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The DNA of a Successful Entrepreneur …
Whether you are just starting to dip your toes into entrepreneurship, or you have been in business for a few years, we have all wondered at one point or another … What is a successful entrepreneur? Who is actually put into that category? (And walks the walk and talks the talk?) As I dove in and researched a bit more about the actual DNA of a successful entrepreneur (yah, put my nerd cap on again!) I started to see similarities that were undeniable. I am not comparing who eats avocado toast for breakfast and who doesn’t, but the tangible skills that one adapts for their own business.
With that being said, ready to dive on in?
Passion, creativity, and resilience are the most crucial skills in business. If you’ve got those, you’re ready to embark on the journey.
~ Jo Malone, Founder of Jo Malone
Successful Entrepreneurs Plan Things …
Not just for the day, but often the year, and 5 years from now. They are passionate about what they do and in turn, they fuel that special creativity with a plan that is resilient. You want to make sure you have a plan that has all the possible scenarios; from best to worst. I can only imagine your curiosity about how this happens … You first need to know your why. (Blog coming out very soon about this so stay tuned!) Your why is what will fuel your ideas and passion for the next 5 years. By breaking it down into goals then into a plan, you can easily create your own success. You just need to plan it first.
Here is a way you can plan:
- Write down your why at the top of your paper.
- Write down a goal that would contribute to your why.
- Write down the steps it will take you to achieve that goal.
Keep in mind, you do not need to have all the answers. Truthfully, none of us do. So, if you need to research a step, just put “research” on your paper. Only write down what you already know, then just keep the mindmap going. This will help you from getting stuck in planning mode and start taking action on your goals!
Five days a week, I read my goals before I go to sleep and when I wake up. There are 10 goals around health, family and business with expiration dates, and I update them every six months. ~ Daymond John, Founder, President and CEO of FUBU (and as we all know from ABC’s reality TV series; Sharnk Tank.)
Successful Entrepreneurs Serve with a Servant’s Heart …
This one item came up time and time again … You must care about the product, service and those who are impacted by it. Most of us go into business because we have a solution to a problem. But in reality, we still need to engage with the problem to know where it needs tweaked.
“I’m always tweaking, always trying to make it better, constantly moving the levers and dials.” ~ Steve Ells, Founder and Co-CEO of Chipotle
By serving with a servant’s heart, you are serving with the right motivation. You are driven by the results that your business brings because it propels you forward. You want to be honest and generous to those around you. (Trust me, I know from experience it comes back ten-fold.)
Successful Entrepreneurs Let Everyone Sit With Them …
He summarizes this pretty well, but I would like to add that in this day ‘n age, it is so incredibly important.
You want to make sure that you not only allow everyone to your table, but you also give them a voice too. I highly recommend joining different networking events and focus on connecting with those around you that have different business backgrounds and experiences.
If you are interested in booking a virtual coffee chat with us, we have a few openings to do so!
You can CLICK HERE to connect with us as your first step!
One of the things I tend to do is open myself up to a variety of voices. I try to expose myself to the kind of culture shock that occurs when you talk to people who speak a different language. ~ Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay
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Crystal Kordalchuk
Crystal is an artist, a writer, an organizer, a dreamer, a doer, and down-right proud of it NERD!.
Struck with a love for #AllThings creative at a very young age, Crystal dreamed of a life fueled by her passion for creating and bringing the stories and images in her mind into reality.
As she worked toward her dreams, she earned a diploma as a Computer Applications Specialist then another in Graphic Design and from there began to develop her extensive background in multimedia and the arts. She began her worked in the magazine industry as a layout designer and had a succession of design jobs thereafter. It was her role as a graphic/web designer that gave her the first real glimpse of her future. Soon she began a side job as a freelance designer while keeping one foot in the corporate world. A spark was lit! She turned her freelance gig into a full-time business combining design work with her other passion: creating organization from virtual chaos.
Crystal is one of the most organized individuals on the planet. She is by all means a Zen master of her crafts. She excels at helping others become “untangled” and provides her clients with tools to run their businesses smoothly while she takes care of the details behind the scenes. Thus Virtually Untangled was born. A successful business where her work as a top notch creative in graphic and web — with a twist of virtual assistant — married into one amazing place where clients can come with their virtual messes and become magically untangled. Crystal can always make sense of even the most unorganized chaos and offers a virtual detox of order and peace, so her clients can get busy doing the work that they love the most.
