“Stairway to the Top”

What does it take for a small enterprise to blossom into a big and booming company? What does it take for a person to be successful in his chosen business? What does it take to be like the tycoons of business here in the Philippines who started from nothing and turned that nothing into something? All it takes for these things to materialize is one person; one person who is on top of everything, a leader and has certain characteristics and skills needed for the business to succeed. For me, even if you are not a rich person or even if you are not a person who studied business for that matter can turn things around if he just has these skills and characteristics: imaginative and a creative mind, leadership, determination, and street smarts. These four qualities, for me, make a good entrepreneur. One, if you have an imaginative and a creative mind, you can come up with brilliant ideas for your business. You will have endless ideas for your company. Leadership. Why the hell do you need leadership to be a good entrepreneur? It’s very necessary that as a businessman, you do know how it is to be a leader it’s because you will handle people when you do business and knowing how it is to lead people will give you an edge in terms of other businessmen. Another important thing is determination. If you have determination, everything that you think of, all the goals that you have set will easily turn into a reality if you are just determined and will never give up. Lastly, I guess that this is one important thing that many people miss out. It’s having the street smarts. Although some people have business degrees, it’s still not enough. One should have these street smarts. These street smarts can help the business when it is on the rocks or facing some problem. During these times, the street smarts you have will play a vital role in finding the solution to the company’s problems. I believe that having these qualities will be able to turn an ordinary person into a successful and an affluent entrepreneur.