Do you think of yourself as an entrepreneur? If your answer is no, you might want to think again. If you have the courage, determination, and resolve to open your own business you definitely possess an entrepreneurial mindset, says nail industry success coach Trish Rock (nailsalonsuccesscoach.com).

Rock offers the following list of qualities of an entrepreneurial mindset:

> Entrepreneurs are careful, meticulous planners of success.

> Entrepreneurs see obstacles and problems that arise in the pursuit of a goal as normal experiences in life. They are there to be solved.

> Entrepreneurs dream up adventures and ideas that they proceed to live out. This is the “what if” mentality.

> Entrepreneurs realize their natural abilities and use them to the fullest.

> Entrepreneurs act rationally, not emotionally, and constantly develop their thinking skills.

> Entrepreneurs break conventions, go beyond the accepted, and work through their fears.

> Entrepreneurs create their own businesses and see them as income-generating mechanisms, not extensions of their identity or an opportunity to express their neuroses.

> Entrepreneurs use their imagining skills to delve into their creative powers and come up with new insights and discoveries.

> Entrepreneurs pay enormous attention to detail and self-discipline.

> Entrepreneurs develop their inner life (their conscious awareness through meditation, etc.) because they realize that abundance and the richest experiences come from within themselves.

> Entrepreneurs have an adventurous, creative, interesting, stimulating, and restful life outside of their business.

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