Computers, web pages, voice mail, cell phones -- business has changed a lot over the years. But the traits that make people successful in business are much the same as they were in your
grandfather's day. If you want to know if you should go into business for yourself, make sure you have these characteristics.
grandfather's day. If you want to know if you should go into business for yourself, make sure you have these characteristics.
1. You set goals.
Chances are you've been setting goals from a very early age. Maybe you wanted to be the best at sports in school or the toughest kid on the playground. Perhaps you wanted to buy something and when your parents told you it was too expensive, you earned the money with a lemon-aid stand. As you got older, you developed other goals and worked for them. You probably haven't reached all of your goals, not yet anyway, but you've always known what you wanted. You never lose sight of your vision of the future. You keep setting new goals all the time and wonder how other people manage to live without specific things to strive for.
2.Make effective marketing strategy.
2.Make effective marketing strategy.
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3. You like to know where you stand.
You know your own business and that of your competitors, and how well yours measures up. You know how close you are to reaching the financial goals you've set for yourself.
If you're in the early phases of your business, you keep tabs on how much you've borrowed, the interest rate and anything that could increase that interest rate. Later on, you know how much
money you've socked away. You know whether you need to plow more money into the business or whether you can afford a new car, a bigger house or a vacation. You don't let your ego prevent you from facing facts. You know when you need to learn new skills or take other steps to make your business better. The skills you need to learn and the steps you need to take are different from in grandpa's time, but the required attitude is the same. You know you're never finished learning, and you welcome any chance to improve your skills and knowledge.
4. You're always looking for opportunities.
If you're in the early phases of your business, you keep tabs on how much you've borrowed, the interest rate and anything that could increase that interest rate. Later on, you know how much
money you've socked away. You know whether you need to plow more money into the business or whether you can afford a new car, a bigger house or a vacation. You don't let your ego prevent you from facing facts. You know when you need to learn new skills or take other steps to make your business better. The skills you need to learn and the steps you need to take are different from in grandpa's time, but the required attitude is the same. You know you're never finished learning, and you welcome any chance to improve your skills and knowledge.
4. You're always looking for opportunities.
Whether you've already started your business or are getting ready to start one, you know there are opportunities awaiting you at every turn. It's not a matter of simply finding an opportunity, it's a matter of finding one that will work for you. Even after you have a business, you're open to possibilities. You see the opportunities where other people might miss them, and when you do, you began to ask yourself pertinent questions. Is this as good as it sounds? Is this something I want to be doing? Will this use the skills I have or can develop? Will it help me reach my financial goals? Will it fit in with my family's needs?
You don't jump in impulsively but when an opportunity seems right, you're ready to grab it and take advantage of it. You don't want to look back someday on all the things you could have done but didn't.
5. You don't settle for second best.
You don't jump in impulsively but when an opportunity seems right, you're ready to grab it and take advantage of it. You don't want to look back someday on all the things you could have done but didn't.
5. You don't settle for second best.
If your supplier send you something you aren't proud to offer a customer, you send it back. You look for the best products and the best workmanship in the price category you've set. If you realize that you haven't done a good enough job for a customer, you'll go back over your work and set things right. The end result is that your customers reward you with repeat business.
6. You have fun doing what you do.
6. You have fun doing what you do.
Not every minute of every job is fun, but on the whole you enjoy the work you do for your business. You enjoy it because it's yours and you're building
something for the future. You don't really mind putting in the long hours because you know
they're necessary for you to get where you're going. You juggle sales calls, keeping the books and making customers happy. You keep track of appointments and deadlines; you know when your
yellow pages ad is due or when to reserve your flea market booth for next year. You spend time in friendly chats with customers but you know when it's time to stop socializing and get down to work.
7. You get help when you need it.
something for the future. You don't really mind putting in the long hours because you know
they're necessary for you to get where you're going. You juggle sales calls, keeping the books and making customers happy. You keep track of appointments and deadlines; you know when your
yellow pages ad is due or when to reserve your flea market booth for next year. You spend time in friendly chats with customers but you know when it's time to stop socializing and get down to work.
7. You get help when you need it.
Sometimes you need expert help such as a professional to prepare your taxes, a lawyer to draw up important documents or a computer consultant to set up a special system for you. You may complain about their hourly rates but you know that with some things, it's better to be right than sorry later. Sometimes, too, you need help with small tasks, ones that take more time than you can give them now that you're running a business. Maybe you need someone to clean your shop or enter data on the computer or assist you in other ways. Their hourly rate should be considerably less than what you could earn by the hour. Of course, you think twice about taking on a full time employee and all that entails. However, you don't hesitate to hire the kind of help that leaves you free to do the things you do best.
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