At some point in your life you have probably heard of Newton’s first law of motion. You know, the one that talks about objects (or bodies) in motion staying in motion and all that physics stuff. This law is one of the fundamental principles of physics and is the basis for which many things on this planet are defined.
While we are not hear to talk about physics or Sir Isaac Newton, we can certainly learn a thing or two about keeping objects in motion. In the case of starting a home business or building passive income, it is important to keep your objects (or income streams) in motion. Allowing external forces to stop that motion will cost time and more importantly income.
There are two parts to the law of motion that we can use to grow and nurture a business. Newton’s first law of motion can be summarized by the following -
- An object (or body) that is NOT moving will not move until a force acts upon it.
- An object (or body) that is moving will not stop until an external force acts upon it.
Applying Newton’s First Law of Motion
Using the basic fundamentals of Newton’s law of motion can help us guide and shape our business model. Leveraging these principals to build passive income and other alternative revenue sources will help to keep the momentum going and the cash coming in.
Income Streams at Rest
According to Newton, an object that is at rest will remain in that state until a force acts upon it. Guess what – when it comes to starting a home business or building passive income, that force is you! It sounds simple, but in order to build a solid business you need to act. Nobody else is going to do it for you, so stop sitting around waiting for things to come to you. Take the initative and move those income streams into action so can fulfill your dreams.
If you are considering building a passive income stream but keep putting it off, now is the time to take action. Just think of all the money that you may be leaving on the table because you never wrote that eBook or started your niche blog you had wanted. As long as you have done your research and are not just jumping in blindly, there is nothing stopping you other than yourself.
Income Streams in Motion
The other part of Newton’s law of motion is that an object that is in motion will remain in that state until an external force acts upon it. At first glance, this doesn’t seem possible in the physical world. For example, when a baseball pitcher throws a ball – it doesn’t keep going and going. However, when you really think about it, there are plenty of external forces making that ball slow down and eventually stop. Gravity, friction, and wind are a few forces that will eventually make that baseball come to a rest.
If you think about building the perfect passive income stream, you want to follow this model. A solid income stream should be created with as few external forces as possible. While you may not be aware of every possible external force when starting out, you should strive to limit them as much as possible.
Tips for Keeping Your Income Streams in Motion
Here are a few tips that can help you keep your passive income streams in motion.
- Set SMART goals to help you stay on track and focused.
- Spend less time checking emails and more time building income streams.
- Focus more attention on your profitable income streams and less on your losers.
Final Thoughts
If you want to run a successful business, then it is important to keep the momentum going. It is great to have goals and dreams of where you want your business to be. Unfortunately, dreaming will not get you where you want to go. In order to reach your goals, you have to take action and make it happen. Hold yourself accountable and push yourself everyday so that you can truly reach your dreams.
How do you keep your income streams in motion?
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To answer your final question, I’ve started trying to make sure I do at least one “active” thing per day on my passive income streams. Whether that’s writing an article, SEO work, link building or whatever, at least I can say I made some progress!
@Des – Good to hear. Even if it is just something small like researching an article, staying in motion really helps. I have found that taking just one day off really hinders my performance.
I like your analogy here.
Its true that a business at rest is just going to sit there, and if you don’t have goals and can’t break down steps to reach your goals your website is never going to get the momentum its looking for.
Thanks for the good read John.
@Bacon – Thanks for the kind words and for stopping by!
Keeping the momentum is something I struggle with so much. Working at one thing consistently just seems to get tiring, and I find myself changing things around too often. I’m really working hard at planning my 2010 to be different.
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Thank for the great information you publish , its really help to my business
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