Life stops progressing once you have no target to achieve or no desire left in the belly. You will be left with no option but to kill the valuable time. Any business without planning is bound to perish. The motivating factor in any home business is the goal that you set for yourself. There are two types of goals in working at home business – one is short term goals and another is long term goals.The primary aim of short term goals is to keep the things focused and on track. If you are able to feel things moving you will be motivated to do a bit more than what you could do in normal circumstances. This bit extra will make the difference for your home based business. Normally there is a very marginal difference between success and failure. Visualize the stage where your home based business has to be after a week or month from now and work professionally for that.Once you achieve these short goals for your home based business you will be inspired to get your long term goals. After all, every small step towards destination matters in reaching the destination. Treat every short term goal as a milestone on the way to your ultimate target – a successful home based business. The long term goals of your business will differentiate it from the schemes alluring people into ‘get rich soon ideas’. The clear planning of taking your business to a stage in five or more years is termed as long term goals. These long term goals provide definite path to success.A highly profitable business can be treated as a jigsaw puzzle where various key components are lying in an unorganized manner. You have to get these components in proper place at the right time. Excellent structures sustain with time only because of strong foundation. Same applies to successful home based business. Lay the foundation of your home based business to perfection and rest that follows will need less effort.