Are You A Closet Entrepreneur?
Clear Business:
Read this short list and see how you match up with the entrepreneur mindset:
* Entrepreneurs have little fear, and have supreme confidence in their professional ability. They are generally not afraid, for example, of losing their job. They figure ‘heck, I’ll just get another one.’ If that sounds like you, you might be a closet entrepreneur.
* Relating to the above, entrepreneurs HATE micromanagement. The best kind of boss a closet entrepreneur can have is one that says ‘Just do it, and bring me the results when you’re done.’ The worst kind of boss a closet entrepreneur can have is one that says ‘See me after each step so I can check on your progress.’ (*groan*… it hurt just to write that.) Unfortunately, boss #2 far outnumbers boss #1.
* Entrepreneurs have little regard for arbitrary rules. The silly ‘you need to wear a tie even if you’re not seeing customers’ rule comes to mind here. What’s up with that?
* While not workaholics, entrepreneurs never stop thinking about work. This is because doing good work is important to them. If you find yourself coming up with a work idea at the Sunday BBQ, despite the best efforts of your 6 shrieking nieces and nephews to distract you, you might be a closet entrepreneur.
* Entrepreneurs often feel like they are not paid what they are worth. However, they feel this way because they truly feel their work warrants better compensation. They don’t, for example, think they should make more because ‘Becky in accounting makes more and does nothing all day.’ In fact, they don’t care what Becky makes (she’s an idiot anyway.) Entrepreneurs care about their own compensation deal, and nobody else’s.
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