Surprising Signs That You Might Be An Entrepreneur

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What makes an entrepreneur? There are the obvious things that everyone knows about, including resilience, self-belief, and being passionate about getting stuck in. You’ll need to be comfortable with networking, too.

But let’s face it, you can display all these qualities and still prefer working for an employer, or jumping aboard the corporate train. To work out whether you are suited to entrepreneurship, we need to scratch the surface a little deeper. Let’s take a look at some of the surprising signs that you might well be an entrepreneur.

You are a complete control freak

One of the biggest challenges all entrepreneurs go through is developing an ability to let go. And some never actually manage it – or, at the very least, ever feel comfortable with the idea, no matter how much they try. As it is part of your makeup, it is something that you might not be able to change, but you will need to address it. Micromanaging will end up causing tensions between you and the people you hire. It’s a big block for productivity levels, too – both for you and your employees. Being a control freak is often part and parcel of being an entrepreneur, but it’s how you deal with the issue that will determine your success.

You feel the need to launch new ventures

If you start a business, you might think you are an entrepreneur. But unless you start another, and then another (and often at the same time) then you can’t really call yourself that at all. Take the likes of Nicolas Livsit and many others as an example: people who start off in one industry and end up with other, entirely unrelated enterprises. In fact, if you can call yourself an entrepreneur, you have to start calling yourself a serial entrepreneur. Sure, it’s masochistic, and it means you are exposing yourself to a lot of risks. But in your mind, it’s all part of the thrill.

Money doesn’t drive you

Everyone likes money, of course. But if it is your single biggest driver, you are better off avoiding entrepreneurship and should consider getting a job and working for a big corporate company instead. Because it’s the thrill of the chase, and finding success in any field you take to that is the most important thing about why you are an entrepreneur.

The black sheep

Look at all the biggest entrepreneurial spirits in the world and they all, to an individual, are a little bit different to everyone else. Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Ray Kroc – all of them are people who didn’t have a traditional route to success and could be classed as black sheep – or even college dropouts. So, if you think of yourself as something of an outsider and one of those people who sees things differently than everyone else, there is every chance you could make it as an entrepreneur.

You know how to listen

Finally, there is a common assumption that to make it as an entrepreneur you need to be extroverted, loud, and bold., But the truth is that introverts sometimes make the best entrepreneurs, purely because they know how to listen. Mark Zuckerberg is a good example – as are Bill Gates and Google’ Larry Page. Loudness and boldness don’t mean anything, but if you have the ability to listen, entrepreneurship might be for you.

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