Entrepreneur: Educated or Gifted? - Part 2

USING THE TRAITS THAT WORK...

Last week it was pretty clear that entrepreneurs can be educated to have success. But every successful entrepreneur is not Wharton educated, they have some traits that cannot be learned.  Simply put, there are qualities that are within us based on environmental or family conditions that everyone does not have.  Like what, you might ask?

1. Ambition.  Set goals and don't let any obstacle stand in the way of achieving them. The will to succeed is more powerful than the temporary feelings of setbacks.  Focus is never lost on what needs to be done to make things happen.
2. Self-discipline.  There is no problem with denying oneself of having a good time or even having frequent downtime to get a job done.  The values are prioritized such that there is enough balance to continue to work hard to make the business a success.
3. Risk-Taker.  It might take all the savings or a loan on the house to start but the risk is worth it.  It is better for the entrepreneur to risk what can be gained back to make it work than to have wished all his/her life that he tried.
4. Dedication.  Nothing shakes the solid entrepreneur from making the business a success.  If there was a need to work around the clock, take no vacations, sleep on the floor of the office, or eat Oodles of Noodles for weeks on end to fund equipment or material for the business, the entrepreneur will do that with no hesitation.

These qualities can be encouraged but would soon taper off for any individual who does not have the core beliefs of dedication and hard work.  In a nutshell, you either have it or you don't.  In this round of evaluation, being born with the traits wins.  Tie!  

Successful entrepreneurs can be born with it or educated to have it.  The ones who are educated usually surround themselves with resources born with these traits.  Likewise, the people born with these traits who are not necessarily very learned keep the academically-inclined kind around them to decipher solid business planning.  

SCORE: EDUCATED 1 GIFTED 1

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