Editor’s note: Veteran entrepreneur, blogger and author Joe Procopio takes a look at the five personality traits that he sees most often in great entrepreneurs.
DURHAM, N.C. – In the fourth installment of Five Reasons For Startup, I dive into the five personality traits that I see most often in great entrepreneurs. But this piece is a little backwards. Instead of talking about things you need to succeed, I’m looking at things that you might already have that might help you succeed. Be advised though, just because you don’t fit any type doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try your hand at startup. I can’t stress that enough.
I was built for startup. There’s something about my genetic makeup, my upbringing, and my environment that makes startup right for me. It’s not a job, it’s not a career, it’s not a lifestyle. It’s what I do.
It may just be what you do too.
I’ve actually known this about myself my whole life. I’ve been building companies since the imaginary ones I built as a kid.
Yes, I had friends.
But I didn’t discover an opportunity to get involved with startup until I had already been out of college for a year. In my world, you studied hard, you got good grades, you went to the job fair, you tried to get the job that everybody else wanted.
I did that. I hated the result. I didn’t know startup was an option. I just didn’t know any better. This shouldn’t be.
There are a lot of personality traits that will lead someone to self-identify as an entrepreneur. Now, I should point out that even if it’s in their blood, so to speak, it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re meant to be an entrepreneur, and it doesn’t mean they’ll be a good entrepreneur. It just means they need to test the waters at some point.
There are a lot of personality-based reasons for startup. Tons. So this isn’t an exhaustive list of all the personality traits that might drive someone to become an entrepreneur. Your reasons will be your own, but the ones I’ve chosen here are the ones I see in a lot of great entrepreneurs, and when I ask them, these are the traits that they believe make them successful.
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(C) Joe Procopio
