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Know Your Kind of Entrepreneur Based on 12 Behavioral Traits

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Written By Merel

Contrary to popular belief, an entrepreneur is not always that classic risk-taker who does not care about a thing. But the truth is that to be risky, you need to be passionate and level-minded.

Asking yourself: what kind of entrepreneur are you? Who are you?

First and foremost, these two questions are the first question that needs a response. Knowing yourself gives you the tools to tackle situations.

It also determines the way you react to issues, your capacity to socialize, how cautious you are, how methodically you work if you share your goals with others, how decisive you are.

And how fast you bounce off from a terrible situation, if you are focused and open to novelty, the way you deal with embarrassing moments and how often you procrastinate things.

In this article, we will see various types of entrepreneurs according to certain features and behaviors.

At the end of this blog, you must be able to answer this question: what kind of entrepreneur are you?

1. An eager entrepreneur

An eager entrepreneur never leaves things for tomorrow. He is aware of risks but also undertakes to cope with them.

This individual usually motivates the team to accompany them and urges them to do a great job.

The problem is when this kind of entrepreneur is too eager and puts the entire team at peril. Let’s say he has no capacity to foresee hazards.

The opposite of eager is calm. Being too calm is also a defect you should avoid.

It just holds up things and indirectly creates an anarchic environment in which everybody does as they wish. 

2. A sociable entrepreneur

The most successful entrepreneurs are never alone. They also look to associate with others and share their goals. They believe goals are not attainable without others’ help.

Even if their friends look down on them because they call them crazy, they always seek out others with whom they can work.

Maybe, you see some entrepreneurs are always alone but this is a misconception you may have of them.

Take into account that the mere idea of starting a business requires money, contacts, money lenders, architects, economists and whatever. They are never alone.

So, if somebody asks you “what kind of entrepreneur are you?” Reply: I’m an entrepreneur that’s never alone. 

3. A dreamer

All entrepreneurs must be dreamers. The first place where you create your project is in your mind, in your head. Dreaming is a must for every entrepreneur.

At first, goals may be unrealistic but if you set realistic mini-goals and go little by little, you can make them. Some projects can take years, though.

Don’t expect to have a company like Facebook in three years even if you have all the money in the world. Let your dreams immerse you but never allow them to control you.

People desirous of money don’t measure their actions sometimes and go nutty. So, be crazy and cautious at the same time.

Keep daydreaming.

4. An entrepreneur who knows about courtesy 

It is simple to think that you will get nowhere without education.

A courteous entrepreneur knows how to socialize with people and learns what to do with difficult clients.

Easy as it may seem, being abrupt can break relations with important customers and keeps others off.

If you are about to open a startup, be courteous with people and reps from other companies that visit you. Remember that getting contacts is paramount here.

Practically, choose the good and refuse evil from your customers. That’s key. 

5. A neat entrepreneur

Know Your Kind of Entrepreneur Based on 12 Behavioral Traits

A successful entrepreneur is always neat, which is the opposite of a messy person.

If you are a mess, it is sure your company will always be messed up. But if you are neat, your work will be neat as well.

Also, you will urge your workers to be neat and perform their tasks cleanly.

If you have a restaurant, for example, you will want your staff to respect these guidelines. You will not want dirty tables or spotted napkins given to customers.

Plates must be properly washed and their uniforms must look very clean. They also must smell well because this is a restaurant.

A neat entrepreneur must ask for these requirements but he must be an example first. Wondering what kind of entrepreneur are you? Keep reading. 

6. Cautious and confident

Do you consider yourself a cautious and confident high-flyer? If you do, that’s alright.

All extremes are dangerous and this time it’s not the exception. All you need is to make a balance between these two characteristics.

You should be confident because you must be a risk-taker. And you must be cautious because you must be careful while taking risks.

Here’s where your partners or associates come into play. Call your assistant if a decision is hard to make.

Talk with your partner about perils and the strategies to deal with them. This person must also be an advisor that helps you gain confidence.

This individual should be able to compare benefits in contrast with drawbacks properly. That’s why an entrepreneur can never be alone in a project. 

7. An optimistic and realistic entrepreneur

Don’t confuse realistic with pessimistic.

A pessimistic person never believes and often takes hazards so seriously that they can never move on. They can’t see the forest for the trees.

They belittle the bright side of things and they never dare to do something else.

However, a realistic entrepreneur is always positive and set goals in a practical and realistic way. He is methodical and continues with the project and never overlooks risks.

He’s optimistic but prefers to set short and medium-term goals to make long-term goals more achievable.

If something goes wrong, he might feel down but never concedes defeat.

This individual is up for action when the day starts. 

8. A theoretical and practical entrepreneur

Without a doubt, it is better to be practical than theoretical but you must also possess a little of that “theoretical side”.

A too theoretical person never goes forward. She gets stuck and keeps daydreaming every single day without progressing.

She has very good ideas but never puts them into action. She’s a yellow-bellied individual who loves big projects but is too pessimistic to make them come true.

She always talks to her friends about her projects just for the sake of bragging but without visible results. Do you understand?

Despite this, you should also get a little of this and below, there’s a reason why.

It is good to be a theoretical and practical entrepreneur. You must be theoretical because you must have the knowledge to achieve your goals.

You must know the details “in theory” and be a hardened researcher. You must be an inquiring person and puts that knowledge into practice.

Are you more theoretical than practical or vice versa? What kind of entrepreneur are you? 

9. An entrepreneur that’s not selfish

Remove selfish from your dictionary here. As a real entrepreneur, you cannot be selfish, collaborate with others instead. Be humane, this is essential in the teamwork.

This is translated to being more collaborative with your employees and with people who take part in your project. Do so and you will obtain the same result.

This doesn’t mean you are supposed to please them in everything they want but you can help.

A generous entrepreneur is always successful because he has a way to get contacts and hunt talents. Plus, by being selfish you can lose a lot.

People will not want to work with you because they will know about your low rates. A generous entrepreneur knows how to return a favor without breaking the bank.

It’s also an individual with amazing interpersonal skills that knows how to compensate generosity with a little selfishness.

Yes, you must give the finger-wagging to some proposals. 

Read on to find out what kind of entrepreneur are you and grab tips for you.

10. The decisive and open-minded entrepreneur

These adjectives define it all.

Decisive is somebody who doesn’t think things over and over again, he just acts. And open-minded refers to somebody willing to implement other ideas.

Both adjectives are just correct and describe today’s entrepreneur in this ever-changing world.

Listen to other ideas that come from your associates, employees, and friends because they can be of great help.

Take your time and think about how you can incorporate them if they sound good to you. And do not wait for years to make the decision because the competition will not wait for you.

In the entrepreneurial world, you must have the capacity to think and act promptly before others do. 

11. The exhibitionist entrepreneur

Remember Xiomi? A report says that this company launched one of the latest smartphones to outer space and photographed planet Earth from there.

Are they exhibitionists? Yes, but this extravagant act helped them promote their phones. However, it is Ok to be an exhibitionist but without going beyond the limits.

Do too much of exhibitionism can leave your work exposed and everything can go wrong. Even with your team, keep some ideas private.

An exhibitionist entrepreneur knows how and when to work. He’s also learned when to reveal secret moves as well.

Xiomi is a great example.

So, what kind of entrepreneur are you?

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