1. June 19th, 2013 Published by: Shaun Messick
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Why Having a Home Business Will Set You Free by
Shaun Messick
In America today, there are roughly 6.6 million home
business owners earning significant incomes. There are
many motivations for this trend. But there are 5 main
reasons that more and more people are starting home
business, and they all revolve around "Freedom."
Why Having A Home Business
Will Set You Free
Home Business – True Definition of
Freedom
If I were to ask you to define the word Freedom without
using the word Free to do it, could you? It would be very
difficult. I know because I’ve tried. Even the Merriam-Webster
Dictionary defines Freedom as…
The quality or state of being free.
Okay, so the definition of Freedom is to be Free. We can work
with that. So if we think of Freedom in this light, then our
definition would be to be Free in all we think, feel, and do.
Right?
Okay, that narrows it down. Doesn’t it?
But I would like to go a step further and ask you a couple of
questions. How many of you have a full-time job? For many of
you, the answer would be “Yes.” Then my next question is… do
you love going to your job everyday? Now, the answers begin to
change. About 30% of you will say a resounding “Yes!” While
the other 70% will, of course, say “No.” This, according to an
article from the Huffington Post…
Just less than 30 percent of workers land their dream
job, or work in some related field (“Dream job only,”
2012).
That’s a pretty sad figure for those of us that are still holding
out on our dream job. And believe me, I’m still holding out on
growing 10 more inches and playing alongside LeBron James.
But I digress, that dream has come and gone.
Doing what you love everyday is essentially the same as being
free. But if only 30% of the population is truly free doing what
they love, then what are the rest of us supposed to do? The
answer may surprise you…
Start a Home Business. More and more people are quitting
their full-time jobs and working for themselves from the
comfort of their own homes. This, my friends, is the true
definition of being Free and here’s why…
Reasons Why Owning a Home Business
Will Set You Free
Personal Freedom
Once you get your home business up and running efficiently
and nearly on autopilot, you will begin to enjoy the personal
freedom it gives you. No longer are you a slave to the time
clock, trading your time for money. Now, you control the time.
Work when you want and how long you want. If you want to
work all day, then do it. If you want to work for only a couple
of hours a day, then do it. Owning a home business will give
you the time to do the things you want to do – your personal
freedom.
I want to make one thing clear, however. Beginning and
running a home business is not all peaches and cream. There
will be a lot of hard work at the beginning; sometimes so much
that it will seem like you are a slave to your new business. The
sacrifice is worth it in the long run.
Family Freedom
A home business will also give you the freedom you desire and
need to spend time with your family. Like myself, I still don’t
work full-time from home, but I have a goal by next year to
leave my full-time job and work from home. This will give me
the time to spend with my wife and children.
According to a study conducted in 1998 by the National Center
for Policy Analysis (NCPA),
Based on the data from 1998, both spouses were
employed at least part time in 51 percent of married
couples with children, compared with 33 percent in
1976 .
Moreover, the detriment this has on children is that they can
suffer emotionally, physically, and spiritually.
Owning a home business will give you the freedom to spend
more time with your family and truly help the ones that matter
in your life.
Creative Freedom
Since you are the sole owner of your home business, you also
have the creative freedom to run the business the way you

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want. In my case, I love to write. Therefore, it makes sense
that my business is geared towards writing, publishing, and
blogging. This allows me to be creative with how my business
is run by writing about what I want to write about.
Emotional Freedom
The 4th reason why owning a home business will set you
free is for your emotional freedom. How many of you get
that dreaded feeling every Sunday night before the new work
week begins? Every person that I have talked to has this kind
of emotion. Owning a home business releases you from that
nagging Sunday night feeling. Moreover, you don’t have to
deal with a boss micromanaging every aspect of your job, nor
annoying co-workers. Why? Because you are the boss and, in
some cases, the annoying co-worker.
Money and Tax Freedom
Probably the most important reason why owning a home
business is true freedom has to do with money and tax
freedom. I personally know of individuals that make over
$30,000 per month from their home business. I guess you
could say that with that kind of cash coming in each month,
these people are financially free. Also, there are great tax
advantages to owning a home business, such as tax write-offs.
For instance, since my primary business has to do with writing
and blogging, I get to write off a lot of my travel expenses
because I take my laptop with me to write my books or blog.
Conclusion
In summary, the 5 reasons listed above are just a few of the
many reasons why owning a home business will set you free.
Please don’t misunderstand me, however. I am not saying that
having a job is bad. On the contrary, having a job is extremely
important and good. What I am saying is that if you don’t feel
free to do the things you want and live the life of your dreams,
then owning a home business is an alternative way to achieve
those dreams that we lost from our childhood.
And I can show you how. For more information, click on the
banner below.
Until Next Time – Invest In Yourself, Increase Your
Abundance, and Help Others,
P. S. How would you like to begin your own home business
today? Click the banner to learn more…
Notes:
1. Dream job only becomes a reality for
roughly 30 percent of workers, depressing
survey finds . (2012, November 19). Retrieved
from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/19/dream-
jobs-survey_n_2160009.html
2. Two working parent families now the majority. (2000,
October 24). Retrieved from http://www.ncpa.org/sub/
dpd/index.php?Article_ID=9305