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unlimited22

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Jul 08, 2009 8:42 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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I think it`s the ideas that are born. It simply depends on how fertile the mind is that receives it.

I`ve met serial entrepreneurs and least likely to succeed entrepreneurs. The common factor for those who succeed was how much they BELIEVED in the dream. Good dreams simply can not die - they grow as long as you give them attention.

So, I guess the ideas are born and the entrepreneur is made.

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Shokoya

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Jul 11, 2009 6:51 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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So, I guess the ideas are born and the entrepreneur is made.

Well put, Unlimited.

“Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your Vision is the promise of what you shall one day be. Your Ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.”

— James Allen

CraigL

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Jul 12, 2009 1:53 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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The philosophy of idealism proposes that ideas are separate and existential in their own right. They reside "somewhere" in a non-physical place. The mind, then, reaches through to this other place and "sees" ideas.

If that`s true, then entrepreneurs have the skill or the brain construction to see into this other area----the realm of ideas. To that end, I think we could ask the same question about psychic ability: Is it a skill or intrinsic quality.

Shokoya

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Jul 13, 2009 5:35 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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Or you can argue that every human being has the ability to connect with and access the abundance of ideas in `Infinite Intelligence` - and that those who act on them and turn them into some form of business enterprise may be entrepreneurs...

CraigL

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Jul 13, 2009 4:16 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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Yes, that`s part of the argument. It`s only shifting it slightly. "Do entrepreneurs develop an existing skill, or must they be born with that skill." It`s the same thing, but I think shifts the perspective around.

If we say that Ideas exist on their own, somewhere, then accessing those ideas is a decision to build up a skill----exercise a muscle, like the imagination. And we`re all born with an imagination.

The point, I think, is to examine the concept of business and being an entrepreneur as something anyone might be able to do, how they would go about it, and what specific area of their personality would be involved.

rubiirene

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Jul 15, 2009 10:58 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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Personally for me, I was born a dancer. I know this in my heart and soul - so becoming a business owner was more a means to an end for me.

My brother, however, was born an artist along with the strong desire to build his own business and the personality type to do so. So I think for most, the desire to work for oneself and create your own destiny is a personality trait that you are born with. But circumstances support some people`s dreams and environments always, always influence - so with anything else, I believe it is a combination of drive, spirit, talent, and environment.

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Shokoya

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Jul 24, 2009 2:04 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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An interesting contribution Rubi. Thanks

And from the sound of things, circumstances have blessed you with the opportunity to turn your passion into a business...a definite key to success.

Shokoya

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Jul 24, 2009 2:08 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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I just came across this interesting entrepreneur strengths test. You`re sure to find your results very useful:

http://tinyurl.com/n79wl9

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