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Five Characteristics of the Successful Entrepreneur
The beauty of having your very own online business is that you get to be your own boss. Wouldn’t it be great to decide how you want to operate a business? For people who are true entrepreneurs, this is the ultimate dream – Oh, the freedom! Oh, the joy!
There is no set definition of entrepreneurship, but many people have adopted this one definition given by Harvard Business School:
"Entrepreneurship is the process of creating or seizing an opportunity and pursuing it regardless of the resources currently controlled"
Without entrepreneurs, the business world would not evolve and we wouldn't have exciting networks such as MySpace or Facebook and resources like Digg or YouTube. These companies were born from the ideas of forward-thinking entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs run every business that exists today, whether it is a big corporation or a small business. Without entrepreneurs, we would not have all the different choices in airlines or automobiles and we would not have all the different varieties of products and services that exist today. Without entrepreneurs, we would not have unique ideas for businesses such as Powerbook Studio!
So, what are the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs?
- They are risk takers – when they have an idea or see an opportunity, they take action
- Highly creative - they think of different ways to market their business in order to make it stand out from the crowd
- Fearless – Entrepreneurs are not afraid to fail. “Failure is not an option” is the attitude they take. Everything is a learning process and if something goes wrong, they simply pick themselves back up and keep on moving!
- Positive mental attitude – they don’t allow other people’s negative views affect their motivation and drive to succeed
- Highly skilled in developing relationships with people
In essence, being an entrepreneur is all about attitude. If you always maintain a positive attitude about your business and are willing to "think outside the box", you will have fun and your success will be inevitable!
So, who do you want to be? Do you want to be the entrepreneur who thinks big and accomplishes big things in life? On the other hand, do you want to be an employee - the person who takes orders and simply wants job security? Do not get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with being an employee, but my intention is to inspire and tell you that the opportunities are endless when you become an entrepreneur. Some people just do not have the personality to become an entrepreneur and that is fine, although this is something that can be changed by commited work on your self-belief. Perhaps you find more meaning in working for someone else... However, don't you want to have the freedom to spend more time doing things you love and making money from it?
This article was written by Maria Palma, to which I am truly grateful. You can find out more about Maria and her inspiring writing by visiting her website: The Good Life
