3 TRAITS of ENTREPENEURS

that get them into trouble

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Excerpts from Mistakes Millionaires Make, by Harry Clark

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My name is Harry Clark and I thought I had it made.

By 2004, I had:

founded two INC. 500 companies

450 employees

a $100 million net worth

BUT I LOST

EVERYTHING

NO

RESOURCES

I realized that there were

to help entrepreneurs avoid

common mistakes

ENTREPENEURS

That lead me to interview

30

CRASHED

that

spectacularly

CLIMBED

and

back

SHARE

I want to

what I discovered

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3 TRAITS of ENTREPENEURS

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EGO

Trait #1

DRIVEN

You have to have a

STRONG

SENSE

OF SELF

to become an entrepreneur

To go where

no man has gone before

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EGO

Keep your

in check

to protect yourself, your family and your employees

Lesson learned

Once you start gaining success

DIVERSIFY

And take enough chips

LIFESTYLE

PROTECT

you and your family

off the table to

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UBER

Trait #2

OPTIMISM

DON’T

LISTEN

Many of your friends and family will tell you that

you are nuts and you’ll fail

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You have to be a bit of an optimist to succeed

but

DON’T OVERDO IT

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Lesson learned

Once you gained

some wealth,

shift your thinking

from a full throttle optimist

to a more balanced

RISK

MANAGER

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RISK

MANAGER

RISK

TAKER

Example

80% OF ACQUISITIONS fail to perform at desired level, so don’t make

optimistic projections

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FEELING OF

Trait #3

INVINCIBILITY

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After many years of success

and business wins

a sense of

INVINCIBILITY

you might have

If you’ve done well

consider yourself

BLESSED

Lesson learned

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Gamble with an amount that, if lost, would make

NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE

to your lifestyle

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