What Makes a Successful Home Business
Entrepreneur?
by Funcareers.com
Published on this site: December 7th, 2005 - See
more articles from this month
Studies have shown that successful entrepreneurs and home
business owners possess the following characteristics. Do
you?
- Do you have Self-confidence?
This is the magical power of having confidence in yourself
and in your strengths and abilities. This isn't bravado
or braggadocio but an unshakeable belief in yourself.
- Are you Achievement Oriented?
Results are gained by focused and sustained effort. You
concentrate on achieving a specific goal, not just accomplishing
a string of unrelated tasks.
- Are you a Risk Taker?
There is a chance of loss inherent in reaching for any goal,
yet you have the confidence necessary to take calculated
risks to achieve your goals.
So which of these three main characteristics is the most
important? Believe it or not, it is self-confidence.
Without self-confidence, nothing else is possible. If you
don't believe in your abilities, then the first challenge
that arises may knock you off the path to achieving your goals.
Here are a few things to keep in mind for maintaining a higher
level of self-confidence.
- Positive Thinking
It all starts with a positive attitude! Believing that something
good will happen is the first step.
Negative thinking is just not allowed (so stop it right
now). You must truly believe that there are no circumstances
hard enough to deter you from reaching your goals.
Try the exercise created by French psychotherapist Emile
Coue - every morning repeat "Every day, in every way,
I am getting better and better." You might be surprised
that this simple exercise has been getting results since
the early 1900s!
Remember too, that positive thinking can be contagious.
When positive thinking spreads, it can open doors to new
ideas, customers, friends, etc.
- Persistent Action
All the positive thinking and believing in the world is
useless if it is not applied towards a goal. You have to
take action, no excuses allowed. This action must also be
persistent. Trying once and then giving up is not going
to be enough. Keep at it one step at a time. If you can't
get by a certain step, then find a creative way to try again
or go around it.
Entrepreneurs are people who make decisions, they take action
and control their own destinies. They are often motivated
by a spirit of independence which leads them to believe
that their success depends on raw effort and hard work,
not luck.
As Ronald Regan pointed out: Entrepreneurs and their
small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic
growth in the United States.
Look ahead and see yourself where you want to be, maintain
a strong belief in yourself and your skills, stick with
it, and never give up. If you can do that, you're already
half way there!
We'll leave you with a couple of quotes from Sir Winston
Churchill (1874 - 1965):
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another
with no loss of enthusiasm." "For myself I am an
optimist - it does not seem to be much use
being anything else."
Onwards!
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