How to know if someone is an entrepreneur

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One thing defines an entrepreneur: constructive values.

They’re usually the salesperson: they do *everything* to get people to buy their stuff. We all have the image in our heads; the “wheel dealer”, picking any opportunity to try and exploit (and other people) for profit.

In fact, the term “entrepreneur” seems to have varied in today’s lexicon, from “something you did” (usually to make people’s lives better) to a mix of “money-mad con man” and “someone who doesn’t follow the rules’ “.

The reality is that the modern meaning could not be further away of the truth

entrepreneurship It is not a vocation or job. It’s not a label you apply to yourself to make yourself more attractive to a particular party or clientele…it’s a form to do things

Many “entrepreneurial” types actually have jobs. They will never admit that they are “entrepreneurs” even though they exhibit all the traits of one. The question is what these traits are and if you, or someone you know, has them.

What is an “entrepreneur”??

Entrepreneur is a word derived from French, loosely describing a “problem solver.”

While its connotation has changed over the years, the premise remains: an “entrepreneur” is someone who creates a “widget” and has the ability to encourage other people to buy it.

What this “widget” is may be a commercial product, service or idea.

It’s actually interesting… some of the greatest “entrepreneurs” in history actually had any to do with money. They were completely focused on developing a particular “result” and were wholeheartedly committed to its realization.

Whether this means conquering the Persian empire (Alexander), developing the light bulb (Edison) or creating stable PC systems (Gary Kildall), conquering the Aztec empire (Cortez), the term “entrepreneur” For real denotes someone who wants build up something.

The BIG difference between the “original” entrepreneurs and the new age swaths of idiots (who generally extol a hedonistic lifestyle + seem to have a crush on “crypto”) is that the former were generally committed to a single profession and managed to “leverage” that through the development of increasingly ambitious “projects”.

These projects can be anything… but everyone it had a fundamental “reason” for existing. This reason was what prompted the creator to continue the effort, and to continue even when it was questionable whether it was “possible” or not. Obviously, the reason we remember them is that they discovered that it was not just “possible”, but completely doable…hence their success.

How to know if someone is one

The typical sign is that they will. weird things…

  • interest in esoteric ideas

  • pursuit of interests not directly related to the accumulation of wealth

  • strong displays of passion for particular topics

  • immersive nature with different ideas (trying to recreate historical events etc.)

The point is that REAL entrepreneurs are usually not concerned with money. absolutely.

His main concern is the creation of a “thing”. What that thing is, is determined by its character or interests… but in everyone example of someone who has achieved a tremendous amount of success, they were utterly and utterly focused on doing “their thing” no matter what.

This is really important.

The modern world seems to have every 18 year old male wanting to be “entrepreneur”, like it’s a badge of honor or something. If you’re not “growing”, you’re “dying”… right?

The truth is that our society has become so focused on convenience that most of these money hoarding idiots don’t have any business even considering themselves “entrepreneurs”.

They have no experience, no skills and are only clinging to the latest “fashion” to escape the mediocrity that has come to permeate the consumer culture of the West.

Entrepreneurship usually follows YEARS of interest in a particular topic. It usually follows HUGE investments of time and energy in cultivating a skill set, experience, and “involvement” in a particular space.

Most importantly, entrepreneurship is about doing something “your way.”

Stay away from modern idiots

The BIGGEST problem I continually see with hordes of idiots is that EVERYONE follows a “book” or some other “rule” on “how” to be an entrepreneur.

I see it everyone the weather… boys reading everyone the biographies, the neural studies, the latest books by the big fat rich cat, all trying to figure out the “secret” to massive success.

The irony is that all of this stuff just works on the “outside” of the problem: the same people who read all of the “stuff” end up with the SAME questions… “What am I selling?” – “How do I know if I’m going to make money with a product?” – “Which is the secret get rich?”

  • If you have to ask “what do I sell”, you are not an entrepreneur.

  • If you have to listen to what a “successful” person has to say on a subject, you are not an entrepreneur.

  • If you have to take into account all the “rules” proposed by others, you are not an entrepreneur.

The point is that the modern world is full of would-be losers. Even the “successful” are actually not really successful; they may have made a lot of money, but what did they actually do? achieve? The answer is relatively little (or even nothing).

The truth is that if you want to “be” an entrepreneur, you have to get down to work.

EVERYONE has their own job. Some are models. Some are footballers. Some are computer programmers. Some are painters.

The “trick” is to do ANYTHING to get ahead in an industry; clean the floors if necessary.

Once you start making progress, the “entrepreneurial” part comes from leverage any progress made within it, either to create and market a product, or to help a market better appreciate the potential of another device/product.

Characteristics of “real” entrepreneurs

  • Quiet (or at least reserved)

  • fully capable of hugging failure (actually using it as a spur to change/adapt)

  • Working constantly on different elements within your “industry” (again, everyone has a place)

  • without fear of social constructions (just because someone said it doesn’t make it true)

  • Laser focused on what “they” I want to do (Do you want to bring sustainable agriculture to Africa? This is the kind of thing a “real” entrepreneur will actually do.)

  • without fear of give freely (most “entrepreneurial” types aren’t attached to money at all… they usually don’t have much until they find business success)

If you haven’t figured it out, the core is the purpose.

The modern world has very little emphasis on purpose; rather it focuses on productivity.

There’s nothing wrong with this, but it deprives most people of their passion. It is good for GDP and for McDonald’s, but bad for the creativity that is latent in a large number of people.

If you want to adopt “entrepreneurial” traits, the key is to be attuned to a particular “purpose” through which you can invest your complete lifetime.

If you’re just looking at Ferrari and thinking you “want to get rich,” entrepreneurship isn’t going to do that. He is a very difficult path, with only the most persistent and enduring surviving.

You need to get to work, and only then will you discover hidden opportunities where you can apply your knowledge, experience, or network to build something of real value to the world. This real value is then absorbed by the market, which will either pay handsomely for it or reject it. This is more or less what determines whether someone can be considered an “entrepreneur” or not.

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