7 Must Have Character Traits for Entrepreneurs

There has been a great deal written about this topic over the years and based upon my experience working with entrepreneurs for a half-century, I thought I’d offer my observations.

Two things of which I am certain is that “Your greatest strength is always your greatest weakness” and regardless of your degree or title, your approach to problem-solving is either as a technician [I’ll do it myself] or as a manager [I’ll get someone else to do it]. 

A third thing might be karma: what goes around comes around! In other words, in life there are givers and there are takers. To be successful as an entrepreneur you must be a giver. You must want to provide real value to your clients and customers. I’ve never seen a company that takes advantage of their customers succeed.

Here are 7 must have character traits for entrepreneurs:

1. Empathy and a genuine desire to help others

2. Personal accountability and discipline

3. Know thyself and trust your instincts

4. Curiosity and thirst for knowledge

5. Drive to succeed and persuasive ability

6. Belief in your product, service, or mission

7. Positive attitude, tenacity and integrity

                To sum it up, wanting to get rich isn’t enough of a motivation for entrepreneurs. Being passionate about your purpose and wanting to provide a product or service of exceptional value is what matters. The financial rewards will follow if there is a need that your product or service fills and you run your business properly.