Studies have shown that successful
entrepreneurs and home business owners possess the
following characteristics. Do you?
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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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