Posts tagged Entrepreneur
How Gritty Are You?

Grit can be defined as: “perseverance and passion for long-term goals.” Winston Churchill hit the nail on the head regarding grit when he said, “Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.” More and more research is showing that intelligence is no longer the greatest predictor of success in school, work, and life.

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Are You 'Just' A Lifestyle Entrepreneur? Good.

The implication is that lifestyle businesses are like hobby farmers or house-league ball players—not terribly good at or committed to what they are doing. According to these folks, the opposite of a lifestyle entrepreneur seems to be someone who is growth-oriented, comfortable with capital markets and willing to risk giving up control of their business for a shot at growing something big.

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The Only 3 Things That Matter if You Want to Be an Entrepreneur

Entrepreneurs are born, not made. If you have an entrepreneurial mindset, you will know it. It goes right along with confidence as a requirement for success in the startup world.

And, despite what you might hear from other so-called experts, the idea you come up with doesn’t matter. And neither does having a good market. Instead, successful entrepreneurs share three core attributes:

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