What makes a winner? 21 traits of successful people.

I've been to a number of events over the past couple of weeks, and had the privilege of meeting many inspiring people. That has got me pondering the attributes of successful and entreprenueurial people.

Many people believe that it is entrepreneurs who will help Britian out of this economic downturn. There is massive opportunity for those people who see a niche in the market and fill it.

The definition of entreprenuer is someone who controls the business and bears the risk of profit and loss.

I've put together a recipe of successful behaviour traits that I see in the most successful people:

1. They create a market storm which encourages people to talk about them in many different networks. (Your "network value" is how much people talk about you when you are absent).

3. They are great connectors of people and have many-to-many connections that embrace random-ness.

4. They act with imperfect information. In "Secrets of the Millionaire Mind", T. Harv Eker described the normal mentality of people being: "Ready, Aim, Fire". However, as the lights will never all be on green, this inhibits taking any action. However, entrenpreneurs adopt: "Ready, Fire, Aim". In other words, they get going with something and then constantly fine-tune it to hit their target. They learn in the process of doing.

5. They never give up.

6. They determine their unfair advantage, and do more of that.

7. They have an "abundance" mentality.

8. They don't treat losers like losers, and they invest in the success of others.

9. They are not competitive. They find their own space in the market place and stand for values that they believe in.

10. They understand that trust makes things happen.

11. They are not limited by geography.

12. They focus on their unique contribution, and understand the importance of being a net contributor.

13. They recognise that everything starts with a conversation.

14. They inspire others by being inspired themselves.

15. They recognise that life begins at the end of your comfort zone! In other words, they challenge themselves on a daily basis.

16. They build long term relationships.

17. They are generous with sharing their knowledge with others. They believe in giving value at every interaction.

18. They are early adopters of new technologies and ways of communicating.

19. They recognise that people have a choice and that transparency allows people to choose them.

20. They understand that taking the low road might be a quick fix but is not sustainable, and that taking the high road is the true road to long term business success

21. They understand that the new rules of the business game are just in the process of being drawn up. They're on the pitch, limbering up, waiting for the ball.

The quote below is probably one of the most inspirational with regards to this subject:

"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."

Theodore Roosevelt "Citizenship in a Republic," Speech at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910

What other traits do you see in successful people? How can you apply the above to your property business?

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