Is the entrepreneur born or can it be done? It seems that the answer is that it can be done through personal construction work. Not all the characteristics of the successful entrepreneur are innate, they must also consider their environment and what influences they have received during life.
A successful businessman is not only the 18-year-old boy who founded an Internet company; the concept is much more open. It also has room for mature people who have carried out social or community projects. The latter does not exclude the particular economic interest, but we cannot treat the entrepreneur as a machine that is only interested in profit.
These are the characteristics that differentiate successful entrepreneurs from the rest.
1. Continuous setting of objectives: It is about determining clear goals, achievable and compatible with interests; as well as to reevaluate them. The successful entrepreneur always faces new challenges.
2. Perseverance: It is the firmness of character that forces them to continue striving constantly to reach the goal, no matter what barriers they encounter.
3. Knowledge of the business: When you are in a business, you should know it as much as possible, but you must also know how to delegate. It is not a matter of monopolizing everything, but of understanding the operation of the company and the specific work of the collaborators.
4. Strong in the face of failure: Understands that failure is part of success and is not discouraged by it; on the contrary, it transforms the experience into something positive, and builds on the ruins.
5. Autonomy: Independence is not loneliness. It is about having a formed, responsible and intelligent criterion to think and decide for yourself.
6. Take moderate risks: The entrepreneur is not a player. He identifies risks and measures opportunities. Then decide whether the goal is real or not. This is the only way to launch something.
7. Persistence in problem solving: Here the individual's imagination, creativity and ingenuity play a role. Many times many problems come at once and he has to be able and willing to solve them optimally.
8. Initiative: They do not expect to be given orders and they fully trust themselves; They also have the will to cooperate and prove their character in the situation that requires it.
9. Push and energy: Successful entrepreneurs boast extremely high levels of energy as they are often required to work long hours and even sacrifice to reach the top.
10. They accept that they don't know everything: They ask for help when necessary; Just because independence doesn't mean you're an expert at everything. They recognize and avoid that trap.
11. Physical health: It is not only about naturally enjoying good health, but taking care of it and keeping fit to be at the head of the organization.
12. Mental and emotional health: The environment of the businessman, in itself is quite stressful and mental imbalances are common. Successful entrepreneurs have a family and social environment that helps them relax their brains for battle in the office.
13. They handle uncertainty: They understand that they are not employees but entrepreneurs and as such integrate uncertainty as something natural to the business.
14. Feedback: They are assiduous to Feedback at all levels. In fact they relate it as a tool for continuous improvement.
15. Self-competence: They not only compete with others but are tested against themselves through models and assumptions of personal performance.
16. Responsibility: They understand power. They know that they are responsible for the results and the process. They enjoy duty.
17. Trust: A matter of faith in itself. They believe in their real abilities and confront adversity with the strength and ability that come from themselves.
18. Versatility: Demonstrate the ability to fulfill various roles and change one another as needed.
19. Desire for independence: They show a clear inclination to seek to be their own bosses. Self-discipline and effort of your own, under your own rules, seeking your own goals. The relationship with others is more professional.
20. Positive Fantasies: They allow their minds to fly and build images of their goals. This works as a constant motivation.
It is worth remembering that this is not a magic formula that must be followed to the letter and step by step. This is a guide to improve our performance through a theoretical-practical approach, that is, by identifying these characteristics and through an introspection exercise we can improve those in which we are weak and take advantage of our most developed qualities.
Then the following 24 characteristics:
21. Mission: It is about having a clear, proper and precise purpose, this is the fuel to start a business project. The full identification of this intention reaffirms your personality and stimulates your effort as an entrepreneur.
22. Objectivity: Commonly called "Cold Head", an entrepreneur cannot be carried away by his emotions and must always be able to react to problems in a rational way; even if it is about addressing own failures. Intuition is something very different from subjectivity; however, it is not about becoming a robot or an ice floe either.
23. They look for achievements: They focus on success and not on hypothetical situations of failure. However, they always have a contingency plan in mind. It's about constantly testing yourself and reaching the limit of your abilities. They know that if they encounter a barrier they will find a way to overcome it.
24. Flexibility: The image of the grid manager, who rejects change and denies evolution, no longer works. The successful entrepreneur knows that the only thing continuous is change; For this reason, his personality is not conservative, but rather he is open to new information that allows him to shape his goals and the company's actions.
25. Creative desire: These men and women have restless minds; They are anxious to be innovative, to create something new they are racking their brains looking for an idea that can culminate in a salable product that bears their personal brand.
26. Long-term workers: An admirable quality of them is that they are capable of engaging in long-term projects and it does not matter that the sacrifice fee is high. They know that everything depends on their work and they are there to do it.
27. Self-worth: Show self-esteem. They are not narcissistic, or self centered, but they know themselves and are happy to be who they are. When they identify a weakness among themselves, they work to overcome it.
28. Commitment: They are focused on the end goal and do not allow external interference to distract them or problems to discourage them. They will remain steadfast until their goal is achieved.
29. Innovation: They have great capacity to innovate in the management of the company; to devise better procedures. Their ingenuity is always active and sometimes it is usually the most valuable tool for them.
30. Long-term perspective: This is an important quality for the company. They understand long-term goals, so that their vision is broader, allowing them to more easily meet short-term goals and making their evolution more bearable.
31. Positivism: The entrepreneur's objectivism must be tinged with hope. Positivism is vital to be able to bear the failures and disappointments that can happen to you in the process of becoming an entrepreneur.
32. Technical knowledge: He must know what his company does and how it manufactures it. Understanding business engineering reduces the risk of failure. The businessman is not a bureaucrat.
33. Human relations: Always keep in mind that companies are made up of people and not machines. He is able to get along with his interlocutors and his interaction with the social world is successful.
34. Access to financial resources: It is not just about skills and attitudes, you must also consider the relative ease with which you can access the financial resource or your ability to obtain funds.
35. Desire for money: It is not about being a miser but showing respect for money and being able to handle it with responsibility within a progressive and prudent conception.
36. Ability to think: This characteristic involves creativity, analysis, criticism, etc. It refers to the individual's potential to solve problems and act under pressure.
37. Ability to sell: He will always be active and knows that negotiation is an art that is practiced daily. It will convince your client that your product is the best option and close the sale.
38. Ability to communicate: Orally and in writing, not only with your partners, but also with your employees and clients or possible new allies. The interpretation of the goals and orders depends on the clarity of expression of the entrepreneur.
39. Dauntless: He is not suicidal, but he risks job stability and retirement by throwing himself into strangers and working on his own, despite opposition from his relatives and friends.
40. Age: There is no key age, but statistics show that between 30 to 35 and 50 to 55 is when most entrepreneurs make the decision to become entrepreneurs.
41. The family: Successful entrepreneurs generally have someone in their families who supports and encourages them in their company, usually another entrepreneur.
42. Ethnic customs: There is no mention of race but of the situation of the ethnic group and its customs. An example of this are immigrants, who work independently from youth to improve the economic, family situation.
43. Labor customs: Entrepreneur individuals generally demonstrate their ability either by working from youth or by overcoming the bureaucracy of their current job.
44. Education: We are not talking about academic training, but about training as an entrepreneur, many successful entrepreneurs have not gone through university classrooms but we also find these among professionals. The common factor in both is the entrepreneurial spirit instilled in them and not their technical knowledge.
