You will need to have absolute independence. There will not be anyone around to help with making decisions, or someone to clear up any messes that occur. You will have to clean up everything, and make all your own decisions. There will not be anyone to help with the responsibility.

Now, unfortunately, none of us can go back in time and stake our claim in any of the companies that were named when they first got started, but there are some new, up and coming ones that give us the same potential of financial success as the huge conglomerates that were mentioned.

If you’ve decided to start a home based business to obtain financial freedom to eventually pursue these dreams of yours, well good for you. You are now on the right path to really put your under utilized capabilities to work and channel all your energies without having someone lurking at your back. Striking out on your own is no easy task though. You must be prepared and willing to make sacrifices. But it will be so worth it! .

Prospecting strangers is a big waste of time, energy and patience. Just think about it, would someone like Donald Trump say “Hey, I have this great business opportunity that’ll help any self motivated and dedicated individual make a handsome residual income each month -let’s kick things off by showing it to people walking on the street!” Of course not! So why should you?

We may have missed the WalMart and Microsoft “boats”, but it’s not too late for our “ship” to come in through another business opportunity if we know how to recognize it when we see it!

If you have been searching like me for a very long time and you want to get started but you are not sure how. then here is some advice. It’s only too late if you don’t start now!

Create your own schedule – You’ll hear a lot of people tell you that you should get up every day, get dressed in business clothes, and treat your at home business like a “real” job. And if that works for you, that’s great. But that doesn’t work for everyone. If you’re the kind of person that is starting his or her own business then obviously you think outside the box. Don’t think that you have to recreate a corporate environment to be successful. One of the benefits of working for yourself is being able to have the time to pick up the kids from school or work at night after they are in bed. Create a schedule that works for you and you will be a lot more productive.

If you read the paper or search the web you will see the predictions that gas and diesel prices will increase this year. Gas will reach .00 per gallon this spring and .00 per gallon by the end of the year. That is anywhere from a 33 – 66% increase in your household transportation budget.