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10 personality traits that investors look for before deciding to work with an entrepreneur (via Inc)
, but the strength and perseverance to build realistic and well-laid plans, for follow-through daily. This means you set goals, milestones, and metrics, and are able to provide financial projections to support funding requirements.
Tom Werner/Getty Images Today's world of business is highly driven by social issues and environmental concerns. Entrepreneurs with a strength in social intelligence are better able to use these to their advantage, in selecting the right solutions and the right market segments, and implementing effective marketing strategies.Shutterstock If you are an entrepreneur with this trait, I believe you will seek and positively respond to feedback from three critical groups: peers, customers, and experts. entrepreneurs, on the other hand, are more likely to resort to denial when faced with negative feedback.The reality of my business experience is that people who are consistently more negative and pessimistic tend to make their views limit their results. If you demonstrate a positive attitude, I'm more easily convinced that you can make your business commitments, and your solution a success.Thomas Barwick/Getty Images This trait, sometimes called mental complexity, will convince others that you likely understand the relevant issues, are willing to challenge your own ideas, and will be quicker to adapt them to encompass new information, experiences, and meaning. Change is the only constant in business today.Jacob Lund/Shutterstock Investors look for entrepreneurs with a high level of self-determination, who continually seek more competence in their chosen domain. We all have weaknesses, but we can all learn and improve our effectiveness.7. Don't be afraid to share personal life experiencesEveryone has a story. You can make it inspirational and supportive, or you can hide behind a veil of anonymity. Other people in business judge your character by how major events and influences have shaped your personal development, and will likely impact your response to new situations.Matej Kastelic/Shutterstock Great entrepreneurs have sought help from natural helpers since childhood, including parents, teachers, and business influencers. I believe this will make you feel more accepted, respected, and affirmed, and allow you to pass that feeling on to key players in your business career.Spencer Platt/Getty Images Entrepreneur leaders recognize and seek three types of mentoring — career mentoring for the longer term, peer mentoring for tactical guidance, and life mentoring for quality of life balancing.10. Visibly demonstrate the highest integrityIntegrity is generally defined as the act of behaving honorably, even when no one is watching. People with high integrity follow moral and ethical principles in all aspects of their business life, including decision making and working with others. Investors ask about you, not your product, to test your integrity. Whether you are an entrepreneur, or any other business professional, the strength of your character, as perceived by others, is of major importance to your growth and success. Don't let the desire to find shortcuts, or egotistical tendencies, keep you from continuously improving and developing your character. Your return for showing good character in business is well worth it.
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