Martin Zwilling, CEO and Founder of Startup Professionals, Inc., has coached entrepreneurs toward business success for more than 10 years.
Recently, a start-up founder told him that he didn’t think he had the personality to be an entrepreneur. This person’s comment inspired Martin to put together a list of 5 key personality traits he’s observed in successful entrepreneurs:
- You enjoy being the visionary leader.
- Risk energizes you.
- Actively seek others input.
- Motivated yet patient.
- Jack of all trades.
Warning: If you do have all these traits, it doesn’t mean you’ll automatically be successful. If you don’t, it doesn’t mean you’ll be a failure. That’s because some business models fit certain personalities better than others.
Martin suggests that if you’re a would-be entrepeneur, you should spend half as much time evaluating yourself (your personality and what makes you happy) as you do writing your business plans. That way, you’ll be sure to create a winning business that is both fun and fulfilling.
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