ENTREPRENEURSHIP “Is Living A Few Years Of Your Life Like Most People Won’t, So That You Can Spend The Rest Of Your Life Like Most People Can’t.” Entrepreneurs are all different. They all have a different entrepreneur mindset that contributes to their success. Their entrepreneur mindset might have to do with their personality or even the field in which they havechosen to work. When figuring out your own approach to the challenges of entrepreneurship, it can help to learn from the experiences of others. We’ve selected the experiences and entrepreneur mindset of 10 well-known entrepreneurs from a variety of different fields. It is our hope that you will find something in each of their stories that will help you in your own entrepreneurial adventures.

1. SESSION ONE
MIND SET OF AN
ENTREPRENEUR
By: Afreen Shaikh

2. ENTREPRENEURSHIP
“Is Living A Few Years Of Your Life Like
Most People Won’t, So That You Can Spend
The Rest Of Your Life Like Most People
Can’t.”
By:Steve Jobs

3. THINKING HABITS OF
ENTREPRENEUR
 Set Daily Goals
 Be intentional about everything
Self-belief, Hard work & Disciplined
Dedication
Minimize low-impact decision-making.
Follow a Plan and take action
Stay Organized and persistent
Be a positive realist
Manage money wisely
Build a top-notch business team
Grow your network

4. Say “no”( When people know you’re an
entrepreneur, and hungry for the next great
startup, you’re going to have a lot of noise in
your life. Learn how to channel communication,
take time for what’s important, and know when
to say, “No.” Mastering that art will be the
difference between clarity and insanity).

5. IMPORTANT QUALITIES OF AN
ENTREPRENEURS
Leadership skills
Open-mindedness
Passion(entrepreneurs likely spend the majority
of your waking hours working at your chosen
business enterprise. Therefore, possessing a
passion for what you are doing is an important
entrepreneurial quality)
Competitiveness(unless business concept is
completely unique, entrepreneurs likely face a
host of competition in your chosen enterprise.
They need to possess a competitive spirit to beat
your competitors)

7. DATA COLLECTION FOR DECISION MAKING
BEFORE STARTING THE JOURNEY OF
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Have the right mind set.
Be honest with yourself.
Right set of mentors.
Never burn cash unnecessarily.
Build the right team
Start with simple minimum viable product.

8. “The Entrepreneur Always Searches For
Change, Responds To It And Exploits As
An Opportunity.”
By: Peter Drucker

9. ADVANTAGES OF BEING AN ENTREPRENEUR
Flexibility(Having control over your work
schedule means that you can choose when to take
time off and work the schedule that suits you
best.)
Decisions (Entrepreneurs are able to make all of
the decisions relating to their company
themselves. This allows for a huge degree of
independence and a chance to shape one’s own
career.)
Excitement (an entrepreneur is a very exciting
time, from the idea and start-up to the
development and realisation of the product or

11. DISADVANTAGE OF BEING AN ENTREPRENEUR
Flexibility( entrepreneurs often have to work
very long hours particularly in the start-up
phase. Entrepreneurs work schedules are
never predictable and they must deal with
emergencies that may occur at any time.)
Decisions(Being responsible for all decisions
can be quite stressful and handling such
responsibility can be difficult.)
Becoming your own boss, entrepreneur must
first know the amount of effort, time and

12. “Entrepreneurship Is The Way We
Take Control Of Our
Lives In A Tough Economy.”
By:Lori Greiner