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A successful entrepreneur is not made in a single day. It takes a lot of dedication and self-motivation to climb the stairs of success in any entrepreneurial venture. If you are thinking that there are certain formulae to becoming a successful entrepreneur, then you are quite mistaken. <br>However, there are a few characteristics that set entrepreneurs apart from the rest, some are innate yet others like habits are mastered over time. <br><br>
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1. Admit and learn from mistakes. • The top entrepreneurs do not consider mistakes as defeats. • In fact, mistakes are considered more as lessons. • They do not shy from the mistakes they make and consciously reminds themselves not to repeat them at any cost. • Moreover, they try to gather as much insights they can from those mistakes. • In the words of Albert Einstein, "A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new."
2.Prioritise health • Every top entrepreneur understands the importance of health. • A frail and ill body cannot accompany the journey of entrepreneurship. • This is the reason why the top entrepreneurs are very particular with their diet, exercise and overall well-being.
3.Train themselves with self-discipline • “It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.” - Zig Ziglar • The top entrepreneurs always master self-discipline. • If you look carefully, you would find out that all the successful entrepreneurs of the world indulge in one or more extra-curricular activities which help them to develop the value of self-discipline. • Music and sports greatly help in this regard.
4. Open up to newideas • Probably the most important habit of every successful entrepreneur is that he or she never rigid in their thoughts. • They are in fact very welcoming of new and novel ideas. • They know that there are a lots of things they would be missing out if they shut their minds to ideas. • Flexibility and adaptability to change are a must to sustain any successful entrepreneurship.
5. Want to change the world. • As Indian entrepreneur and MD of Radiance Group, Varun Manian says, "Entrepreneurship is not about making profits." • Mr. Varun Manian and countless other entrepreneurs constantly emphasise that profits are important but they cannot be your raison d’être. • Entrepreneurs are motivated by the urge to change the world and to create something from nothing. • It is this force that pushes them long after the profits have begun to roll in.