We all make mistakes, we are only human.

You can make a mistake any time in life: maybe you made the wrong career choice, got involved in the wrong home based internet marketing business, chose an incompatible partner, burnt the dinner, forgot to buy a loaf of bread. The possibilities are endless...

When you make a mistake it's important NOT to count the number of mistakes you have made. It's easy to beat yourself up when you make a mistake, but don't do that.

The good news about mistakes is that you can turn your mistakes to your advantage by learning from those mistakes.

It's natural to be frozen with indecision about what to do when you have to make an important decision. This is because you are scared that you will make another mistake.

This often happens in the business world, when an attractive new business opportunity comes your way. Most people should be cautious in a situation like this, particularly if they have made a bad business decision in the past.

However, the worst thing to do would be to do nothing.

Doing nothing does not solve anything.

Doing nothing will not change your present circumstances.

1. Admit your past mistakes! Deal with your mistakes, do not let pride hold you back. Understand that admitting you have made a mistake is normal and is the price of progress.

2. Learn from your mistakes. If you try to avoid failure by doing nothing you will never learn and you will end up repeating the same mistakes over and over again.

In the rapidly growing internet market place, reports are everywhere about the vast amounts of money which can be made online. These reports are true.

Anybody can make a very good income in a home based internet marketing business, providing they have been properly trained and mentored.

Many people are enticed into becoming internet marketers without the vital training and mentoring. This means that, unfortunately, not everybody succeeds online. Many people make huge expensive mistakes when they start their online business because they didn't first do their homework.

If you've come across a tempting online business opportunity then do your homework. In other words, you must do the due diligence and check out all aspects of the new business venture.

Here is a 9 point list to help you to avoid making another bad business decision:

1. Do the vital checks on the online business and it's products.

2. Will you receive good support from an experienced mentor? Does your mentor have good IT, internet sales and marketing experience?

3. Will you be part of an experienced online support group? (Are the other group members only really interested in their profits? If so, steer clear of that group.)

4. Will you receive expert training from your mentor and group? Is the training given on an ongoing basis? (Or is training only given when you first start out and after that you will be on your own? If so, steer clear of that mentor and group.)

5. Does your mentor use bling to market himself? Does he use images of flashy cars, bank account statements and piles of money? (This marketing is impressive at first but stop to think, is somebody trying to pull the wool over your eyes?)

6. Have you been told that you will quickly earn huge amounts of money? (Be suspicious, there is no such thing as legal, fast, easy money.)

7. Are you serious about making your new business venture work? Are you prepared to work hard to get your online business off the ground? Slackers don't succeed, they give up too quickly.

8. Don't be rushed into making a decision. Take your time, do the checks. It must be the right decision for you and your circumstances.

9. Finally, what does your gut instinct tell you? Does this internet home business opportunity feel right? Do you like your mentor and do you trust him?

So next time you come across an interesting business proposition use the above guide.

Then decide: do you go for it or dump the idea?

The process will help you to move onwards and upwards to build a profitable home business and give you financial independence.