Overcome Obstacles with These 3 Qualities

Did you know that building your home business is no easy task?  You will come up against all sorts of obstacles that will discourage you and make you want to quite.

Without telling all of my business, I will say that I have definitely been there. I've had some pretty discouraging things happen over the last few weeks.  If it wasn't one thing it was another.  Supplier problems, slowed up sales, lost data, computer problems, you name it.  Every time I turn around I was coming up against one obstacle after another.

Of course, building your home business is no small feat but it is worth it to press on if this truly what your heart desires.  Being an entrepreneur means long lonely hours at times.  You may experience mental block, writers block, being a blockhead, you name it. However there are 2 qualities you must have and if you don't have them then you need to develop them.  Those two qualities are:

Tenacity -  To be tenacious means you won't easily give up.  You are persistent and have a dog-gonedness about what you are working on.  You must be stubborn and tough when it comes to your business.  Don't let anything or anyone get in the way of helping you achieve your goals.

Optimism - An optimistic person sees a favorable outcome regardless of the situation.  You have to be willing to see the glass half full, not half empty when it comes to building your home business.

A Sense of Humor - If you can't laugh at yourself, your bloops and your blunders, what can you laugh at ?  Seeing challenges from a "lighter" side, will truly help you to remain optimistic and tenacious.

I have to say that I even encouraged myself while writing this post so I hope you got a lot out of it as well

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Michelle Howard Smith is a stress and pain relief professional helping individuals to address health from a natural perspective. Subscribe to The Stress Less newsletter to receive information on stress and pain management.

Small Business Features

Hey there, I'm still looking for new businesses to feature on Sundays.  If you or someone you know would like to feature your small business here, just post a note here and I will get back to you.

Success may not come as quickly as you may like and sometimes you can discouraged.  Here are some quotes to mull over that can help you when you are feeling down about your business:

I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.  ~Bill Cosby

Supposing you have tried and failed again and again.  You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call "failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down.  ~Mary Pickford

You always pass failure on your way to success.  ~Mickey Rooney

Promoting My Business

Hey there all my fellow entrepreneurs and aspiring business owners! I know it's been a while since I've written (a whole week!). As you know, running a business can be time consuming. I plan to get back on top of things and providing you all with great info. as usual. Just give me a couple of weeks.

I spent the last week really promoting my own business. I attended a beauty tour, blogger summit and had an appointment with a retail buyer at The Plaza Hotel in New York.

On top of all of that, with all of the products I acquired on my beauty tour, I need to try all of these products so I can start blogging about them. I will be sharing my opinion on all of these products on my other blog, Fresh Radiant Skin if you are interested in following. I've started already but I have at least another 10 posts before I completely give my 411 on the various products and beauty giants.

I've been pretty mild on this blog as far as my 'tude goes but if you visit my other blog you'll see the real me! Well, I'm real here too. Let's just say you will see more of an extension of my colorful personality :-)

Again, check my other blog at http://freshradiantskin.blogspot.com for updates on my beauty tour and Fashion Night Out.

Westchester Networking for Professionals

If you live in Westchester County, come on out and meet me and some of your other fellow entrepreneurs and business owners at the Business Owners' & Entrepreneurs' Networking Event on September 30, 2009.

Blue, 99 Church Street
White Plains, NY
5:30pm - 8:00pm

More Information at http://www.wnfp.org

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Michelle Howard Smith is referred to as an Infopreneur Extraordinaire. She runs a multi-faceted home based business researching information related to alternative health, skin care and more. Check out one of her stores: Stress & Alternative Pain Relief, Natural Skin Care

Free E-Commerce Store Builder

Ecrater is a free online marketplace and store builder. If you are building your business and need a website but don't have the money to buy one, Ecrater is a good choice.

You can can easily create your own free online store in a matter of minutes. There are categories available for just about any type of product.

With Ecrater, you receive free website hosting, a free sub-domain and a administrative tool to manage your online store. Purchases can be seamlessly processed with Google checkout or PayPal.

Setting up is easy and here's a big bonus: All products are posted to Google Product Search. (LOL I should be an affiliate selling their product!)
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Michelle Howard Smith is referred to as an Infopreneur Extraordinaire. She runs a multi-faceted home based business researching information related to alternative health, skin care and more. Check out her new Ecrater store: http://thenaturalskincareshop.ecrater.com/

Beauty Business Resource

If you have a beauty or cosmetics business, I discovered a wonderful resource for obtaining sample containers from. Her name is Tiffani Henry and she's the Owner of Sample Container Store hosted by Ecrater.

Sample Container Store has really great prices for sample containers and related accessories. Her store offers:

Cosmetic Jars
Sample Containers
Treatment Pumps
Sprayers and Atomizers
Bags & Boxes
Shrink Bands
Labels (including custom printed)
Funnels & Scoops
Press & Seal bags
Jars
Vials and more!

I highly encourage you to visit this retailer. I made a recent purchase and could not believe how much I got for the money I spent.
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Michelle Howard Smith is referred to as an Infopreneur Extraordinaire. She runs a multi-faceted home based business researching information related to alternative health, skin care and more. Check out her new Ecrater store: http://thenaturalskincareshop.ecrater.com/

Build Your Success By Helping Others

Having a selfish spirit never helped anyone succeed....well at least not for long. Eventually selfishness will cause others to see that you have nothing but your own best interests at heart.

If you are building a business, you must recognize that your business is not just about you. It's about people and helping them. Think about it. For example, let's say you are a beauty products provider, when you sell a detoxifying dry skin cleanser you are not just selling a face product, you are offering help to obtain cleaner, more moisturized skin that ultimately becomes healthier skin.

Another example, let's say you sell pain relief products, you aren't just selling your clients pain management products, you are providing them with a solution so that they can have better days, more peace, a better night's rest etc. You get it right?

One of the ways I want to help others while building my own successful business is to offer free business features on this blog.

If you or someone you know is building a home business that offers: hair care, jewelry, flowers, clothing, paper products, electronics, household items, services or informational products, please feel free to post a reply. I will then request for you to send me a short personal bio , 4 images of some of your best products, and your website address. We'll take it from there.
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Michelle Howard Smith is referred to as an Infopreneur Extraordinaire. She runs a multi-faceted home based business researching information related to alternative health, skin care and more.