Entrepreneurship 101

In this post I will discuss...Do you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur?

If you slapped your forehead and moaned “Well, duh,” at that question, it might be time for you to change your frame of mind.

In your own thinking, you may not see yourself as a true, dyed-in-the-wool, bona fide entrepreneur. If that’s so, then back up a moment and take a closer look.

What is an Entrepreneur?

The reason you don’t think of yourself as an entrepreneur may be because you have a misconstrued idea of that an entrepreneur really is. The most common description that comes to mind is a person who is willing to step out on a limb and take risks; one who exudes confidence; one who is full of courage and high-level energy; one who is tenacious; and one who has an eye for the big picture and is extremely visionary. (Just to name a few commonly thought-of qualities.)

And of course, that description is true. That does paint a good picture of an entrepreneur. Or at least, what we used to think of an entrepreneur. But wait a minute. Something has happened to change all of that. That something just happens to be the Internet – the World Wide Web.

A New Breed

The Internet and all that it has to offer, has birthed an entirely new breed of “online entrepreneurs.” And very few of them possess all of the qualities listed above. In fact, some of them are just the opposite.

Doing business on the Internet has allowed all of the “average Joes” (and Janes) from any location on the globe, to step onto a fairly level playing field and get into the game of running their own business. And they are able to do it without all the stuff like courage, risk-taking, and being visionary. Of course those attributes can help and they are very beneficial. But are they the basic criteria for undertaking an online business opportunity? They are not!

Simple Turn-Key System

There is an endless array of online business opportunities to be found, and many of them are created as a “turn-key” business. All of the hard work has been done. The newbie can step in and work the business and earn while learning. Oftentimes, these turn-key businesses offer a tried and true system which is fairly simple to learn, and fairly simple to operate.

So what about all those lofty qualities that we used to think were imperative to become an entrepreneur? Do they fall by the wayside?

Actually no they don’t. What often happens in these situations, is once the newbie begins to get the feel of being at the helm of a business that is actually earning a fair income, his/her confidence begins to grow.

Surprisingly, some of the qualities that we think of as necessary for being an entrepreneur begin to surface. Voila! They were there all along, but suppressed or stifled. After all, they are muscles that have fallen into disuse. And now they are being used.

Keep an Open Mind

If you keep an open mind, and stand ready to change, grow and adapt, you might be surprised at how strong and tenacious you will become

Will operating an online business suddenly transform you from a mild-mannered Clark-Kent type into a high-flying entrepreneur Superman? Probably not. But it’s safe to say that the more you learn about online marketing and operating an online business, the more of an entrepreneur-type you will become.

And that’s a guarantee!