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Entrepreneurs are people who will make decisions, take action, and think that they can control their own destinies. They are often motivated by a spirit of independence which leads them to believe that their success depends on raw effort and hard work, not luck.

Studies have shown that successful entrepreneurs possess these characteristics:

1. Self-confidence

This is that magical power of having confidence in oneself and in one’s powers and abilities.

2. Achievement Oriented

Results are gained by focused and sustained effort. They concentrate on achieving a specific goal, not just accomplishing a string of unrelated tasks.

3. Risk Taker

They realize that there is a chance of loss inherent in achieving their goals, yet they have the confidence necessary to take calculated risks to achieve their goals.

So which of these three main characteristics is the most important? Believe it or not, it has to be self-confidence. Without self-confidence, nothing else is possible. If you don’t believe in your abilities, then the first challenge that arises may knock you off the path to achieving your goals. Here are a few things to keep in mind for maintaining a higher level of self-confidence.

Positive Thinking

Well, it all starts with a positive attitude, doesn’t it? Believing that something good will happen is the first step. Negative thinking simply is not allowed. You must truly believe that there are no circumstances strong enough to deter you from reaching your goals. Remember too, that positive thinking can be contagious. When positive thinking spreads, it can open doors to new ideas, customers, friends, etc.

Persistent Action

Now all of the positive thinking and believing in the world is useless if it is not applied towards a goal. You have to take action, no excuses are allowed. This action must also be persistent. Trying once and then giving up is not going to be enough. Keep at it one step at a time. If you can’t get by a certain step, then find a creative way to try again or just go around it.

At the beginning of this article I identified a few traits that are common among successful entrepreneurs. You should be able to look ahead and see yourself where you want to be. Now just maintain a strong belief in yourself and your skills, stick with it, and don’t give up. If you can do that, you’re already half way there!

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KNOWING WHAT YOU WANT AND COMMITTING YOURSELF TO OBTAINING IT ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO ACHIEVING SUCCESS IN YOUR CAREER AND PERSONAL LIFE.

Paul is one of those people at work you just love to hate—but can’t, really, because he’s so darned nice. Things seem to go so easily for him. He lands contracts, the head of the company pops in with interesting projects, and customers call him with huge orders. It’s as if he’s just kicking back on an inner tube and being carried along on a current of good luck.

Contrast that with Sean, who puts in long, hard hours every day, plus more on weekends. He exerts tremendous effort with every deal he puts together and every project he takes on, yet he rarely achieves exactly what he’s striving so hard to create. Rather than floating down a river, Sean feels like he’s slogging through mud.

What’s the difference? On the outside, things look relatively equal. Both men have master’s degrees from wellrespected universities. They’re both competent and well-liked by co-workers and those they supervise.

Hint: It’s in the river image. When Paul works hard, it doesn’t feel like a struggle—he’s “in the flow.” He’s in tune with his life purpose, his passions, and his vision for himself and the work he does in the world. As a consequence, he’s just naturally able to attract what he wants, with enviable ease.

Ingredients of Attraction

The law of attraction isn’t just some woowoo theory, it’s scientific. Matter attracts like matter. It’s similar to a radio broadcast—when a radio is tuned to a particular station, you will only hear (attract) the frequency of radio waves that match that station’s signal. When it happens, everything seems easy, like it does for Paul.

“Once you change the way you are inside, the outer world changes,” writes Joe Vitale, author of the recent best seller, The Attractor Factor. Vitale is one of dozens of authors who write persuasively on this seemingly mysterious subject. Call it synchronicity, coincidence, chance or what have you, attraction is a phenomenon that, as author Julia Cameron puts it, some of us might prefer to ignore: the possibility of an intelligent and responsive universe, acting and reacting in our interests.

Following are some of the key ingredients for attracting what you want into your life and work.

Get clear about what you want and why you want it. It’s not enough to know what you don’t want. You can’t get what you want until you know what that is.

Napoleon Hill, whose classic Think and Grow Rich has inspired several generations, wrote that a burning desire is essential to personal success. What was true in 1937 during the Great Depression, when Hill wrote the book, is just as true now: “There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose—the knowledge of what one wants and a burning desire to possess it.”

What do you want? A job with flex time so that you can go to your daughter’s soccer games? The financial freedom to be able to take on a pro-bono case for a nonprofit client? The opportunity to indulge your passion for chocolate (and inflame others with it) by opening a chocolate café downtown?

Many of us have forgotten how to dream. We’ve become more connected to our to-do lists than to what we really want. But becoming crystal clear about what you want and why you want it is where the “magic” of attraction all begins. When you know the “what,” the “how” can begin to fall into place.

Imagine it. Act as if what you want to happen is already happening and see how that changes your thoughts.

“Conscious change is brought about by the two qualities inherent in consciousness: attention and intention,” writes Deepak Chopra in The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success. “Attention energizes, and intention transforms.

Whatever you put your attention on will grow stronger in your life.”

Commit. A quotation often attributed to Goethe but actually written by W. H. Murray in his 1951 book The Scottish Himalayan Expedition speaks eloquently to the power of commitment. “Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness,” Murray wrote. “Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves, too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way.”

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Ok, so you have heard that phrase over and over since Obama’s speech in Chicago. Well in fact he said “Yes we can.” The difference? The difference is that no one does it alone. He didn’t win the election alone. You will not succeed in 2009 alone.

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