I often wonder if I have what it takes to become a successful entrepreneur. Is it enough that I can come up with plenty of ideas for a business? The answer is obviously, no. So what sort of qualities does one need to make it as a entrepreneur? The following are some things I believe you need, there are probably lots more to consider!
Perseverance
“If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again”. That old quote says it all really, there will be plenty of times where you fail in your entrepreneuristic endeavours but a good entrepreneur will take all he can from the failure and give it another go.
Confidence
If you don’t have full confidence in your own abilities and ideas you are likely to fail. Confidence in yourself comes from trusting your knowledge and ability, which in itself comes from spending time expanding your knowledge and developing your abilities. Personal development leads to trust which leads to confidence. simple really! 
To have full confidence in your ideas you must know every detail inside out by spending time researching them fully.
Ability to take risks
Sometimes in life you will come across opportunities which may seem too good to be true. Most of the time they are but every now and then it could be a potential goldmine with the right person willing to take the risk with it. Aside from these “golden opportunities” just getting out of bed one day and deciding to become an entrepreneur is a great risk in itself and one which most of us don’t take.
Not afraid of hard work
Being an entrepreneur is hard work, plain and simple. The responsibility is fully on your shoulders and you must be willing to do whatever it takes to become successful. This is another area I think puts off a lot of people from going into business for themselves.
Creativity
Creativity covers many areas like coming up with original ideas or thinking different ways around common problems. I don’t think this attribute is as important as the others but it certainly helps.
Like I said, this is just a short list of a few attributes I personally think are important to entrepreneurs. The good thing is that it doesn’t really matter if you don’t have them all just yet as I believe anyone can learn/develop them with the right amount of effort.
