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		<title>Thinking of Starting Your Own Business?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:20:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When considering owning your own business, you first need to ask yourself some basic questions: Do I have a passionate desire to have my own business? Do I want 100% of the responsibility and the decision-making? Am I willing to commit myself to my business by working hard? Do I have the confidence and discipline [...]]]></description>
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<p>When considering owning your own business,  you first need to ask yourself some basic questions:</p>
<ol>
<li>Do I have a passionate desire to have my own business?</li>
<li>Do I want 100% of the responsibility and the decision-making?</li>
<li>Am I willing to commit myself to my business by working hard?</li>
<li>Do I have the confidence and discipline to make my business successful?</li>
<li>Do I have an entreprenuerial spirit?</li>
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<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-125" title="question-mark" src="http://blog.mlmrealms.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/question-mark.jpg" alt="question-mark" hspace="3" vspace="3" width="75" height="74" />Starting a new business is a life-altering event and can be likened to a marriage. It takes commitment and desire; you&#8217;ll be tied to your business 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Just like in marriage it will take work and will have highs and lows. But if you can answer those questions with a certain and resounding &#8220;Yes!&#8221; then starting your own business can be an intensely satisfying and rewarding adventure.</p>
<p>Once you&#8217;ve decided that you really do want to start your own business and have decided on what type of business you want, its time to start gaining knowledge and information about being in business. There <em>is</em> a learning curve you&#8217;ll need to go through in order to get started! Some areas you&#8217;ll want to focus on are: industry knowledge, administrative and organization processes, money management, creating a business plan, marketing, and time management. Acquiring this knowledge beforehand is immensely helpful to making your business a success.</p>
<p>Many women have their own successful business; you can, too! Take your passion and your innate talents, mix in learning and development, and you&#8217;ll shape your business into an enjoyable and profitable life adventure!</p>
<p>To Your Success,</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-85" title="Daphne" src="http://blog.mlmrealms.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/daphne-sig.png" alt="Daphne" width="102" height="91" />
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daphne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These are some questions that came to mind one day while sitting in my car during a lunch break. I had been reading Journey Beyond Words &#8211; a miracles studies book channeled by Jesus to Brent A. Haskell. The section I had been reading discussed discovering what our values are in our lives. There are [...]]]></description>
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<p>When considering owning your own business,  you first need to ask yourself some basic questions:</p>
<ol>
<li>Do I have a passionate desire to have my own business?</li>
<li>Do I want 100% of the responsibility and the decision-making?</li>
<li>Am I willing to commit myself to my business by working hard?</li>
<li>Do I have the confidence and discipline to make my business successful?</li>
<li>Do I have an entreprenuerial spirit?</li>
</ol>
<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-125" title="question-mark" src="http://blog.mlmrealms.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/question-mark.jpg" alt="question-mark" hspace="3" vspace="3" width="75" height="74" />Starting a new business is a life-altering event and can be likened to a marriage. It takes commitment and desire; you&#8217;ll be tied to your business 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Just like in marriage it will take work and will have highs and lows. But if you can answer those questions with a certain and resounding &#8220;Yes!&#8221; then starting your own business can be an intensely satisfying and rewarding adventure.</p>
<p>Once you&#8217;ve decided that you really do want to start your own business and have decided on what type of business you want, its time to start gaining knowledge and information about being in business. There <em>is</em> a learning curve you&#8217;ll need to go through in order to get started! Some areas you&#8217;ll want to focus on are: industry knowledge, administrative and organization processes, money management, creating a business plan, marketing, and time management. Acquiring this knowledge beforehand is immensely helpful to making your business a success.</p>
<p>Many women have their own successful business; you can, too! Take your passion and your innate talents, mix in learning and development, and you&#8217;ll shape your business into an enjoyable and profitable life adventure!</p>
<p>To Your Success,</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-85" title="Daphne" src="http://blog.mlmrealms.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/daphne-sig.png" alt="Daphne" width="102" height="91" />
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>When considering owning your own business,  you first need to ask yourself some basic questions:</p>
<ol>
<li>Do I have a passionate desire to have my own business?</li>
<li>Do I want 100% of the responsibility and the decision-making?</li>
<li>Am I willing to commit myself to my business by working hard?</li>
<li>Do I have the confidence and discipline to make my business successful?</li>
<li>Do I have an entreprenuerial spirit?</li>
</ol>
<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-125" title="question-mark" src="http://blog.mlmrealms.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/question-mark.jpg" alt="question-mark" hspace="3" vspace="3" width="75" height="74" />Starting a new business is a life-altering event and can be likened to a marriage. It takes commitment and desire; you&#8217;ll be tied to your business 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Just like in marriage it will take work and will have highs and lows. But if you can answer those questions with a certain and resounding &#8220;Yes!&#8221; then starting your own business can be an intensely satisfying and rewarding adventure.</p>
<p>Once you&#8217;ve decided that you really do want to start your own business and have decided on what type of business you want, its time to start gaining knowledge and information about being in business. There <em>is</em> a learning curve you&#8217;ll need to go through in order to get started! Some areas you&#8217;ll want to focus on are: industry knowledge, administrative and organization processes, money management, creating a business plan, marketing, and time management. Acquiring this knowledge beforehand is immensely helpful to making your business a success.</p>
<p>Many women have their own successful business; you can, too! Take your passion and your innate talents, mix in learning and development, and you&#8217;ll shape your business into an enjoyable and profitable life adventure!</p>
<p>To Your Success,</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-85" title="Daphne" src="http://blog.mlmrealms.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/daphne-sig.png" alt="Daphne" width="102" height="91" />
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<p>When considering owning your own business,  you first need to ask yourself some basic questions:</p>
<ol>
<li>Do I have a passionate desire to have my own business?</li>
<li>Do I want 100% of the responsibility and the decision-making?</li>
<li>Am I willing to commit myself to my business by working hard?</li>
<li>Do I have the confidence and discipline to make my business successful?</li>
<li>Do I have an entreprenuerial spirit?</li>
</ol>
<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-125" title="question-mark" src="http://blog.mlmrealms.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/question-mark.jpg" alt="question-mark" hspace="3" vspace="3" width="75" height="74" />Starting a new business is a life-altering event and can be likened to a marriage. It takes commitment and desire; you&#8217;ll be tied to your business 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Just like in marriage it will take work and will have highs and lows. But if you can answer those questions with a certain and resounding &#8220;Yes!&#8221; then starting your own business can be an intensely satisfying and rewarding adventure.</p>
<p>Once you&#8217;ve decided that you really do want to start your own business and have decided on what type of business you want, its time to start gaining knowledge and information about being in business. There <em>is</em> a learning curve you&#8217;ll need to go through in order to get started! Some areas you&#8217;ll want to focus on are: industry knowledge, administrative and organization processes, money management, creating a business plan, marketing, and time management. Acquiring this knowledge beforehand is immensely helpful to making your business a success.</p>
<p>Many women have their own successful business; you can, too! Take your passion and your innate talents, mix in learning and development, and you&#8217;ll shape your business into an enjoyable and profitable life adventure!</p>
<p>To Your Success,</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-85" title="Daphne" src="http://blog.mlmrealms.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/daphne-sig.png" alt="Daphne" width="102" height="91" />
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<p>When considering owning your own business,  you first need to ask yourself some basic questions:</p>
<ol>
<li>Do I have a passionate desire to have my own business?</li>
<li>Do I want 100% of the responsibility and the decision-making?</li>
<li>Am I willing to commit myself to my business by working hard?</li>
<li>Do I have the confidence and discipline to make my business successful?</li>
<li>Do I have an entreprenuerial spirit?</li>
</ol>
<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-125" title="question-mark" src="http://blog.mlmrealms.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/question-mark.jpg" alt="question-mark" hspace="3" vspace="3" width="75" height="74" />Starting a new business is a life-altering event and can be likened to a marriage. It takes commitment and desire; you&#8217;ll be tied to your business 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Just like in marriage it will take work and will have highs and lows. But if you can answer those questions with a certain and resounding &#8220;Yes!&#8221; then starting your own business can be an intensely satisfying and rewarding adventure.</p>
<p>Once you&#8217;ve decided that you really do want to start your own business and have decided on what type of business you want, its time to start gaining knowledge and information about being in business. There <em>is</em> a learning curve you&#8217;ll need to go through in order to get started! Some areas you&#8217;ll want to focus on are: industry knowledge, administrative and organization processes, money management, creating a business plan, marketing, and time management. Acquiring this knowledge beforehand is immensely helpful to making your business a success.</p>
<p>Many women have their own successful business; you can, too! Take your passion and your innate talents, mix in learning and development, and you&#8217;ll shape your business into an enjoyable and profitable life adventure!</p>
<p>To Your Success,</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-85" title="Daphne" src="http://blog.mlmrealms.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/daphne-sig.png" alt="Daphne" width="102" height="91" />
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