Characteristics of Remarkable Entrepreneur

1. They listen more than they speak. And they deliver more than they promise.
2. They get that you can’t have an A-level company if you hire B-level people.
3. They understand that what the amateur calls genius, the professional calls practice.
4. They have discovered that extra hard work is Success’ true best friend.
5. They use flight time to get ahead and review their plans vs. playing Angry Birds and watching bad movies.
6. They invest deeply in their education and development knowing that the fastest way to double your net worth is to triple your rate of learning.
7. They make the time to think, plan and prepare – understanding that clarity breeds mastery. And there’s no point in brilliantly executing the wrong things.
8. They get that their 3 most valuable assets are their mental focus, physical energy and internal creativity. And so they protect them ferociously.
9. They spend their days doing real work versus fake work. And getting important things done versus being really busy being busy.
10. They know that if they’re not frightened a lot they’re not achieving a lot.
11. They deliver results versus voice rationalizations.
12. They are good at starting things. And even better at finishing them.
13. They get that confidence grows via the doing of difficult things. And so they pursue discomfort.
14. Take your health to a level called superfit. They have zero desire to be the richest people in the graveyard. Be like a pro athelete.
15. Associate with people whose lives you want to be living.
16. Remember that potential unused turns into pain. So dedicate yourself to expressing your best.
17. Reflect on the words of Eleanor Roosevelt who said: “Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people.”
18. Doing the difficult things that you’ve never done awakens the talents you never knew you had.