• 3 Characteristics of a Successful Entrepreneur

    January 30, 2009 // No Comments »

    There are many characteristics an entrepreneur must possess in order to thrive.

    Today we’ll focus on three major ones.

    I. The Successful Entrepreneur Makes Quick Decisions:

    In order to excel as an online entrepreneur, you must make quick decisions and move forward.  You must decide that you will be the best at what you do.

    Every day you make countless decisions that affect your productivity.  You must decide what you will work on and if your tasks will be a productive or counterproductive use of your time.

    Sometimes, personal challenges affect our focus and drive.

    Just a few days ago I was in a personal challenge slump and did not find I could focus or stay productive as a result.  Thankfully, I told myself, "Dali, you cannot let your personal challenges take you off course.  You’ve got to get back to it and complete all the things you know you must do in order to excel."

    If you’ve followed - or just know me- you’ll probably notice that I’m very proactive and productive.  Yet, it wasn’t until I made the decision to move on in spite of my challenges that I began to regain focus and get my productivity groove back.  The last two weeks have been incredibly productive for me because I made the decision not to let my personal circumstances tear me down.

    II. The Successful Entrepreneur Takes Extreme Measures

    You must take extreme measures and do what no one else won’t in order to have the success that most don’t.  Sounds like the mindset of an ambitious online entrepreneur?!

    Today I sat and did some major keyword research for a new niche blog I’m creating. I realize that in total, I  invested (not spent) about 3 hours of my time doing the tedious, yet critical steps any successful online entrepreneur must take in order to thrive and dominate any niche.   Yes, my friends, it’s a long time…and yes I could outsource, but sometimes you just love to be a control freak (lol).

    When you take the extra steps to outshine "competition" you ensure that you are more visible to your target market, and that pays dividends!

    III. Takes Full Responsibility for Failures & Successes

    Too often many of us feel the need to blame others for our failures and don’t look in the mirror and see that we are the causes of all our failures and successes.  We can blame others as much as we want, but remember that we can’t control circumstances outside ourselves, but we can control how we react to external circumstances.

    What other attributes do you feel are critical to the success of an entrepreneur?

    For some really cool inspiration check out an interview with Party Plan Pat courtesy of the Traveling Saleswoman.  While most of you may not be in the Home party plan business, this interview will definitely serve as some major inspiration as to what is possible when you have the mindset of an entrepreneur.

    In fact, I’ve decided to begin an interview series with successful online entrepreneurs soon, and will be having Party Plan Pat as a guest really soon.  Stay tuned…

    As always, I appreciate you!

    Dali Burgado

    Posted in Habits of Entrepreneurs