STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS POSSESS THESE CHARACTERISTICS : 1 . SELF-CONFIDENCE THIS IS THAT MAGICAL POWER OF HAVING CONFIDENCE IN ONESELF AND IN ONE ’ S POWERS AND ABILITIES .
2 . ACHIEVEMENT ORIENTED RESULTS ARE GAINED BY FOCUSED AND SUSTAINED EFFORT . THEY CONCENTRATE ON ACHIEVING A SPECIFIC GOAL , NOT JUST ACCOMPLISHING A STRING OF UNRELATED TASKS .
3 . RISK TAKER THEY REALIZE THAT THERE IS A CHANCE OF LOSS INHERENT IN ACHIEVING THEIR GOALS , YET THEY HAVE THE CONFIDENCE NECESSARY TO TAKE CALCULATED RISKS TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS . ENTREPRENEURS ARE PEOPLE WHO WILL MAKE DECISIONS , TAKE ACTION , AND THINK THAT THEY CAN 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 . SO WHICH OF THESE THREE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ? BELIEVE IT OR NOT , IT HAS TO BE 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 WELL , IT ALL STARTS WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE , DOESN ’ T IT ? BELIEVING THAT SOMETHING GOOD WILL HAPPEN IS THE FIRST STEP . NEGATIVE THINKING SIMPLY IS NOT ALLOWED . YOU MUST TRULY BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE NO CIRCUMSTANCES STRONG ENOUGH TO DETER YOU FROM REACHING YOUR GOALS . REMEMBER TOO , THAT POSITIVE THINKING CAN BE CONTAGIOUS . WHEN POSITIVE THINKING SPREADS , IT CAN OPEN DOORS TO NEW IDEAS , CUSTOMERS , FRIENDS , ETC .
PERSISTENT ACTION NOW ALL OF 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 ARE ALLOWED . THIS ACTION MUST ALSO BE PERSISTENT . TRYING ONCE AND THEN GIVING UP IS NOT GOING TO BE
IF PEOPLE ARE DOUBTING HOW FAR YOU CAN GO , GO SO FAR THAT YOU CAN ’ T HEAR THEM ANYMORE .
– MICHELE RUIZ