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5 Keys To Satisfaction When Starting A New Business

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According to a classic Gallup survey , job satisfaction for employees has reached an all-time low. One alternative is to become an entrepreneur. As a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs, I’m often asked what it takes to get satisfaction from this lifestyle. Only 13 percent of workers are fully engaged in their job.

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5 Key Ingredients of Satisfaction for Entrepreneurs

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Yet, many entrepreneurs are the happiest people I know. He defines the five key ingredients of happiness that every potential and existing entrepreneur, including Bill Gates (and every non-entrepreneur), should evaluate relative to their own situation: Happy relationships. Are you a satisfied entrepreneur?

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9 Mindset Indicators of a High Potential Entrepreneur

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In my role as mentor to business professionals, I often get the question about your potential of going out on your own as an entrepreneur, versus your current role of working for a boss at an established company. If you enjoy wearing many different hats and are constantly learning new skills, you will get more satisfaction as an entrepreneur.

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5 Steps To Get Ahead With The Entrepreneur Lifestyle

Startup Professionals Musings

According to Gallup surveys , job satisfaction for employees is at an all-time low. One obvious alternative is to become an entrepreneur. As a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs, I’m often asked what it takes to switch and get real satisfaction from this lifestyle. Expand your support group and test your limits.

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Every Entrepreneur Needs Holidays To Rest And Relax

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet there will be some entrepreneurs can’t seem to make the decision to take a break. They forget that they probably became entrepreneurs, according to the recent DNA of an Entrepreneur study, for just this flexibility. Other studies show that only about 30% list money as a key benefit of running their own firm.

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5 Keys to Moving From Entrepreneur Thinking To Action

Startup Professionals Musings

As a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I’m always surprised by the fact that some never seem to be able to that first startup going, while many others never seem to stop, starting their second or third initiative before the first one is fully hatched. I’m now convinced that serious entrepreneurs relish the startup process more than success.

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10 Entrepreneur Actions To Grow Beyond A One-Man Show

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An entrepreneur has to engage with team members, partners, investors, vendors, and customers. Don’t confuse engagement with satisfaction. Studies show that if one’s line manager is disengaged, his/her employees are four times more likely to be disengaged themselves. Success in a startup is not possible as a “one-man show.”