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1. A risk taker
If you've started a business, you've undoubtedly got this quality. Considering the sacrifices an entrepreneur makes to get going – abandoning a steady income and benefits, investing hard-earned money, taking on large loans, and putting yourself out there on the stage of commerce – risk-taking is virtually a prerequisite. The trick is to embrace risk. Rather than letting fear of failure paralyze you, know that risk comes with the territory, that risk is what leads to success, and that you can weather the worst and rise above the obstacles.
2. A visionary
Vision can mean the ability to see opportunities, to intuit new ways of doing things, or to know when to act. It also means the simple fact of seeing success in your future – envisioning the goal that keeps you going.
3. A self-starter
Entrepreneurs don't need to be told to do things; they do them because they enjoy the satisfaction of accomplishment. That's how ideas become reality and how a vision of your business translates into success in the real world. Even when working for someone else, the entrepreneurial spirit is apparent in those who bring new ideas to the table and act on their own initiative.
4. An optimist
If you weren't convinced your business could be a success, you wouldn't bother starting it. Optimism allows businesspeople to keep at it in the face of obstacles and opposition.
5. A terrier.
Stick-to-it-iveness is essential. Every business faces challenges and setbacks. If you abandon ship at the first cloud on the horizon, you're not going to reach your destination.
6. A Renaissance Man or Woman
Tackling everything from setting your company's course to daily administration means you need to have a variety of skills and talents. Beyond that, the desire to learn, learn, learn – about business, about your industry, about your customers – is what will keep you moving forward.
7. A decision maker
When you're employed by someone else, you can often avoid the responsibility for decisions, and thus avoid responsibility for the results. As your own boss, you can't. By all means, seek advice and counsel, but in the end, you need to be able to make decisions, live with them, and recognize when you've made the right move and when you've made a mistake.
8. A hard worker
Being your own boss doesn't mean sitting with your feet up on the desk, smoking a cigar. Along with all the rewards of building a business comes work, work, and more work. At the beginning, you may be everything from CEO to accounts receivable clerk to delivery person. Your business success hinges on your efforts, so it goes without saying that your efforts will be massive.
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