…
ngintip blog orang dulu aahh
http://mashengky.wordpress.com
Mas Hengky, ntar sy intip juga lho…?!
Your blog is interesting!
Keep up the good work!
Thanks Alex, nice to have you here.
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@ 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.
Thanks a lot for this post
Hmm. Good.
Hmmm, I am tempted to try this.
Thanks for the post,
Good blog
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Hmmm, I am tempted to try this.
I completely agree
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Thanks for the post,
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Hmm. Good post.
Thanks for your interesting article
Nice blog btw
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Good post.
Hmmm, I am tempted to try this.
Thanks for this – great idea.
Thanks for the post, I have been having the same problems.
Nice blog btw
Thanks a lot for this post
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
Your 1 rupiah sounds 1 dollar for me
Thanks for commenting..
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