Take The Entrepreneur Test

This month I want to continue to look at all sides of entrepreneurship. I discussed 3 ways you can create a process to achieve lifestyle entrepreneurship last week and this week I want to focus on helping you decide if you are truly cut out to be an entrepreneur. The journey of entrepreneurship is full of ups & downs so taking an honest gut check to make sure it is for you is very important. Check out this post that I wrote to help you figure out where you stand.

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Are You Entrepreneurial Material?

What type of person makes a good entrepreneur? According to Entrepreneur.com, a person should have these 5 traits:

• Passion

• Motivation

• Creativity

• Risk - Taker

• Optimism

I would like to add one more trait to the list:

• Discipline

So do you have all of these personality traits? If not don’t fret. At times you might be more passionate and motivated to crush goals within your business. At other times, you might want to be focused on all things creative, and being disciplined will go out the door. Here are some tools you can use to help you stay motivated within your entrepreneurial journey.

• Read or watch videos about other people’s successes

• Join a mastermind small business group

• Get a business coach

• Keep track of your goals and your successes

• Take a break from it all

  Entrepreneurship is an awesome roller coaster ride. It takes a person who is able to pivot at the drop of a hat without losing their focus to be successful but it is all worth it.

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What Type Of Entrepreneur Are You?

We are 2 months into the stay at home orders that were given to us from our state representatives. Many people are suffering from a lack of work due to the virus and need desperately to figure out a new way to make ends meet. Could this finally be the right time for you to step out and pursue your entrepreneurial dream? Yes, it can but you have to know what type of entrepreneur you are? As I started off doing research for this post I found a few articles that had quizzes that you can take to learn more about what type of entrepreneur you are. It was a bit overwhelming as I started to dig more into it but in the end, it boils down to these three categories:

Are you a jack of all trades? This is someone who knows a little bit about a lot of areas. I would call this person a resourceful generalist. This could be great as an entrepreneur because you don’t get stuck in the details and you are good at delegation.

Are you an innovator? You are someone that is passionate about either improving an existing service, product, or idea or you thrive on creating something from scratch. This could be great for you as an entrepreneur because your focus would be on execution and how your offering impacts the world.

Are You A Legacy Builder? This might describe you if your family already has an existing business that you want to continue building on. Think of all the legacy businesses that we know of SC Johnson, Dell Technologies, Ford Motor Company, and the list goes on. These businesses are huge operations now but they didn’t start out that way. You could be on your way to building the next one.

We are living in challenging times right now. But this could be the right time to finally get started on your entrepreneurial journey.

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