While it is important to have goals so that we can formulate a plan for starting a home business, and to stay focused to achieve them, it is equally important to remain flexible. In other words, be willing to change your course if necessary. To be really creative we must be able to see beyond the ‘dotted line’.
Therefore it may be good to make your goals ‘generic’ – in other words not ‘make X number of dollars per month from XYZ’ but just ‘make X number dollars per month’ – that way if on your way to XYZ you find ABC to be more of a ‘natural’ for you, you won’t miss the opportunity because you are so focused that you have ‘blinders’ on.
You may find after some time in research and development of your business that you really don’t like something that is part of your initial strategy – for example even that you don’t like marketing and sales, period. While any