SIGNS YOU MIGHT BE AN ENTREPRENEUR

SIGNS YOU MIGHT BE AN ENTREPRENEUR

Entrepreneurs are a unique group of people. Not only do they think differently; they act differently. They draw on personality traits, habits and mind-sets to come up with ideas that straddle the line between insanity and genius. But just because you're an original thinker and came up with an idea to replace gasoline in cars doesn't mean you're cut out to be an entrepreneur.

If you ever wondered if you were an entrepreneur, check out the following list. You may not have all these traits or skills, yet if you have some, this is a pretty good indicator that you have what it takes.

1. You hate the status quo. You're a person who is always questioning why people do the things they do. You strive to make things better and are willing to take action on it.

2. You come from a family of individuals who just couldn't work for someone else. Your parents worked for themselves. Though this isn't true for every entrepreneur (myself included), many have a family history with one or both parents having been self-employed.

3. You're self-confident. Have you ever met an entrepreneur who was pessimistic or self-loathing? After all, if you don't have confidence, how can others believe in you? Most entrepreneurs are very optimistic about everything around them.

4. You don't take no for an answer. An entrepreneur never gives up -- ever.

5. You're passionate. There will be times when you spend an excessive amount of time and do not make a dollar. It's your passion that will keep you going.

6. You have the ability to create unlikely partnerships from out of nowhere because of your ability to connect the dots. People tend to gravitate toward you because you are likable. Many times this is because of your passion.

7. You spend more time with your co-founder than your spouse or significant other.

8. You dropped out of college like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg.

9. The daily commute to your office is from the bedroom to the living room.

10. You were always a lousy employee and probably have been fired a lot. Don't worry; you're not alone. I personally have been fired several times in my life. Don't take it as a sign that you're a bad person. Sometimes it's in your DNA.

11. You've always resisted authority; that's why you've had a problem holding down a job.

12. You believe that there is more than one definition of job security: You realize that your job is safe as long as you are in control as opposed to relying on a boss who could ruin your career after one swift mistake.

13. You have a competitive nature and are willing to lose. You always know that you can do something better.

14. You ask to be paid in game tickets, shoes or whatever else you love. There are just some things that are better than money, right?

15. Your idea of a holiday is a working day without anything interfering with the tasks you really need to get done.

16. You work more than 60 hours a week; yet you earned more money at an hourly job when you were in high school.

17. You want to be in control and in command of your own company. You typically like overseeing most things that go on at your company.

18. You see opportunities everywhere. For example, you walk into a building and are curious about its worth or the companies inside.

19. You're a logical thinker with ideas about how to correct problems and the overall situation.

20. You're a people person. You have no problem communicating with people.

21. You regularly quote Steve Jobs mainly to keep yourself from falling to pieces.

22. You're a self-starter, meaning you don't give up on a project until it's completed.

23. No matter what you do o

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