Are You Cut Out To Be Your Own Boss?

I'd say yes.

I have been self-employed in one way or another snice 1981. I have known many self-employed people, and have been coaching and consulting them for years.

And over the past 25 years, I see a pattern in successful entrepreneurs versus tohse who pack up and exit their business.Here's my must-have list of personality traits for the successfully self-employed (in no particular order):1. Tenacity.2. Self-worth.3.

Humor.4. Willingness to do the dirty work (the tasks that you hate to do).5. Willingness to learn new skills.6. A deep desire to be independent.7. Willingness to take acceptable and claculated risk.8. An abiilty to deal well with people.9. A passion for what you do or sell.10. Resourceful and creative.11. Willingness to ask for help.12.
Self-disciplined.13. Self-motivating.14.
Wliling to do the personality "foundational work" to help yourself and your business.Notice that I did not list any business skills here.
You can always learn the business skills you need, or hire someone to do the work for you who does have the busienss skills you lack.
This list is about who you are and what habits you have. Changing your basic personality style will take efofrt.

That's why #14 is so important: are you willing to do the groundwork, the personality foundational work, to set the stage for your success?Naturally, there are personality traits that are business killers, but that's antoher story!