Are You An Entrepreneur?

By Daile Tucker
Reproduced with permission


Ask yourself this question, "Do I have what it takes to be a home entrepreneur?" Like any business venture, a home-based business requires an investment of time, energy and resources.

An entrepreneur is a person who has decided to take control of his future and become self-employed—whether by creating his own unique business or working as a member of a "team," as in multi-level marketing.

There are several character traits and work ethics that are common to successful entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneurs are careful about money. They always know how much money they have. They know the value and cost of things so they can recognize a real bargain. Most entrepreneurs earned money when they were teenagers — babysitting, mowing lawns, delivering newspapers, sacking groceries, etc.

Entrepreneurs are competitive by nature. Many were active in sports and other competitions in high school and college. Others were competitive in wanting to make good grades, earn the respect of their parents and teachers and achieve their goals.

Entrepreneurs believe in the old adage, "the early bird gets the worm." They sleep and eat enough to maintain their energy levels but they don't usually linger over non-productive tasks.

Entrepreneurs are risk-takers who trust their hunches and act on them. Taking risks can be small first steps, like placing your first ad in a mail-order publication.

Entrepreneurs have a "head for business." They are always thinking of new ideas and new ways to make money or increase their business. They are not afraid to put these ideas to use.

Entrepreneurs are usually loners rather than joiners. That's one reason why the home-based, mail-order business is so appealing to many entrepreneurs. They prefer a solitary work environment.

Entrepreneurs are usually honorable people who do business based on a handshake or a promise. They tend to form strong associations with others who share this work ethic.

Entrepreneurs do set aside time for leisure activities and family. Their principal form of relaxation is their work, but they do realize the importance of downtime and spend time with their family.

Entrepreneurs don't retire. They may sell or change their business, thinking they will retire, but they always jump back in with a new project or get a new idea that they just can't ignore.
Entrepreneurs are professionals. Whether working from their bedroom, the kitchen table or a modern, well-appointed home office, they operate just as they would if they were in an expensive office building in a major city. When they are working, they don't let outside influences distract them.

In general, entrepreneurs are people who have high energy, feel self-confident, set long-term goals, and view money and financial security as a measure of accomplishment and piece of mind. They persist in problem solving, take risks, learn from failures (their own and from others), take the initiative, accept personal responsibility and use all available resources to achieve their success.

Entrepreneurs compete with themselves and believe that success or failure lies within their personal control or influence. They do not see non-successes as failures but as learning experiences.

Most of all, they never give up and never quit striving for success.

If you fit most of these criteria, you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur. Success comes mainly from educating yourself and—A LOT OF HARD WORK!


Daile Tucker is an author and publisher of several mailorder and home-business related publications, including the widely read and respected mailorder newspaper, SmartShopper. She has operated a successful home business for the past 16 years. Daile has written two booklets to help people succeed in mailorder—Mailorder Made Easy ($10 ppd) and Mailorder Insider Success Strategies ($19.95 ppd). For more information or to order one of her books write: PMG Publishing, PO Box 3096-HB, Hueytown, AL 35023.


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Rahsia Kekayaan #1: Punca Duit!

Anda pernah buat kesilapan ini?

Anda membeli kereta baru, rumah baru atau TV plasma
baru dan menggunakan duit gaji anda untuk membayarnya?

Jika YA, anda telah membuat kesilapan besar...

Tetapi jangan risau, kerana hampir 95% orang lain juga
membuat perkara yang sama... termasuk saya! :-)

Saya ingin katakan apa yang biasa anda lakukan bukanlah
taktik para jutawan. Jutawan menggunakan satu taktik yang
cukup licik untuk membeli apa sahaja yang mereka mahukan
...secara PERCUMA. Huh?

Saya telah menggunakan teknik rahsia ini setelah saya membaca
buku bestseller, Robert Koyasaki "Rich Dad Poor Dad".

Dalam buku tersebut Robert menceritakan satu hari seorang broker
kereta menelefon dan berkata yang kereta idaman beliau,
Porsche edisi terbaru baru sahaja tiba dan mengajak beliau melihatnya.

Robert yang memang mengidamkan kereta Porsche terpegun
melihatnya dan tanpa berfikir dua kali terus membeli kereta Porsche
ini secara hutang. Beliau terus memberi deposit dan membuat pinjaman
selama 5 tahun. Ya, beliau sudah pun menjadi jutawan tetapi
tetap mahu berhutang! Macam mana tu... ok, biar saya terangkan.

Beliau terus memberi deposit dan membuat pinjaman selama
5 tahun. Kemudian apa yang beliau lakukan ialah mencari
satu projek hartanah dan menyewakannya. Duit sewa dari
projek hartanah tersebut digunakan untuk membayar sewa
bulanan kereta Porsche. Secara logiknya, bukankah beliau
membeli kereta ini secara percuma?

Dan baru-baru ini saya berminat dengan satu laptop HP. Sebelum
ini saya menggunakan desktop HP tetapi anak saya, Allyssa
asyik membebel hendakkan komputer untuk bermain games.

Jadi apa yang saya lakukan ialah saya menulis satu email
ringkas dalam masa 10 minit dan hantarkan kepada list saya.
Dalam masa seminggu, saya lihat RM3200 dalam akaun bank
dan tanpa membuang masa saya terus membeli laptop HP.

Konsep jutawan yang ingin saya jelaskan disini ialah jika anda
mahu membeli sesuatu yang mahal harganya, anda perlu memikirkan
satu cara untuk membayar ansuran bulanan tanpa perlu mengeluarkan
duit kocek anda sendiri.

Ingat duit yang masuk kekocek anda ialah aset, dan duit yang keluar
dari kocek anda ialah hutang! Jika anda pelik mengapa anda masih
lagi tidak hidup senang, inilah punca sebenarnya. Bukannya gaji anda
kecik, anda sudah 10 tahun tak promote, boss anda kedekut, isteri anda
habiskan duit anda atau apa juga alasannya.

Sebenarnya punca mengapa sesorang tidak hidup senang ialah mereka
menggunakan duit gaji setiap bulan untuk membayar kereta, minyak kereta,
rumah, bil astro, susu anak.. semuanya. Sebab itulah setiap hujung bulan
akaun bank anda semakin berkurangan. :-(

Jadi apa yang perlu anda lakukan?

Cari punca pendapatan baru! Jangan hanya bergantung kepada satu
punca pendapatan sahaja. Jika satu punca pendapatan bermasalah,
anda mempunyai cabang duit lain yang boleh membantu.

Banyak punca pendapatan yang boleh anda fikirkan. Antaranya ialah
internet, gayapos, mlm (meniaga larut malam?), ejen insuran, pasar malam
dan banyak lagi yang boleh anda fikirkan. Cari sesuatu yang sesuai dengan
jiwa anda dan impian hidup anda.

Konsep kekayaan ini nampak mudah tetapi impaknya akan
membuatkan anda melarat seumur hidup atau anda bakal bergelar seorang
jutawan satu hari nanti. Buka minda anda dan cuba fahamkan.

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Entrepreneur

Definition:
Essentially, an entrepreneur is a person who starts a new business venture.

However, we tend to think of entrepreneurs as people who have a talent for seeing opportunities and the abilities to develop those opportunities into profit-making businesses.

Are entrepreneurs born or made? The debate still rages, but the current consensus is that successful entrepreneurs share a constellation of personality traits. In other words, some people are naturally more entrepreneurial than others.

A common misperception about entrepreneurs is that entrepreneurs are wild risk-takers. Entrepreneurs do take risks, but only calculated ones. One of the abiliities successful entrepreneurs share is the ability to evaluate risks.

If you're wondering whether or not you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur, you'll find more links to more information about entrepreneurial traits in the sidebar. But remember, you don't need to have all the traits associated with entrepreneurship to be a successful entrepreneur. The main quality you need is a determination to make your business venture succeed. The rest of the qualities necessary to being a successful entrepreneur you can learn.


Also Known As : Often used as a synonym for a business person.
Common Misspellings: Entrpreneur, Entraprenur, Entreprenuer.

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Welcome 2008

Good day to everyone. Thank you for visiting another blog of mine. I'm sure most oof you have visited my primary blog which is http://www.dinotino.edu.tf

I came up with this blog specializing for all Entrepreneur who which to make a living on the Internet. As we all know the Internet is a huge place for us to do almost everything.

Many Malaysians are not aware of the greate opportunity that lies in the Internet and so I would like to change the mindset of many that we are our own BOSS and NO and I mean NO one can control us, our money and our freedom.

Before it's too late, let us take a step ahead of those who are sceptical about all this. Lets take a leap and make a huge change in our lives. Lets start learning...

Regards,
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