| Do You Have What It Takes? | | | | never-ending sense of urgency to develop ideas that |
| If you think you want to be your own boss and run | | | | will move them toward the objective. They thrive on |
| your own business, you are not alone. There is | | | | activity and getting things done. Achievement- |
| nothing unique about wanting to bring home the | | | | oriented, they are tireless in the pursuit of the goal. |
| bacon without a boss breathing down your neck | | | | WORK ETHIC / DAILY HABITS |
| every day; or trading your time for a fraction of | | | | Successful entrepreneurs devote their energy to |
| what it's worth. | | | | completing the tasks immediately before them, |
| BUT, given the opportunity.. do you have what it | | | | EVERY DAY. You will rarely find a successful |
| takes? | | | | entrepreneur who does not have a task list in front |
| You may not be cut out for the entrepreneurial | | | | of him/ her, checking it off... and saying "Ok, that's |
| lifestyle. Before you walk away from your steady | | | | done. What's next!" |
| paycheck.. be sure you do some really deep soul | | | | REALISTIC |
| searching. Because the money can be down right | | | | Entrepreneurs accept things as they are and deal |
| obscene.. but success will depend totally on you, and | | | | with them. They are seldom unrealistic and will |
| it won't be easy. | | | | change their course of action as needed to stay on |
| First clue that you are not entrepreneur material... is if | | | | target. |
| you are looking for an easy or quick way to build | | | | SOLUTION FOCUSED |
| wealth. | | | | Entrepreneurs identify problems and begin working on |
| If you are thinking about starting your own business.. | | | | their solution faster than other people. They are used |
| consider the following before you take that leap. | | | | to solving problems. They are natural leaders and |
| Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs include | | | | quick to identify a problem to be overcome. |
| but are not limited to: | | | | These are 7 traits that can make the difference |
| GOOD HEALTH | | | | between someone who TRIES a business venture |
| Entrepreneurs value their health and pursue vigorous | | | | and fails.. and a true entrepreneur who succeeds at |
| physical training and healthy diet programs. They are | | | | most anything he/ she does. |
| resilient and can work for extended periods of time, | | | | The key words here are.... try vs. do. |
| withstand high levels of stress while they hurdle the | | | | These traits come naturally for some people. If not |
| challenges of building their business. | | | | for you.. then the good news is that they can be |
| SELF-CONTROL | | | | learned. |
| Entrepreneurs do not function well in a structured | | | | So.. are you a TRIER or a DOER? |
| environment. They enjoy creating... They are solution | | | | If you feel that the above characteristics describe |
| focused and goal oriented. They take responsibility | | | | you, or the person you could be.. then you are an |
| for their decisions and results. You won't find them | | | | excellent candidate for true wealth... An entrepreneur |
| pointing fingers or blaming someone else when | | | | who just needs the right 0pportunity.. |
| something doesn't go as planned. | | | | If you don't already possess these traits, but aspire |
| SELF-CONFIDENCE | | | | to develop them; commit to becoming |
| They tackle problems with confidence and | | | | entrepreneurial. The best way to do that, is to |
| persistence. They thrive on challenge. | | | | surround yourself with other entrepreneurs, and do |
| TIME MANAGEMENT | | | | what they do. |
| Entrepreneurs value their time and have a | | | | Oops... there's that keyword again... DO. |