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If successful entrepreneurs are made and not born, which I absolutely believe to be the case, how do you have to think and what do you have to do to become one? Who do you have to be?
My emphasis is on be-ing. I believe in the mantra Be-Do-Have in that I need to Be the type of person who consistently engages in the thinking and actions (Do) that will lead to the outcomes that I want (Have). Being then is about character. That collection of traits, values and beliefs, habits, skills and mindset and worldview that make up our identity.
I wasn’t born an entrepreneur. But I have been attempting for some years to become one and to also understand what is necessary for me to become one. Experimenting here and there, exploring through actions, though thinking, auto-biographies and other books, self-help, different attempts at business and other projects, creating visions, taking detours and engaging in much self-development work around my own beliefs and self-awareness, creativity, confidence, decision making, action taking, self-management and overall knowing of myself.
Becoming an entrepreneur didn’t naturally happen for me on autopilot so I have had to embark on this journey of discovery to understand its necessary fundamental components as it relates to ones character, thinking and the actions one takes. It has been a long, winding road. I have taken all the knowledge and experience I gained over around a decade spread out over time and produced this list below. Some of these points I have taken from others and some are my own. This is not a final list and my thoughts are constantly evolving.
The List
- Strong Self-Belief
- Grit (Passion & Perseverance)
- Effectual Approach
- Entrepreneurial Mindset
- Right-Brain Thinking Bias (over Left-Brain)
- Confidence/Action Bias
- Competitive Spirit
- Mentors
- Coaching or Deliberate Practice
Each of these areas can be engaged in or developed and strengthened for each of us. As this website develops there will be further resources related to each of them. Each link takes you to a section below.
This leads me on to my Entrepreneurial Habits Diary. James Clear author of Atomic Habits suggests “To improve for good, you need to solve problems at the systems level.” To this end I have a diary and calendar specifically for those self-development qualities that make me a better entrepreneur. Qualities like those above.