Attributes of Personal Initiative
I often go back to Napoleon Hill's teachings for inspiration. Here is a list of what he described as "The Major Attributes of Personal Initiative" of an entrepreneur:
- The adoption of a definite purpose
- The motivation to act continuously in pursuit of that purpose
- A mastermind alliance to acquire the power to attain that purpose
- Self-reliance
- Self-discipline
- Persistence, based upon the will to win
- Well-developed imagination, controlled and directed
- The habit of going the extra mile
- The capacity to generate enthusiasm at will and control it
- A well-developed sense of details
- The capacity to listen to criticism without resentment
- Familiarity with the ten basic human motives (the desire for self preservation, the emotion of love, the emotion of fear, the emotion of sex, the desire for life after death, the desire for freedom of body and mind, the emotion of anger, the emotion of hate, the desire for recognition and self-expression, and the desire for material gain)
- The capacity to concentrate attention on one task at a time
- Assuming full responsibility for one's own actions
- Willingness to accept full responsibility for the mistakes of subordinates
- Patience with subordinates and associates
- Recognizing the merits and abilities of others
- A positive mental attitude at all times
- The capacity for applied faith
- The habit of following through
- The habit of emphasizing thoroughness instead of speed
- Dependability
- Make decisions quickly (as soon as all the facts are available) and firmly
- Have a success consciousness
Do you check all the boxes?
Posted by Terra3.0 at 5/16/2011 3:22 AM 
Categories: Self-Improvement, Small Business, Positive Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Art and Science of Success, Self-Starters
Tags: Napoleon Hill Entrepreneurs Success postive thinking
Categories: Self-Improvement, Small Business, Positive Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Art and Science of Success, Self-Starters
Tags: Napoleon Hill Entrepreneurs Success postive thinking
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