With the financial pressures everyone seems to be facing, it should come as no surprise that the Home Based Business arena is growing at a tremendous pace. It would easy to just assume that the increase in the number of people looking to start their own business is simply a result of the tough economic times everyone is facing. I happen to think, however, that there is something else at work here.The Internet is changing the way consumers conduct business and is the primary source of information for many people. Think about how you use the Internet and you will begin to realize how buying habits are changing. If you are typical of many consumers you begin by doing research on the product that you want to buy. More and more that research is done on the Internet rather than a book store or magazine. The next step is to search for the best price and, again, many times this involves a search on the Internet. Once a decision is made the purchase is completed. It is true that a typical brick and mortar retail operation might be the place of purchase. However, the Internet is gaining a larger market share every day. The traditional retailers are not happy about this and are quickly adapting to this trend by having a website for their consumer to make purchases from if that is their desire.So, how does this impact the Home Based Business owner? The growth of the Internet has revitalized this growing segment of our economy. A whole cottage industry has arisen with Home Based entrepreneurs becoming active with online stores with very affordable startup costs. There are some who make six figure incomes selling solely on E-Bay. This is not only phenomenal but word is spreading rapidly that a nice income stream can be created with a very low investment. This market has created another industry with businesses springing up offering automated income systems. Almost anyone can have a website up and running in a few hours. As with anything of this nature, be extremely careful about false promises of incredible wealth overnight. That almost never happens. It is very unfortunate that once a viable business opportunity is created there needs to be a constant effort to sort through the hype and separate fact from fiction.Just as with any other business category, new businesses on the Internet have an alarming rate of failure. You cannot create a website and sit back to wait for the money to pour in. If, however, the opportunity that you are evaluating seems to have a proven system of attracting visitors and does a good job of presenting the products or opportunity, it might be worth investigating. Just as Mail Order created a whole new group of Home Based entrepreneurs, the Internet and online marketing is already doing the same thing. It has made ownership of a Home Based Business a realistic possibility and has become a possible source of part or full time income for a new generation. The Internet has leveled the playing field for the small business owner.How do you enter into this exciting new world of opportunity? Just as with anything else, you start by gathering information from as many sources as possible. Keep notes and sort through what you like and dislike about what you find. You will start to create a very clear idea of the type of business you might want to create. There are many website owners who make information without creating a single product. They offer useful information and collect information from advertising and referral fees. The possibilities are nearly endless and the rewards can be impressive. Start exploring this opportunity today!

Once someone makes the decision to start a home business, the biggest question asked is “What is the best home based business to start?” This is a tough question to answer because everyone’s situation is different and so are their reasons for starting a home business. However, there are a few things you can do to help you answer this question and find the right home business for you.Finding The Best Home Based Business To StartThe most important question to ask yourself after deciding to start a home business, is why. Is it because you lost your job and you need to replace your income? Is it because you are sick of your job and you want more time with your family? Do you just want some extra spending money? Whatever it is, this is going to be a big factor in choosing the best home based business to start.Most people will start a home business because they hate their job and want to live a life of time and financial freedom, or they lost their job and they need to replace that income. In this case, you are going to want to find a home business that gives you the opportunity to generate a full time income in a short period of time. These opportunities maybe a little more expensive to start, but it is by far the fastest way to earn a full time income from home.If you did a search on the Internet you would find thousands upon thousands of home business opportunities. Contraire to popular belief, a lot of the opportunities out there are actually legitimate. The differences between them can come down to the training provided, marketing provided, and different pay structures. You can start a home business for as little as $25, and while this could be a great opportunity, it probably doesn’t provide the marketing system and training you will need to be successful. When you have to do it all on your own, it can take a while to build a solid full time income.There are other opportunities that can cost a lot more to get started, however they will probably provide you with a full marketing system and the training that goes along with it. If you are new to this industry, this is probably the fastest way to earn a full time income.So what is the best home based business to start? As I said in the beginning of this article, the biggest factor in answering this question is going to be your reason why you are starting a home business. If you are looking for a full time income you can leave your job with, or if you lost your job and need to replace your income, you are going to want to start a home business that is going to provide you with the marketing and training you need to get off to the fastest start.

The skills to become a legal secretary will require a high school diploma or a GED. You will not be required to have a college degree, but your will need specific training and skills in business, and law related subjects.

If you are interested in becoming an accredited legal secretary, you can obtain a certificate through many community colleges, and specialty continuing education programs. There are many schools that you can earn a specialized certificate for becoming a legal secretary. The University of Phoenix, American Intercontinental University, Westwood, and ITT Technical Institute, and many of your local Universities and Community Colleges are just a few of the many schools you can attend. Many schools will offer online courses if you are not close enough to attend their classes on campus.

Many legal firms will not require you to have a degree as a legal secretary, but they will want you to have some experience. You can gain experience either in the work field starting as a receptionist, or by taking a legal training course. From a class you will receive training on computer programs related to your specific field of study, learn the legal vocabulary that is needed to perform your duties as a legal secretary, and also learn the basic skills required to run an office smoothly and efficiently.

Becoming familiar with basic secretarial skills will also help you perform your duties as a legal secretary more efficiently. You will spend most of your time typing legal documents, and letters, so good, fast and efficient computer and keyboarding skills are a must. A legal secretary is a specialized secretary. You will need to know many specifics in the law profession. While many law offices will not require their legal secretaries to have a degree, knowing some of the legal lingo will help you be prepared for your potential interviews. Your duties as a legal secretary will require you to have basic receptionists skills, arrange meetings between lawyers and clients, book appointments, file legal documents, dictate letters, maintain schedules, answer phones, and interact with other office staff and lawyers on a daily basis, to name a few. Communication and people skills will also be extremely important in this type of position. Taking a training course will help you be confident and qualified to perform all of the duties that will be required of you as a legal secretary.

Positions for qualified legal secretaries are abundant. Legal secretaries can help the over all efficiency of the lawyers and their firm. The salaries for dependable, certified, experienced legal secretaries are also very competitive, and are based on your experience, and specific set of skills.

What you do and do not do on a daily basis has a long term compounding impact on your Small Business success. Depending on the approach you take and the level of self-sabotaging you engage in will have real effects on the outcome of your business, including whether or not you are actively killing your Small Business.

What does killing your Small Business mean?

Killing your Small Business means that you may be making decisions that are sabotaging your business success and unwittingly committing to a course of action that will eventually see you fail.

It is about the self-sabotaging behaviours that people employ on a conscious and subconscious level to stop themselves from being successful, to slow things down or to completely undermine their goals.

It is a bad habit that can cost you your Small Business;

It is a bad habit of ego-centric, failure enduring decisions etc that do not serve your highest purpose;

It is allowing fears to drive your Small Business direction and kill it from the inside out. Often this is a slow and painful death – one small decision, action or inaction compounding over time.
What does killing your Small Business look like?

Imagine that you decide to put on an event to show off your services and bring in more clients/customers, more money and build your business. As a result of this decision, you go about setting up the event, sorting out the details, thinking about the costs and considering what profit you will make. You’re excited and ready to go, but, then something strange happens and you lack the motivation to do the basics well to get the message out there to your niche audience. You find yourself unwilling to step out of your comfort zone and be vulnerable.

Worries begin to fester about your ability to pull the event off;

You worry that people will see you as an imposter;

Fear takes root and all your decisions and actions are now run through this internal filter;

You think about giving up;

You think about retreating because it all seems to hard to get off the ground;

You may even worry that you will have too many people show up for the event and what will you do then?
Fear burrows deeper in your gut and whispers, “Who do you think you are? You know you can’t handle it, you’re not ready, you need more time. You’re a fake, fraud and you’re not going to cope if they all come.”

Subconsciously you sabotage your every effort to grow your business through inactions and not following through. You now live in Excuse Central! You feel overwhelmed and the last thing you want to do is take action.

You may be asking, what person in their right mind would be doing this! It’s insane and it doesn’t make sense.

But from an emotional safety perspective it makes perfect sense to the Small Business Owner who fears too much success too soon. They may fear not being able to handle the abundance and prosperity that could flow from their awesome idea.

I never said it was rational.

Internally their subconscious seeks to keep them safe through avoiding situations that have the potential to be successful.

Say hello to procrastination!

This kind of self-sabotaging behaviour may not even be something that they can see themselves, however, anyone around them who is trying to help them get off the ground and grow their business can see it. Bystanders are often fraught with frustration as they watch you abort your best efforts.

If a bystander tries to intervene when the Small Business Owner is not ready to receive their message of how to help, it can lead disagreements, resentment, anger and parting of ways.

Fear and an out if balance ego that feels threatened are insidious weeds that, if left unchecked, can become an out of control jungle of compounding self-sabotage behaviours that have a flow-on effect, resulting in you actively killing your own Small Business.

Where to from here?

If you have begun to see yourself in this scenario, that is a good thing to acknowledge. Admitting that you have a fear that holds you back is an empowering step forward. It is an opportunity for you to explore what is really going on inside you.

Check in with yourself to see if your ego has flared up in response to help and give humility a go, you may just end up being more successful than you thought and experience greater support from like-minded people;

Reflect on what you are doing or choosing not to do. Ask yourself the hard questions to get to the deep reason as to why you do not want to be successful right now;

Consider what might be holding you back from success and nip fears in the bud because honestly, having too many people want to attend your event and know about your Small Business is a good problem to have!
Daily reflection on your thoughts, behaviour and resistance will help you to avoid killing your own Small Business.