So will you make a fortune network marketing? Some people really do make millions, while others are happy just to cover the household expenses. Whatever you want from your home business you have to train yourself to focus.

Running a successful work at home business is the dream for many people today. Whether you want to spend more time with the kids, make a few bucks while you’re home anyway, escape your boss, or simply avoid wasting time in the daily commute, a network marketing internet business can be the ideal work at home plan.

However, it is not as easy as some marketers want you to believe. Pick up a copy of Ann Sieg’s free report The 7 Lies Of Network Marketing to find out. The quit rate in network marketing or MLM business is huge. Around 90% of new recruits will drop out. This gives MLM a bad reputation. But did you know that the failure rate for any other type of startup home business is just as high?

The problem is not the fact that it is MLM. The problem is that it is hard setting up any kind of home business. And the main challenge that most people have can be summed up in one word:

Focus.

Distractions, interruptions, boredom, spending too much time on unproductive tasks … working from home with no boss hanging over us, we all suffer from some if not all of these issues. They all lead to time wasting and lack of focus, which means less money coming in.

The worst thing we can do is hop from one task to another during the day. Every time we divert our focus to a new task, we spend time getting into the ‘zone’ of the new task. Recent research suggests that it can take up to 20 minutes to get fully into the zone of whatever we are doing. Only then are we wholly focused on the task and able to work most effectively.

Sure, have plenty of breaks. Take 10 minutes to stretch, relax, fetch a glass of water. But do not watch TV or pick up a magazine. Take a notebook so you can write down ideas that come up during your break.

Set a schedule and stick to it, without getting distracted or allowing interruptions. Give all your attention to your number one priority for the day, and do not begin anything else until it is done. Or for longer projects, set aside a certain time each day to that task, and catch up with your email, calls etc after it is done. But whatever else you do, keep your focus through all of your working hours.