What makes a business owner successful?
Posted on 26. Jan, 2009 by Linda Lord in Dramatic Presentations
There is no absolute answer to this question. What it does raise is an interesting question about the role of the owner in the success of his/her business. Now, that is something I can speak to. I have worked with many professional practitioners and small business owners who want to fix the business without taking a look at who they are first. Anyone who has ever built anything knows you can’t create a structure until you have a solid foundation. Business owners who want to work on the business before they work on themselves are in a similar situation.
What I have observed in my practice, and is supported by independent research, is that there is a list of consistent attributes shared by successful business owners. I have provided them for you here.
They are: self-aware, self-starters, persistent, able to take personal responsibility, are organized, hardworking, a good decision maker, trustworthy, connected, ambitious, patient, and maintains an internal locus of control.
I will be looking at each of these attributes more closely. Stay tuned.
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