As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited
signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the
morning of his graduation his father called him into his private
study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine
son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son
a beautiful wrapped gift box.

Curious, but somewhat disappointed the young man
opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible. Angrily,
he raised his voice at his father and said, "With all your money you
give me a Bible?" and stormed out of the house, leaving the holy
book.

Many years passed and the young man was very successful in
business.
He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his
father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He
had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make
arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had
passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son. He
needed to come home immediately and take care things.
When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and
regret filled his heart.

He began to search his father's important papers and
saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With
tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he
read those words, a car key dropped from an envelope
taped behind the Bible.
It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the
sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation,
and the words...PAID IN FULL.

How many times do we miss God's blessings because they are not
packaged as we expected?

Working at home is a modern day phenomenon, made possible by the wonders of the world wide web. If you have a computer and know how to use it, you can probably find a way to make money with it. Perhaps you will do computer programming for people from other parts of the world, or maybe you'll just increase the customer base you have for selling your handmade crafts. Whatever your work at home goals, there are some myths about working at home that you need to know.

Without motivation, every business will fail, every team will lose, and every goal will lie unmet. Motivation makes things happen. It is what drives you to do what you do. It's your purpose, your reason for getting out of bed in the morning. It's what's in it for you. What are three of the basic keys to effective motivation?

Opinions differ as to what the top seven stupid mistakes are made by small business owners. But one must remember that a business, no matter how large or small, lives or dies by its ability to stay profitable. When a small business owner makes an unwise choice it is because he or she is not thinking in terms of profitability and calculated risk. They are taking risks but leaving the calculated part out. Basically this means that the risks the small business owners are making are not well thought out and can have disastrous results on a small business.

A home business is probably the easiest to set up and get going quickly. All you need is a few basic things such as a telephone, a room set aside, a computer, an Internet connection and you are ready to go. Of course you need to know what your business will be and you usually have to get a permit from the city even though it's in your home. But did you know that most home-based businesses fail? They take the smallest amount of startup capital yet they have a high failure rate.