Successful woman around the world

1. The top 10 traits of successful,
creative businesswomen

2. 1.Self-belief
• Look at any successful businesswoman and
you will discover how much they truly believe
in themselves. Self-belief is probably the
single most important trait possessed by any
successful entrepreneur. If you don't believe
you can succeed, then you won't get very far.

3. 2.Ambition
• Facebook's chief operating officer Sheryl
Sandberg recently challenged women to have the
courage to be as ambitious as men. While this
makes me cringe because all the women I've ever
known are ambitious, it's definitely a trait that
both successful men and women possess.
• You have to really want something if you're going
to succeed. And you should never settle for
second best. Always strive to push forward.
Always aim for the top. What's stopping you?

5. 3.Confidence
• Confidence is essential if you want to win
clients and build a profitable business.
Confidence will win people's respect, earn
their trust and gain you a solid reputation.

6. 4.Passion
• Successful female entrepreneurs are always
passionate about what they do because they
tend to create businesses around the things
they enjoy.
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7. 5.Humility and a willingness to learn
• You cannot rest on your laurels when you run
your own business. The creative industries are
always changing, so you will constantly need
to keep up and innovate. Successful female
entrepreneurs know this and will work hard to
learn and improve all the time. They'll read
books, go to workshops and be willing to learn
from others.

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9. 6.Sense of purpose
• There is no point in starting a business unless
you possess a strong sense of purpose. You
have to believe that you are destined for great
(and good) things.

10. 7.Assertiveness
• To be a successful businesswoman you have to
be assertive, otherwise people will not respect
you. Convey assertiveness by being fearless,
speaking with authority and purpose. Adopt a
confident manner, deal with any criticism
rationally and be calm, cool and considered.

11. 8.Hard work
• Singer Marsha Evans once remarked: "You can
have unbelievable intelligence, you can have
connections, you can have opportunities fall
out of the sky.

12. 9.Bravery
• Whether you're a man or woman, it takes guts
to run a business and deal with all the difficult
challenges you will undoubtedly face.

13. 10. Persistence
• Starting a business is one thing, keeping it
going is another matter entirely. To be a
successful businesswoman, you have to be
persistent and never give up.