How would you like to one day go to your bosses office and tell them that this will be your last day at work. Can you imagine how great you would feel? This can be the greatest feeling in the world. Or how about imagine yourself waking up with out an alarm clock. What about drinking your coffee, taking your time, and reading a newspaper. Can you see yourself as having enough money in the bank each and every month.

Having the freedom and peace of mind when working at home is an awesome feeling but just because you work at home does not mean that you can just slack off and don't do the necessary things on a daily basis. Working at home and putting food on the table has much more responsibilities then if you had a day job working for someone else.

With a job, you just wake up early in the morning. Drive to work. Punch a clock, do what your boss tells you to do, and when the day ends you punch out and go home. You do that for 30 - 50 years. It doesn't sound so exciting, right?

In order to be a successful stay at home entrepreneur you need to posses the following attributes.

Never quit:

If you have a state of mind to never quitting your business no matter what, then you will do just fine short and long term. Keep a thought in your mind that giving up and throwing everything overboard is clearly not an option.

Goal Setting:

You want to know where you business is going and what you want it to be now and 5 years from now. You have to know by writing your goals down so that you have a direction to go with.

Commitment:

Your business or any other business will always go through problems, setbacks, and obstacles. This is the nature of owning a home based business opportunity. Things are not always going to go your way. Having a strong commitment will allow you to stay focused and help you to keep going. You may feel that you are about to hit a brick wall and stop, but your subconscious commitment will help keep you strong. If you make a strong commitment to winning and succeeding then you will do just that.

Focus:

When a person is new to business and has just started out, the most difficult thing for them can be the at home distractions from their own family wanting their attention and someone to talk to. When someone bothers you it is very easy to leave your work and do something else. You are really losing your focus and probably time too.

You can not let these distractions bother you. What you need to do is to set aside a time everyday and to let anyone in your house know that they can not bother you. If it is a child, you need to sit with them and explain to them why they can not bother you when you are working.

Tell them that if they bother you and you can't work, then you won't be able to buy them gifts or chocolate. Every child and adult likes chocolate, right? Once a child hears this, they will do their best not to bother you at all.

In conclusion, if you can follow these 4 traits of a successful home based business entrepreneur then you will succeed.