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Home-Based Business Leadership Skills
Home-Based-Business Leadership Skills
By Mark Shaner
Home-based-business leaders make decisions quickly and change
their minds slowly.
This has been my experience throughout my entire thirty-two
years of managing my own businesses. Let's face it, there is an
element of leadership needed in any home-based-business, and
especially in income opportunity programs, as an individual must
overall, stand "head and shoulders" above the crowd in their
efforts in order to overcome the competition and generate
maximum revenue.
This doesn't mean, however, that leadership is something that
someone must be "born with". Quite the contrary. I have found
that many great business leaders are made, not born. They take
the lessons that life brings to them, incorporate it into their
overall thinking and approach to life, and eventually become
leaders in their business endeavors. Many great business leaders
are simply ordinary people who have discovered how to be
extraordinary!
So, how exactly does one become a leader and see more success in
any home-based-business? While there are really no hard and fast
rules, some guidelines can be established:
1. Practice! Honestly, this is a more worthwhile technique than
others assume. Practicing making decisions quickly while still
weighing all facts will soon become a habit if done on a
continuous basis. It can start with simple things, like
purchasing needed home-based-business supplies or even joining
an income opportunity program and then move up to the larger
decisions, such as hiring employees, and then delegating chores
to these employees!
2. Employ the Power of Positive Thinking. That's right, much of
what we say to "ourselves" in our own thoughts, does indeed turn
into a reality! If you constantly catch yourself engaging in
negative thought processes, negativity will surround you. If, on
the other hand, you engage primarily in positive thought
processes, positive outcomes will follow. Always be a "can do"
not a "can't do" in the recesses of your mind.
3. Find a Mentor. This is perhaps the best method of developing
home-based-business leadership skills. A good mentor will speed
up the process and point out any shortcomings that an individual
may have. A good mentor doesn't even have to be a flesh and
blood person. Mentoring can successfully be accomplished through
self-help manuals and other self-help mediums such as courses,
CDs and videos.
These types of materials abound in libraries and
online, so avail yourself of them whenever possible. Some income
opportunity programs also provide older members and support
materials that help coach and consult the newer members, and
this is a priceless offering.
4. Observe Others. This is a simple technique that can reap huge
rewards. Find a home-based-business leader you admire/respect
and observe their actions if you can. Pay close attention to how
they present themselves, their mannerisms, and their overall
interplay with others.
5. Overcome Shyness. Many times, being shy in certain areas of
our lives holds us back. It prevents us from taking the risks we
must to succeed. It's easier said than done, though, to simply
decide we will stop being shy, and takes a determined effort to
overcome any shyness. Small steps here, which take us outside
our own comfort level work better than trying to will ourselves
to do it all at once. An example: If you are terrified of public
speaking, try speaking to a small group of friends and relatives
first, before moving on to huge presentations in front of a
large group of strangers. The same with phone shyness or other
types of shyness. Start "within" your comfort level and slowly
move outside it. Also, set up scenarios within your mind, of
different situations that cause shyness, and work through these
mentally first, keeping in mind how you will adapt to each
situation as it happens.
6. Enlist Others as Backup. No man (or woman) is an island and
no one can exist in a void. Having the input of others we admire
and respect, whether it's family, friends, or other business
people will make our decisions all the more balanced and lead us
to the point where we have the greatest faith in our own
decisions.
Well, there you have it, what I consider the six prerequisites
to home-based-business leadership success. I practice all of
these myself and have done so for decades, and encourage anyone
reading this to try these as well. They have led to my success
in my own income opportunity program and my own businesses and
will undoubtedly propel others on the road to success!
About the author:
Mark Shaner is a successful businessman who owns
www.HomeBusinessPartners.com. He offers advice to home business
owners after attaining 35 years of experience. He may be
contacted at marketing@homebusinesspartners.com. His website can
be found at www.homebusinesspartners.com.
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