An entrepreneur needs few basic skills and traits among many others. Some are born with it, some need to learn and acquire it. Particularly, when traits are supplemented by skills that can be taught and learnt! Without a doubt, then those characteristics make an entrepreneur become stronger and successful.
Depending on the stage of growth of the business, an entrepreneur needs to skillfully adapt himself / herself to changing needs. People who startup and sustain themselves for the long-term usually have certain traits! Like an ability to stomach risk; to visualize solutions when there are problems; to attract people to pursue a common objective; and to enjoy change and so on. Here are the 4 Basic Skills and traits needed to become an entrepreneur.
Strong Physical and Mental Stamina
Often entrepreneurs face a burnout through the highs and lows of the business world. There’s too much excitement and too much fear with very little space for anything else. Entrepreneurs must find ways to stay physically strong through exercise and activity so that they can be energetic and enthusiastic to handle various challenges. In my experience, both physical and mental stamina are required to play the game for the long-term without losing your mind.
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Being Jack of All Trades and At least King in One
Entrepreneurs need to have the ability to do many tasks required in the organization by going wide as the situation demands. Yet they also need to be excellent at going deep in at least one key area. You can visualize this as a T-model of going wide (the horizontal line of the T) and deep (the vertical line of the T) at the same time.
Better Leader
The more an entrepreneur is able to develop the ability to build and nurture teams, the greater is his or her ability to find the time to expand. Oftentimes, entrepreneurs are unable to get away from the day to day running of their companies. If they stop working, the company stops working. The reason for this is not being able to let go of your responsibilities and trusting others to do them.
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It requires entrepreneurs to be good leaders to their teams. As leaders one should constantly keep investing in the right people; and nurturing them to handle increasingly greater responsibilities all the time.
Clear Communicator
A company goes through several growing pains at various stages and it must explain those situations clearly to its employees and suppliers. Otherwise, people waste a lot of time in second-guessing the intentions of the organizations and its management. It’s often simpler for the entrepreneur to communicate clearly, regularly, and directly to everyone involved.
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