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You Might Be an Entrepreneur If…
The members of Succeed: Small Business Network reveal 15
telltale signs of true entrepreneurs.

2. “You dream about your business while you sleep and
make things happen when you rise!”
Julie Holloway
Graphic Designer, Marketer, Author

3. “There is no such thing as ‘can't’—[you] just haven't
learned how yet!”
Dave Soden
Quality Systems Manager, Aviation Maintenance Manager, Appliance Tech

4. “You breathe life into your passion, and in return your
passion becomes your life.”
Barb Liszcz
Owner/Photographer at My 3 Girls Photography

5. “You prefer working from 5 a.m. until 9 p.m. to avoid
working from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.”
Ronald E. Wiley
The Small Business Doc

6. “You're not afraid of falling down because you
know how to get back up again.”
Jon R. Wallace
Servant, Teacher, Development Facilitator

7. “You are open to taking a seed (an idea), feeding it and
helping it grow into a forest.”
Amy Stacy
CEO/Founder of Flu Shots To Go

8. “When your list of great ideas and ways to make your
business better keeps growing at a faster pace than
you can actually implement.”
Jamal Dickerson
Partner at J & J Strategy

9. “You think ‘getting lucky’ means getting funded.”
Carolyn Turbyfill
Principal Cyber Security Consultant

10. “You’re an action-oriented individual, rather than
someone who sits on the sidelines and regrets.”
Kenji Arai
Senior Sales Professional & Assistant Manager of Samy's DV & Edit

11. “You do the learning you need to know on your own
time and dollar.”
Rob Corallo
Owner, eWebsiteSystems.com & eWebVideoHost.com

12. “You never run out of ideas on what would make life
better or easier for others.”
Randall Nagy
Trainer, Mentor, & Principal Consultant

13. “[You’re] willing to give up security—like a salary and
benefits—for the risk and adventure of being the owner
of [your] own business.”
Jim “Fritz” Somborovich
CEO/President of AML/Title 31 Training

14. “You always see how you could do things better. In
addition, you are opinionated and freely give your two
cents about your better way of doing things.”
Aaron Butler
Executive Pastor at Harvest Bible Church

15. “You have a business—not a hobby or an idea.”
Jason Vitug
Founder/CEO at Phroogal

16. “What you are looking for hasn't been invented yet. ”
Kathy Schoemehl
Owner of Healthy Happy People Now LLC

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