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Forgive

We see entrepreneurs every day. They're actually pretty easy to spot.

Have you ever been stranded in the automotive purgatory of a highway construction zone? Do you secretly admire the driver who flies down the side of the road and then darts into the merge point at the last possible moment? Well, your rush hour hero is probably an entrepreneur.

This breed tends to ask for forgiveness rather than permission. They also see no problem using the other sex's restroom if the appropriate lavatory is otherwise occupied.

Entrepreneurs think outside of the box and have an incredible tolerance for risk. In his seminal textbook, "The Entrepreneur's Guide To Finance and Business," Steven Rogers points out that the average entrepreneur fails 3.8 times before succeeding.

 

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Author: Chris Allison