When starting out in any work from home job or home businesses, you have to ask yourself the question; How can I stay motivated?

If you want to work from home successfully you are really going to have to get your act together!!

You need to be disciplined in order to achieve success; and that requires motivation.

Think about it.....to work from home successfully requires a fair amount of discipline with so many distractions in the way – TV, cups of coffee, Game stations, chocolate, etc. Where will you find the motivation to avoid these tempting obstacles?

You can really start to freak yourself out if you think about it too deeply. In the past you may have looked for the motivation to complete a certain task or undertake a particular venture........then would beat yourself up afterwards for failing to achieve what you had set out to do.

Was it because you “lacked the motivation” or “Didn't have the time, knowledge or experience”? Maybe it was just too big for you to achieve with all the distractions in the way.

Hang on a second though.

There have been many individuals who have achieved great things in life despite huge distractions being placed in their way. What qualities did they possess that set them apart and enabled them to succeed where others have failed?

Were these people blessed with an extra helping of motivation when standing in the genetic make-up queue? Are they any different to you and I - us “ordinary people”?

Of course not! No way! Absolutely not!

We “ordinary” people, we mere mortals, can achieve great things.

I believe everyone has the capacity to achieve great things despite distractions being placed in the way.

It's just a question of finding the motivation that works for you.

What is personally so important to you as an individual that it will enable you NOT to be distracted from achieving what you want?.

Lets use Lance Armstrong and a slightly overweight Average Joe as examples.

Where Lance used an extreme fitness regime as a motivation to help beat a particularly aggressive form of life threatening cancer (winning 7 consecutive Tour de France' on the way)

Average Joe has used a gentle exercise regime as a motivation to beat a particularly unsightly belly and potentially unhealthy weight problem (losing 7 consecutive pounds along the way)!!

Both achievements probably gave similar levels of satisfaction.

Both required a vastly different amount of motivation.

And to both individuals the amount of motivation required FELT the same.

But, both required A MOTIVATION UNIQUE TO THE INDIVIDUAL.

Has the penny dropped?

If so, you'll know how to respond to the question;

Where Can I Find the Motivation to Avoid Distractions in Work From Home Businesses?

The answer is simple:

From Within. The motivation is unique to you. It just needs to be found.

You CAN achieve what you want to achieve, particularly when running a work from home business.

You just need to find your own unique motivation. Some method, some action or some thought that will empower you to avoid unnecessary distractions on the road to your success.

It's unique to you, it's personal and it's powerful enough to override any distractions that may confront you.

Think Hard and you will find it. Good Luck.

Author's Bio: 

Dave Chapple is a flourishing Internet Marketer and Mentor within the highly successful Jeremiah2911 Team of YourNetBiz. He honed his Leadership and Motivational skills during a 22 year career in the Royal Air Force Police. You can find out more about Dave at http://whoisdavidchapple.com where in addition to his business and training opportunities at http://www.myjobfreedom.com you will also find links to a number of humorous and informative sites.