Do you have a strong desire to become a successful entrepreneur? Would you like to know if you have what it takes to build a successful business? I’ll give you the good news upfront; almost anyone can develop the qualities necessary to succeed as an entrepreneur.

As I started to research the characteristics of entrepreneurs and their success, I started to realize just how relative the idea of a “successful entrepreneur” truly is. To illustrate my point, consider the following question.

Which of these is the MOST successful entrepreneur?

1. The 60 year-old small business owner who has owned a local hardware store for 30 years, makes just enough to get by, but loves what he’s doing, and calls everyone in the town a friend.
2. The 35 year-old CEO of a software firm who works 70 hours a week, stays stressed, never sees his family, but makes over one million dollars in revenue per year.
3. The 40 year-old single mom who makes money online with several blogs, and gets to spend all the time she wants with her kids.
4. The 23 year-old college dropout who created a few websites that he manages a few hours per week and now makes enough to travel the world, spend time with friends and family, and pursue his favorite hobbies.

Chances are, each person that reads this will have a different point of view of who is the most successful entrepreneur. It doesn’t really matter. What matters, is that you know what success means to you.

It doesn’t matter if you want to create a giant corporation or write for a blog that makes just enough to pay your monthly bills. If that’s what fulfills your vision of purpose and success, go for it.

I still wanted to know what characteristics and qualities link successful entrepreneurs. So I turned to the book The Millionaire Mind by Thomas Stanley . In his book, Stanley interviews and surveys hundreds of millionaires in order to understand their success. Most of the millionaires in his book are Entrepreneurs and other self-employed individuals. This post is inspired by the data in his section on Success Factors.

In this article, Top 10 Characteristics and Qualities of a Successful Entrepreneur, you’ll learn which factors influenced these millionaires the most. I’ll also share a couple of factors that, you’ll be shocked to learn, influenced them very little.
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Do you consider yourself a likable blogger? Do you have people skills online?

It’s been proven that (in-person); non-verbal cues make up the majority of communication. The words you use only make up a small percentage of what people are hearing from you. Online it’s a different ballgame. All we have are our words.

People skills (online and in-person) are some of the greatest assets an entrepreneur can have. As a blogger and entrepreneur it’s vital for you to have good people skills, in order to, network with other bloggers, listen and respond to comments and feedback, and convey your mission in a clear way.

If you want to become a more likable blogger, keep reading. I’m going to show you seven ways to have better people skills online. By practicing these tips, you’ll enjoy the benefits of increased friendships, subscribers, traffic, and profits.
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As someone who works from home, I often feel the need for some background noise. It’s great to put on a movie that inspires me (without consuming all my attention of course). I also like these movies because they remind me what I want (and don’t want) in life and business. Hopefully, you’ll find some value in these movies as well. So without further ado, here are my picks for the Top 10 Movies for Internet Business Entrepreneurs.

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There’s a fabulous story mentioned in the book Think and Grow Rich, which I’d like to quote for you.

A long while ago, a great warrior faced a situation which made it necessary for him to make a decision which insured his success on the battlefield. He was about to send his armies against a powerful foe, whose men outnumbered his own. He loaded his soldiers into boats, sailed to the enemy’s country, unloaded soldiers and equipment, then gave the order to burn the ships that had carried them. Addressing his men before the first battle, he said, “You see the boats going up in smoke. That means that we cannot leave these shores alive unless we win! We now have no choice-we win, or we perish!

In this article, I’ll tell you how I burned my own ships when getting into internet business. I’ll also share what is, in my opinion, the number one secret to internet business success.

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