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Are you an entrepreneur?
You might be. Inside you there just might be an entrepreneur waiting to tear out.
Here are the top 10 ways to know if you’re an entrepreneur. (And for those of you that are already entrepreneurs, you can nod your head as we go along…Or disagree with me! Or add your own points!)
- You’re passionate. Passion counts for a whole lot when it comes to being an entrepreneur. Without it, you’re dead before you even start.
- You’re always looking for opportunities. Entrepreneurs are opportunity-seekers. Everything is an opportunity. Failures are even an opportunity.
- You always think to yourself, “I can do that better.” You might know nothing about the retail business, but every time you walk into a big box store you have a thousand ideas on how to make it a better experience. Combined with your eye for opportunity, you can’t help but believe there’s a better way of doing things.
- You want to live your work. Work isn’t a means to an end. It isn’t a way of collecting a paycheck and going home. You’re dreaming of something more than that, where you can live and breathe work. Not because you want to work more, you want to work smarter. You want your work to mean something. You want to experience something more than shuffling to the office at 8am, leaving at 5pm and forgetting what happened for that day.
- You’re dreaming miles ahead while focused on what you’re doing right now. You’re a dreamer, but not a daydreamer. You’re dreaming a plan ahead while working constantly at achieving success on the details today. You’re a big-thinker but you don’t lack the ability to focus on details. Accomplish the little tasks is moving the ball forward for you…towards the big dream.
- You’re an ego-maniac. You look at your boss and shrug. You know things could be better, and you believe strongly in your own abilities. You’ve got a big, healthy ego. It’s not unwarranted, but it’s not proven just yet either. Still, ego is important – because it’ll help you take risks, power forward and succeed.
- You’re prepared to say, “I don’t know, but I’ll figure it out.” Your ego doesn’t preclude you from admitting that you don’t know something. Too many people fake their way through life, or duck their head when they don’t know the answer. Your response is to jump into it, learn what you can, move quickly and get some damn answers.
- You’re a strategist. You’re not just thinking about tomorrow. You’re thinking much further ahead than that. This is a trait you share with a lot of people – career ladder-climbers and “cover your ass” employees. The difference is that you’re also a dreamer, and strategy + dreaming is very powerful indeed.
- You’re a builder. You like to create things. You don’t care about recognition, praise from your boss, awards and money as much as you care about building something remarkable, and having others enjoy it and benefit from it.
- You want control. You watch the world spin, shake and bumble around you and want to harness that more. You watch your boss and co-workers shuffle around each and every day and you want to rattle some chains. You want control. Seth Godin calls them torchbearers. You want to bear the torch.
So, are you an entrepreneur?
Jajajaja hey you forgot to tell the world about my romantic and crazy world as well jajajaja….and to describe me phisically….Good look everyone and remember always follow your dreams that is the only things we have that we can strongly believe in……TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT….
Thank-you for this great article. It really hit home with me, really resonated with me. I’ve always felt a little removed from the rest of society and after reading this, it’s clear why! I think entrepreneurs are a rare breed, one that pushes the limits of what’s possible and really helps push society forward.
I know you read this article a long time ago, but if you are still looking to pursue an entrepreneur lifestyle, I have the perfect thing for you!
So true – we keep on pursuing our vision with passion and with persistence!
Great article! The points you made are so true.
I didn’t only nod that I thought you were right, I felt your points as applying to me. Complete gut feeling.
I was convinced I was an entrepreneur before 100%. Make that 110%.
Thanks
Sam, World of Self Improvement
According to this Article, I’m entrepreneur…
Nice post.
Regards
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I agree… minus the ego-maniac one.
- Mike Michalowicz
all talk but no walk.
I find it rather ironic that there’s thousands of people out there wanting to be rich but never act.
All the mediocrities do is just waiting for the grace of God.
Come on, get real. Be a doer with dream, stop slacking on keyboard, oh i found myself fell into the same trap.
gotta get cracking now.
#11. You feel a sense of purpose and that you are doing the right thing for you, that you were hard wired to do it.