- Are you a self-starter?
- Are you open to opportunity?
- Are you willing to learn?
- Are you a leader?
- Are you trustworthy?
- Do you take responsibility for your own actions?
- Are you organized?
- Are you a decision maker?
- Are you determined?
- Are you financially responsible?
- Do you have management skills?
- Does your family support your decision?
- Are you able to move outside your comfort zone?
- Do you work well with other people?
If you were able to answer "yes" to the majority of these questions then it is time to start planning for your entrepreneurial success.
So exactly what is an "Entreprenuer"? From Wikipedia: An entrepreneur is a person who has possession over a new enterprise or venture and assumes full accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome. They are successful because their passion for an outcome leads them to organize available resources in new and more valuable ways.
Entrepreneurs ...
- passionately seek out new opportunities
- pursue opportunities with diligence & discipline
- pursue only the very best opportunities and avoid exhausting themselves and their organizations by chasing options that are invaluable
- focus on execution — specifically, adaptive execution - the ability to evolve is key!
- engage the energies of everyone withinin their realm
Do you see a bit of yourself in this description?
Sometimes it's best to assess our own abilities & entreprenuerial spirit by evaluating the drive of earlier entrepreneurs, who have already traveled the road we now find ourselves on.
They have blazed trails that we as new entrepreneurs have yet to discover. Sometimes it is best to move forward by looking backward. Looking to other successful entreprenuers.
Where will you begin?
Success begins and ends with YOU.
