The truth is; this story struck a chord with me, and I'm sure that many of you can relate to it as well. Staying focused while running your home-based business is one of the hardest things to accomplish. Many bright, motivated people have great ideas for their business and can take those ideas and turn them into great quantities of cash with very little effort. Yet, many do not realize the potential that they are capable of because they simply get distracted with daily living.