subject: 5 Ways To Stay On Track For A Christian Entrepreneur [print this page] Motivation is the greatest force for success in any venture in life. It does not matter what you are involved in, without proper motivation you are bound to fail or get discouraged and soon will quit. There are 5 simple ways to work at home and stay motivated. You can use them as a guide and try to follow them as much as possible.
1. A business plan
Business plan is the first requirement to be motivated. If you do not have a plan then you will fail. If you fail to plan you are then planning to fail. If you can sit down with a more experienced person or your accountant, do it. You need to put down the name of your business and what you are intending to do. You can download many free business plan templates and ideas form the internet.
2. Clearly Defined Goals
Your success depends on clearly defined goals for your business. Your goals will set the measure for your success or failure. They set you schedules and planning. Goals can be changed according to circumstances. But the general idea of where to start and where to end should be well defined.
3. Mission Statement
A mission statement is different from goals and plans. A mission statement sets the tone fro your entire business. It is the foundation fro your motivation. Mission statement tells you what and why. Goals are be for when and how. Without the why and what you are not motivated. You can run a business without why and what with just the how and when. But you will not be motivated.
4. Yearly planner
Once your goals are well defined you should plan the entire project with either project management software or task lists. But you need a calendar of events and plans for at least an entire year. Goals should be made for 1 year, 5 years and ten years just you show a path of progress and your projected path for future.
The yearly planner would include daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly plans. The planner should include expected completion dates for various stages of your business.
5. Focus Posters
Write down your mission statement in bold large letters and frame them or post them prominently where you can see it everyday. If you do not focus on your mission and goals statement you will fail. This will keep you guarded against discouragements and disappointments.
When you feel like you are not succeeding, focus on our mission statements and see if your goals are aligned to accomplish your mission. If you feel discouraged go back and do an analysis if of where and how you failed. Set it right and start back again. Do not give up that easily. Let he posters keep you motivated.
There are factors outside you that crowd you and may make your focus to change. These distractions are always going to be there, you cannot do anything about it. But you can stay motivated provided you discipline to stick to your routine work. Have a clear focused schedule for you to work each day and follow it religiously and you will not fail.
