10 "Must Have Qualities" for Business Success
There are specific qualities that separate the seriously committed entrepreneurs who win BIG from the rest of the
pack. The entrepreneurs who hang in there, pushing through to find the "best way" become massively successful in
their financial endeavors. Below is a list I have complied as a result of studying the lives of successful entrepreneurs
and business leaders, focusing on what sets them above the rest.
The good news is that leaders are not born, they´re made. The list below is designed so you can quickly learn from
the best leaders of our time, and model after their success. You may want to print out this list, and highlight the areas
you want to work on. If you are taking the time to read this now, you are demonstrating an important quality that tells
me you are ready for explosive success. When you are aware of your own strategy for success and have a plan you
are dedicated to following, you will gain incredible momentum, making you unstoppable.
Get ready to "kick it up a notch" and achieve the results reserved only for the true business leaders and achievers.
Model these ten qualaties giving 110%, put them into practice consistently and I can guarantee you will totally
transform your life in the next six-months!
1. Ambition and Drive. Giving you the energy you need to hurdle obstacles and tackle the seemingly impossible
tasks. Unstoppable Determination bringing you through the rough times when all hope seems lost. Perseverance
by holding onto the vision / mission / core values of your business / life. Giving you the energy to evaluate each
situation in an objective manner, always pulling you in the right direction.
2. Disciplined work ethic and high standards for quality. This includes traits such as honesty, integrity, and a
concern for people. When you put your all into everything you do with an emphasis on quality, you will essentially be
putting your personal seal of excellence on your products or services. In your pursuit of obtaining quality, focus on
"Being Effective". This means you are doing the RIGHT things, and therefore focusing your energy in the right
direction. 80% of your time should be focused on "running the business" instead of allowing the business to run you.
3. Courage & Action-Orientation. When you are Optimistic enough to take risks that others are unwilling to take,
this will set you up for huge returns. Be sure you evaluate all aspects of the situation and take educated risks, but
take the risks! If it did not take courage, then everyone would be doing it. Courage is not a feeling. It is a decision.
True courage is pushing forward, even though you may have experienced a setback or a "failure" the last time you
tried something new / different. If you are not afraid of "failing" you will possess the ability to continually takes risks
until one of them turns into your endless pot of gold.
4. Self Confidence. Otherwise known as "The Right Attitude" in every aspect of your business and life. This is
probably the one trait that is fundamental and critical for long term success. It allows you to adhere to the fulfillment of
your goals every minute of the day because you are confident that you will obtain the results you seek. Evidence of a
truly positive and self-confident person is seen in personal responsibility. Blaming is not in a self-confident person´s
vocabulary. Positive people are proactive in everything they undertake. They don´t blame theeconomy, bad luck, a
bad relationship, the weather, "unlucky" situations, the market or their employees. Proactive people figure out how
they can personally change, instead of focusing their energy on where others should change. People with a positive
outlook on life and business learn from every situation and experience, the good and the bad. They figure out ways to
avoid poor results in the future and decide on ways to not repeat a negative situation.
5. Servant Leadership. The ability to make decisions, regardless of popular opinion in accordance with your
business vision, while inspiring those around you to follow through on the direction you set in motion. (Some call this
"Delegation" I prefer to call it "Inspiration". Think about it. Do you like to be Delegated to, or Inspired?) The
leaders who are able to make sound decisions at rapid speed are those who know what the "end result looks like".
They have seen the finish line, and know the excitement of crossing it first. Servant leaders are those who come up
beside their team members where ever they are, teach those people how they can cross the finish line and
experience the same joy and excitement as if they had crossed the fininsh line themselves.
6. A Creative mind. The ability to "think on one´s feet" is critical if you are committed to a high level of success. The
ability to change when necessary. Controlled Flexibility is a key component to success. There must be structure and
systems in place right from the start in order tocreate a self-sustaining operation and to ensure you are not simply
"changing for change sake". Effective change is evidenced when you are regularly evaluating and adapting your
business plan and goals to meet your vision / mission / core values that have been set from the beginning. (This
success habit assumes there is a business plan in place, and that you are following what has been laid out in the
plan.)
7. A complete understanding of your gifts / strengths / talents and behavioral style. When you know yourself
better than anyone else, you will be able to control the situations you allow yourself to be involved in. When you know
others better than they know themselves, you will be able to take the right approach when working with them. This
will give you the advantage, because you have accelerated your knowledge and now have the edge you need to
succeed in all your business transactions. (If someone else knows you better than you know yourself, you will
continually find yourself "in a mess" wondering how you got there.)
8. The sincere desire to understand and help people, putting their needs above your own. When you find
unique ways to help enough other people WIN, you will get what you need as a result. Discover ways to give other
people what they are seeking in an entertaining style, and you will set yourself apart from your competition. Positive
relationships in all areas of your life will accelerate your business success. In this day and age, "soft skills" are more
important than technical skills, especially for business owners. (If you get it right in the small areas of your life, you´ll
get it right on a larger scale as well. The results you experience in your personal life will be multiplied in your business
life, whether positive or negative.)
9. Kick it up a Notch! Gain and maintain a positively high level of belief for everything that is possible. Set lofty goals
and expand your personal vision for what it possible. The leaders who set and evaluate their goals regularly are the
ones who achieve more tan 92% of the population combined! Once a goal is obtained, high achievers raise the bar
incrementally again and again. They are not afraid of failure because failure for the common perosn is just a learning
experience for an achiever. Achievers continually set goals despite the uncertainty of whether it looks at the time like
they can accomplish the goal or not.
10. Giving Back. The companies who give a minimum of 10% to worthwhile charities or causes, and contribute to
their community will be the ones who experience an over abundance of blessings in their business - often from
unexpected sources. This is a fundamental law of finance that has been proven time after time. These are the people
who attract clients to them instead of always "marketing to clients" trying to chase clients down.