The same can be said for ex police, it is all about discipline, working as a team, quietly following orders but also being ready to think for themselves in a crisis. I have always been surprised how many great online business leaders are ex military but when it comes down to it, they have what a lot of us lack, self discipline, the ability to see a project through to the end and the ability to not allow themselves to deviate from their goal.

So for us to achieve success with our online businesses, we must look at how these leaders work. What motivates them and how they put into practice what they preach. Many of us could not submit to the discipline of the armed forces but maybe we should study how they work and learn from them. A simple example would be that of our working environment. Whether we are working on our own in a quiet atmosphere or having to build a business with the disruption of family around us, we should be able to turn off any distractions either physically or mentally and just concentrate on what we are doing.

In the perfect world we would be able to work in our own time and home office, but for many of us who have to work around other people and commitments this is not only difficult but can become a good excuse. We often say that we are too busy, have no peace and quiet and cannot be a success because of these factors. But look at military people, they have to concentrate in all conditions and carry out their job whether they are on their own or in company.

What I have learnt from these military business leaders is that they plan everything diligently, allocate their time precisely and when they start a project, they do not give up or stray from it until it is finished. They cannot start a campaign and give up half way because it is boring or something else more interesting distracts them.

Initially I would not have thought of ex military or police officers as online entrepreneurs, but they are proving that they are and instead of envying their commitment and diligence we should be actively following in their footsteps and building our own campaigns and systems to keep us on the straight and narrow towards our goal of being successful and great online business leaders.