Top Leadership Characteristics For Successful Entrepreneurs

I am always after the next piece of inspiration to keep me going. It could be in the form of a TED Talk, a documentary, an interview with a successful business person. Whatever it is, it provides me the fuel to keep my imagination alive.

Along with imagination, execution plays a big role in bringing dreams into reality. That is what is so special about entrepreneurship. It is realizing a dream, a vision, and then setting a path forward to make that into a known reality.

Awhile back, a friend gave me an article to read by Dave Anderson, a business consultant, on the topic of winners and whiners. As I first started reading it, the characteristics he described jumped off the page. I could see in my mind, people falling into one of those two categories: winners or whiners. I also could see where I fell within those two categories.

It really made me stop and think about how people carry themselves and what they choose to project to others.

I want to share with you a couple of the top winner characteristics with you:

Winners have an abundance mentality. They know that there’s plenty to go around for everyone who works hard and does their job.

Winners work hard every day, without letting up. They bring all they have to the job and won’t cheat themselves, their company or themselves by giving any less.

Winners give pep talks. They not only cross the finish line, they’re intent on bringing others across with them.

Winners focus strictly on what they can control and do their best to control those areas well. If those areas under perform, they blame no one but themselves.

And now, a few of the whiner characteristics:

Whiners have a scarcity mentality. Anytime someone gets something like a “big sale”, a bonus, a new computer, etc., they feel that there’s that much less for them.

Whiners are “minimum input”, “maximum expectation” people. They do the bare minimum, yet expect the most in return.

Whiners blame things beyond their control and never take responsibility for what they can control.

Overall, which category do you fall in? Do you share certain qualities from both? How about in your company? What can you do to change the mindset and empower your employees? Leave your thoughts below.

To read the full article, check out Dave Anderson’s My Success Company.