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What are you dependent on? We all have needs: financial, social, even your business has needs. How can you take your business and your life to new heights without letting your dependencies control you?

Having dependencies isn’t a bad thing. It’s inevitable. So we are going to classify your needs between positive and negative. Let’s consider my life. I work on the Internet, an opportunity I have taken advantage of by starting up my own Internet marketing company with the help of a mentor. And being able to work in coffee shops has become a dependency as I have a hard time focusing on work when at home.

Did you notice my dependencies? Just as everyone, I am dependent on my job. Also, I am nothing without my mentor as I wouldn’t know how to continue with my company. And I am dependent on getting out of the house in order to boost productivity.

Financial dependency on your job isn’t a negative. This is something that everyone deals with, as it is a necessity. It does become a negative, though, if you live outside of your means and then have to increase your workload to pay for your lifestyle.

The dependency on a mentor is positive. This can also be classified as requiring education. Even if you have a large, already established Internet business, education is an ever-present dependency.

What’s different about this dependency is that it benefits you as opposed to leeching off of you. Living outside one’s means is a leech of your finances, but staying up-to-date with your industry adds to your expertise. The purpose of a mentor is to train one to no longer need such direction.

My reliance on leaving the house to be more productive is a negative dependency. Everything I need to be good at my job is already in me, just as everyone has the power to change their lives with no external support. This is a self-doubting limitation that is commonplace in each of us. By removing such negative dependencies, you can be more focused, confident, and free to take your business where only your dreams have seen it.

What are your dependencies? What is your business dependent on? And do these needs detract from or build up you and your business?

One common negative dependency is pride. It can manifest itself in your personality, your online brand, and your company’s message. Most of us would like to be known as an expert or guru in our respective fields. But it doesn’t become true because we brandish the title. It becomes true when we focus on giving good products and informative content.

If you want to be a guru, stop wanting it. This want is external. It has no bearing on you or your company if you already offer what a guru offers. Anyone wanting to be an expert needs to take steps to do what experts do. If you feel your company will be benefited by this title, something in your company is lacking. Being known as a guru would be good, but being a guru is better.

Take a look at your life and your company. What do you need from external sources, and what do you already possess which you aren’t utilizing? Needing something external isn’t necessarily bad if it helps you grow out of needing what is external. This is how you can determine whether a dependency is positive or negative.

Does it help you grow? Or, without it, do you feel lost? If you feel a little withdrawal, it may need to be something to think about. The words “habit” and “addiction” aren’t too far off from each other.

In an attempt to become more productive at home, I mimic the coffeehouse environment. What I like about getting out of the house is feeling the energy of other people around me. It does quite a bit in lifting my spirits.

While that is harder to mimic in your home, another part of the coffeehouse experience is the atmosphere. If you’re at home, why not brew a little coffee or tea to get the aroma in the house? You can also put on some light music to set the mood. The point is to wean myself off of needing to leave the house to get into the work mentality. Being a telecommuter, it’s important I can tap into that mindset wherever I am.

Like everyone, you have more in you than you realize. You also have dependencies which you’ll see you don’t need. Focus on removing this negativity from you and your business and you’ll find new heights are not as far off as you thought.

Peace, love, and traffic,

Taylor Vogt

Taylor Vogt is the Review Team Manager at Content Crooner, a quality content distribution service. He is also working on his upcoming Internet Marketing website Empowerous.com.