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What qualities do you need to be a successful entrepreneur?

• We're all familiar with the names of some of the world's most successful business people. Richard Branson, Steve Jobs, Larry Page, Warren Buffett, and a slew of others are among them.
• In my discussions and research with these great entrepreneurs, I've noticed a few essential characteristics that they all share. What is the secret to their success? Why are these people so successful in business when so many others fail?

Every great entrepreneur has their quirks and eccentricities, which they have gained over years of experience in their contexts. The 8 most unexpected characteristics of the world's most successful entrepreneurs are listed below.Successful entrepreneurs listen more than they speak.Some of the world's most successful entrepreneurs are familiar to us all. Richard Branson, Steve Jobs, Larry Page, Warren Buffet, and a slew of other business leaders are among them.Throughout my conversations and research with these great entrepreneurs, I've noticed a few important characteristics that they all have. What factors contribute to their success? Why do these people thrive while so many others fail in business?

Every successful entrepreneur has quirks and eccentricities that have grown from years of experience in their respective contexts. The 8 most unexpected characteristics of the world's most successful entrepreneurs are outlined here.

1.Entrepreneurs that are successful listen more than they speak.

Anyone who has read anything about Steve Jobs know show tough he was to work for and how difficult it was for him to let go of control. What people forget is that even Jobs had a team of advisors and incredibly bright staff behind the scenes to assist him to make all of his judgments. When it came to product design, Jobs' relationship with Apple's Chief Design Officer Jony Ive was one of complete confidence.Listening is also one of Richard Branson's three most critical leadership principles. 
"Listening allows us to learn from each other, the marketplace, and the mistakes that must be made to reach somewhere unique and disruptive," he adds.This may come as a surprise to some. A common picture of some of our generation's more vocal, successful entrepreneurs are that they do what they want regardless of what others think.

2.They're Prepared to Accept Failure

Homer Simpson's Failure QuoteAbout.com/Nancy Basile Although Steve Jobs is no longer 
with us, he has left a lasting impact at Apple. Many people, however, are unaware that he 
was once fired as CEO by the Apple board of directors, who disagreed with his actions. He 
made a victorious comeback to Apple only after spending time building Next and pixar.
while being completely irresponsible will never lead to success, you must take chances
 along the route and understand that there will be failures as well as achievements. 
Almost every successful entrepreneur has some setbacks in their career.When Steve Jobs was fired from the firm he had established, he did not lose hope. It just served as motivation for him to accept his failure and move on.

3.Curiosity The World's Most Successful Entrepreneurs 

In his essay, The Most Precious Resource on the Planet?, Inc. writer Naveen Jain, founder, and CEO of Income, summarizes the core of this quality. Dreamers with a big heart. "You should constantly remember yourself that anything is merely a wild concept the day before it's a breakthrough," he says.If it hadn't been for his curiosity, Thomas Edison would never have invented the phonograph, motion the picture camera, or the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb.Any successful entrepreneur must have a strong sense of curiosity. Business leaders do not get through life by being unconcerned about what is going on around them. They are constantly seeking new ways to improve things.

4.They're adamant about following their dreams.

Unfortunately, far too many individuals go through life without ever realizing their true 

calling."Passion is something that will emerge from your convictions, be improved by 

your abilities,and perpetuated by the value that you can deliver," writes Graham Young in 

Passion 101: How to Discover Your Calling in Life.Successful entrepreneurs not only 

figure out what their passion is but also go to great lengths to make sure they follow it.

The majority of entrepreneurs work long hours to operate their firms. When you are doing 

something you enjoy, it is much simpler to dedicate this time.

5. They Acknowledge What They Don't Know and Inquire about Big Stock Photo

Successful entrepreneurs are generally seen to be arrogant and assume they know everything.This is a prevalent fallacy.

The majority of truly successful, self-made entrepreneurs, on the other hand, are unlikely to be arrogant. All of the emphasis is focused on the loud minority. 

The majority of successful entrepreneurs are quick to accept that they don't know everything.The more people learn, the more they realize how little they know.You must learn from your life experiences to achieve. As CreativeLive shows, you must retain an open mind and be prepared to accept criticism properly.
"Learning and leadership go together," says Richard Branson once more. Too much credit for what we've accomplished at Virgin goes to me, but our achievements are the result of working and learning alongside some of the world's most amazing and inspired individuals."

6. They Know When (and How) to Say No A businessman sits at his desk, as a lady provides a stack of documents.

Managers and owners of businesses realize that they have a lot of demands on their time. If you try to micromanage your business,there's a good chance you'll burn out.Successful entrepreneurs may envision a plethora of directions in which their company might go. More significantly, they can understand that pursuing every opportunity that comes their way would not be helpful (or practicable). They must be discriminating, concentrating their attention on only the most promising ideas.Steve Jobs was a master at refusing requests. In 1997, when he returned to Apple, the business had 350 products. For two years,Jobs decreased the number of goods to ten. He was able to offer Apple a clear focus, which they are still doing now.Another example of individuals not understanding when to say no is feature overload in technology firms. How many individuals utilize all of the Swiss Army Knife's components? Most individuals cut using a knife, but they are unlikely to utilize specialized equipment in other situations unless they are in a hairy position.

7. They are aware of the need of maintaining a healthy balance.

Truly successful entrepreneurs understand that there is much more to life than operating a business. They spend time with their loved ones. They take vacations and breaks.

This is an example of them learning from their past blunders in some circumstances. You hear about entrepreneurs working long hours, and many of them suffer from health issues as a result.

In a discussion with MBA students, Warren Buffett was questioned about some of the reasons for his success. He lists two reasons for staying in Nebraska rather than relocating to New York City: finding the appropriate partner and staying in Nebraska (with a quieter, less stressful lifestyle).

Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's COO, has a unique perspective on this. "It's impossible to strike a work-life balance." "There is no balance between work and life," she remarked in a Maker's video interview. She understands the challenges that women, in particular, face when managing family duties with high-powered work.

8. They know how to put together a strong team.

If you want to be a successful entrepreneur, you'll quickly realize that you can't do it all on your own. It's physically impossible, and you'd quickly exhaust yourself.

Furthermore, no human individual, no matter how brilliant, educated, or experienced, is likely to possess the whole skill set required to manage a successful business on their own. That's why I'm a firm believer in testing your company ideas before investing too much of your time and money into them. 

None of the entrepreneurs I've researched have achieved success on their own. They've all assembled a group of dedicated, resourceful, and talented individuals. You must be able to delegate to be a successful business. You must be able to delegate authority and make choices in others' areas of responsibility.

Many of the world's most successful entrepreneurs, like Richard Branson, Steve Jobs, Larry Page, Warren Buffett, and others, have learned the value of focusing on what they do best and entrusting the rest to competent individuals. When you combine all eight of these characteristics, you're on your way to creating something momentous.​