Starting an online business is a new experience and it is
important to understand that there are certain emotions and
feelings that go along with all new experiences.
Understanding these emotions and knowing why you are
feeling them is a critical step to getting past the
negative ones and taking advantage of the positive ones.
Understanding what I explain in this article alone is a
huge step towards your online business success.
First Emotion Uninformed Optimism
You are excited about starting a new business and excited
about all the freedom and benefits that will come from the
success of your business. You love the idea of being able
to work from home and replacing and exceeding your current
income. Although you have just joined and don't fully
understand all aspects of the business, you feel great that
you are doing something that is going to positively change
your life.
Second Emotion Informed Concern
You've started to learn more about the business and started
doing a few things to promote it, but you still don't
understand everything. Although you are trying to learn
all you can the business concept is not fully "clicking"
and at the same time you are getting overloaded with
information. At this stage your feelings start to curve
negative and you question if this can really work and if
you are capable of doing it.
Third Emotion Checking Out or Sticking it Out
In this stage you feel completely overwhelmed. Your
excitement has turned to doubt and you have been struck by
paralysis of analysis. You feel like you could almost
start to panic...you still have the dream of owning your
own business, but you start doubting if this is something
you can really do.
This is the stage where you either have to fight for what
you really want or you take what feels like the easy way
out and you quit. You have to remember, you only fail at
this if you quit. If you do quit, you will feel better for
a very short period of time which is usually followed by
the guilt of giving up on your dreams. This is the stage
where determination equals success and a lack of
determination equals failure. Keep pushing forward...this
does pass.
Fourth Emotion Informed Optimism
Congratulations! At this point you have charged through
the other emotions and have made it here. You have
separated yourself from the pack and now have a much better
chance at success. You know more about the business you
joined and are comfortable with the information you have
learned. You have a positive attitude and know that you
have the ability to succeed and are determined to do so.
You have started developing a plan for success and although
you are still learning, you have recovered some (if not
all) of your excitement and are full of confidence.
Conclusion
The list of emotions above has different time spans for
everyone. If you understand what you are feeling and why
you are feeling it, you have a much better chance of
getting past it. You shouldn't take starting a business
lightly and neither should you lightly take quitting one.
As a rule of thumb I recommend intending to actively learn
and promote a business for at least 6 months before
deciding that the business you joined is not going to work
for you. This is of course assuming that you are
aggressively, actively and consistently working on it.
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Casey Dunham, owner of GreatOnlineBusinesses.com,
successfully owns and markets several online businesses.
Casey enjoys helping other entrepreneurs achieve the
financial and time freedom that comes with owning a
successful online business.
If you would like to start you own online business and
receive Casey's help in the process, visit his website at:
http://www.AutomaticBuilder.com/28203
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