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Starting out on a solo adventure as an entrepreneur can be daunting at times but always satisfying provided you are doing what you love. Working on your own from home can be very liberating in many aspects; however, living and working with yourself, for yourself can add to the pressure of daily life. How you handle that pressure and work to grow not only your business, but your own self can make all the difference in the success of your business.

I know how chaos can creep up on you, leaving you to feel drained and occasionally frustrated with how things are going. At times, it may seem that you are burning the candle at both ends and will struggle to keep up the momentum of your business life. While this may be true for any working individual, the self-employed do have a lot of responsibility and it is not uncommon to feel that the world is resting on your shoulders.

So how do you deal with an entrepreneurial life? The best resource you have is yourself. You need to take care of you – mentally, physically, and emotionally, if you wish to find continued opportunity knocking at your door.

Take Time to Evaluate

In the rush-rush daily life of a business owner, priorities are usually business related. This can be the downfall of many. Take time to just stop what you are doing and evaluate the way things are going with yourself. For just a moment, forget the business end of things and look at you. Are you feeling restless? Does work drain you? Are you truly happy? If ‘no’ is the answer to any of these questions, think about what will make you happy in life. Write short and long-term goals on a sheet of paper and tack them up where you can see them frequently. Revisit this goal sheet each time you have completed something listed and add something new to replace it. Modify long-term goals so that they continue to be realistic and achievable. Read the rest of this entry »

Once you have decided to start your own home health business there are many steps that have to be taken in order to build your business and position it for growth.  A business from home, based in the health industry requires an owner who is disciplined and able to follow each step through to completion.  Without taking the time to fully complete each step you could be risking the future success of your home based business.

 As the owner of a home health business I know what it feels like to begin the process and feel completely overwhelmed.  Here are a few things you should consider when you are just starting out. 

 Answer important questions

Before you leap into the world of home business you should ask yourself several important questions.  What are you offering to potential clients?  What makes you qualified to own and operate a business?  Does your product meet a need or provide a solution to a problem?  How will you market your product?  Are you passionate about your work/product?  The answers to these questions will help you determine if you are ready to start a home business.

 Develop a business plan

All businesses whether they are home based or operating outside your home require a business plan.  Your business plan will be the blueprint for your health business and help keep you on track toward your goals.  In addition to helping you focus on each level of your business, a business plan is a required document if you need outside funding now or down the road.  Include the following sections in your business plan:  executive summary, company description, products or services, market analysis, marketing and sales strategies, organization and management and financial data. 

 Preparing yourself

Many people find that the spark that inspired a home based health business can quickly be extinguished by the sheer amount of work required to get a business up and running.  An astonishing number of home based businesses fail each year, most of the time due to lack of planning.  Prepare yourself for many hours of work and several setbacks so that you are not disappointed when they inevitably happen.  Not everyone is cut out to own their own business, therefore you must be willing to make some sacrifices along the way in order to grow your business.

 If you are like me, you probably want everything to go perfectly the first time around.  I felt the same way, only to discover that is not how the business world or life for that matter works.  Begin working on your business from the moment of conception and follow through each step to ensure nothing is overlooked.  You cannot go from a startup to a successful business overnight.  You must have the discipline to work through each level and learn from both your successes and failures in order to reach your end goal.

 What I found is that each step is vitally important in order to reach your end goal.  The health industry is one that is not going to go away -ever, therefore you have the time to slowly and methodically build your business from the ground up without worrying if the “market” will dry up before you are up and running at full capacity.  There will always be a need for your products therefore you have more time than owners in other industries to work on your business and build it the correct way.

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As the owner of a home health business it is imperative to find and grow a network of people who can provide you with support and in some cases guidance.  Home based businesses are a great way to follow your passion while building a profitable business.  Without the “traditional” work place relationships, it is vital to establish similar relationships in order for your business to thrive.

Starting a home health business can make you feel slightly alienated from your peers in the health industry.  I have a passion for this business and knew if I wanted to succeed I would have to surround myself with peers that can understand and relate to my passion.  For this reason it is imperative you get out there (the Internet) and develop new relationships with other who like you have a passion for the health industry.  One of the first things I did to find other like minded individuals was to search the Internet for groups of people like myself.  You can do this by finding and joining forums where people in your industry gather.  Using your favorite search engine, enter keywords such as business from home, home health business, forums, etc.  This should result in a list of websites that host forums where you can meet others in your field.  By joining these forums you will be able to ask questions, share ideas, discuss relevant issues and get to know others who have home based businesses in the health industry.  Having this group of individuals can provide a great support system which is needed for your own personal growth and that of your business.

I felt the same when dealing with my family and friends.  Being able to talk to people in your day-to-day life is also important when you have your own home business.  Naturally these individuals do not necessarily have to share your passion, however it would be ideal if they support your goals.  Having a home business requires a lot of time and energy on your part.  You will benefit greatly if the people closest to you are willing to serve as sounding boards for your ideas as well as the frustrations that go hand-in-hand with being a business owner.  It is important for you to remember that just as you benefit from their support they also need someone to share their daily events with, therefore you must try to reciprocate the support.

In addition to surrounding yourself with a support team, it helps to have a mentor as well.  Look for people in the industry who already have a successful home health business and emulate their strategies and behavior.  Again the Internet will serve as a great tool in this search, helping you find others in the industry who have already gone through the start-up phase and have not only survived but established a profitable business.  You do not have to limit yourself to one mentor or a virtual role model; in fact you should also join community groups or organizations in your niche, increasing the odds of meeting individuals who can offer advise and guidance on your journey.

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Starting a business from home in the health industry allows you to integrate your passion from health with a profitable business.  When you’re passionate about your business, you’ll have the motivation you need to stick with it day after day and make it successful.

I know what it feels like to want to run your own business from home, have a passion for health, but you’re unsure how to find a profitable niche.  Choosing a niche area, or your specialty, is the first decision you’ll need to make when considering what type of home business to start.  In fact, many people make the mistake of finding products to sell before they’ve checked to see if there is a large enough market of people looking to buy those products.  Some even begin investing a lot of money in supplies, materials, inventory and marketing – only to discover that the product line or health business niche won’t be as successful as they’d like because their simply isn’t a large enough market of customers wanting to buy what you’re selling.

I felt the same when I first decided I wanted to run a business from home in the health industry.  I am extremely passionate about health, so I knew it would give me the motivation needed to focus on setting up the business and working on it each day.   You’ll need to do some research and analysing of your own to select the niche you’ll be working with in your home business.  There are a number of things to consider when you’re looking at different niche areas in the health industry, including:

Does your customer desperately want the product or service you plan to offer?

• Does your product provide a solution to your customer’s health problem?
• Is your niche narrow enough to target specific people and health issues; yet wide enough that you have a sizeable market base?
• Will you be able to compete with similar products already on the market; or have you discovered a new product not yet available?

After doing this same market research for discovering a health niche for a home business, and spending several weeks researching various health niches from weight loss to nutritional supplements to physical fitness -  I decided to get involved with bringing a new health care supplement from America into Australia.

My analysis of this potential health niche found that the people of Australia and indeed internationally are interested in improving their health, so I knew there was a large enough market that would be interested in health care supplements.  Supplements solve potential health problems for people who are unable to get the nutrients they need from their diets, whether they’re too busy to eat healthy or have allergy issues that prevent them from eating a wide variety of foods.  And, since I’m involved in a product that has not yet launched in Australia, I’ll be pioneering a new health product that customers will want to try to see for themselves whether it’s better than the competitors.

How will you follow your passion and start a business from home in the health industry?

There is a big difference between hearing and listening.

To listen it takes a concious effort. Listening shows someone you care about what they have to say and that their views are important.

Everyone loves to talk. Friends are made by listening to what is important to them.

Listening is not easy, after about 17 seconds our minds begin to wander.

10 Tips to Listening

1. Listening takes energy and time

2.Eliminate distractions

3. Be present in the moment – give 100%

4. Take notes (but ask permission & key themes only)

5. Ask clarifying questions

6. Look for non-verbal clues – tone, expression & body language changes

7. Stop talking too much. The goal is to listen

8. Resist the urge to give advice

9.Reserve judgement. Start each conversation as a fresh one. Don’t rely on past conversations, knowledge or misconceptions

10. Practice listening on a regular basis

Have a look at this great slide audio presentation from

Phil Wylie

 on

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