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The #1 most important trait of entrepreneurs
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The #1 most important trait of entrepreneurs
This week, I want to talk about the #1 trait of a successful entrepreneur:
If you ask most people, they’d say the top trait is
Focus
Discipline
Leadership
Hustle & grit
Willingness to fail
The problem? There are entrepreneurs with all of these traits but lack the most important one.
Everything hinges on your integrity
Integrity is the best way to build trust & confidence in yourself, your network, your clients, and the world around you.
To live with integrity, you need to avoid a few of the most common mistakes:
Being dishonest, untrustworthy, and disrespectful
Not owning up to your shortcomings
Not doing what you said you’d do
While it seems obvious…
Most people don’t have integrity
Integrity is rarer than you think.
How many times has someone told you they’ll call you back but don’t?
How many times has someone told you they want to lose weight, but you never see them eat well?
Or how many times have you told yourself you’d wake up early, but you hit the snooze button at 5 am?
People with integrity see through empty promises
When you think of Matt Aitchison, David Osborn, or Matt King, you know they live with integrity.
They have a Vivid Vision
They share their goals with people who hold them accountable
They work backward to hit those goals
And the results speak for themselves.
5 Tips to practice integrity
Be dependable. Follow through on your commitments.
Be open, honest, and respectful with others.
Own up to your mistakes & shortcomings
Hold yourself & others accountable
Live within your values
This may not seem groundbreaking. But there’s a huge difference between the David Osborns of the world and your friend who never follows through.
Integrity is the essence of everything successful.
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