How To Stay Motivated As A Work From Home Online Entrepreneur

Goals need balance.

Keep in mind, it takes accomplishing micro (small) goals to accomplish the macro (large) goals. So don't make your micro goals too easy or too hard.

As an entrepreneur, your goals are easy. Everything you do is by choice. You're trying to accomplish something that can advance your position in this world with something that sits at the heart of your values. 

Be specific. It only makes sense that the more specific you are in your goal, the more likely you are to achieve it.

Have the right attitude.

There may come a time in your online home business where you feel flustered and want to quit. Give yourself time to let that feeling pass. It could take an hour, it could take 10 years. But the more we fail the more we learn.

Just don't blame yourself later on for not giving things another try. A positive attitude can get you past that feeling of wanting to walk away.

If you need a suggestion for a better attitude, spend more time thinking about positive things. And smile while you do it. This helps, really.

And surround yourself with other like-minded people who are also building their network.

Be surrounded by like-minded entrepreneurs.

Having a support system in place is probably one the most effective ways to succeed when you’re building your work from home online business. 

You have people who you can relate to. People who are feeling the same struggles you are and creating solutions for them. 

As long as you have a space for open communication with other entrepreneurs, you'll never be in a position where you can't help yourself. 

Think of how much better brainstorming and problem solving is when it's done as a team.

Visualize and manifest.

Did you know, Oprah Winfrey and Steve Harvey have used vision boards? They each created their own boards at one point in their life; portrait sized canvases, embed with things they desire. 

A positive future is possible, and a vision board when used hand-in-hand with some realistic thinking and planning, can be an effective tool.

There are things you can do to motivate yourself. 

"Whatever you want to do is what you’re doing." as Tony Robbins says. People who want to do - do. Ask yourself what you really want to do and then get up and start doing what will get you to that exact thing.

Give yourself a sense of urgency. Sometimes more things get done when we're under pressure. Our true creativity comes out.

Maybe self motivation is nothing more than an illusion we create for ourselves. Tell yourself whatever you have to in order to get things done. 

Tell yourself; "I deserve this - Good things are coming my way - People are listening and responding to me." 

And as good things continually happen, you’ll know… "Hey, I caused this… I made this happen."

Really give thought as to why you’re doing this.

What's your why? Not everyone is motivated by money. Maybe you need a hobby? Maybe you’re just looking to learn something new? … Nah, it’s about money.

What’s wrong with that? (shrug)