“Do I have what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur?”

Most people I know in the online business world are constantly asking themselves this question — or some variation of it!

The truth is, no one starts out with having what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. We develop “what it takes” through awareness and practice!

The first step is being AWARE of the qualities you need to develop, and the next step is just PRACTICING and improving your skill at each one.

Here are the 7 essential qualities of a successful entrepreneur, for you (and all of us) to model and practice!

Be Seen as the Expert in your Niche

Luckily, showing your credibility and being seen as the expert is actually kinda… easy! Here’s the approach that will help YOU be seen as the leading expert in your unique niche, the one your customers seek out!

Here’s what you need to do!

1. Speak to your TRIBE

Focus on being seen as the go-to resource in your niche — NOT for everyone, but only for a SPECIFIC type of person.

Selling with Heart (An Honest Approach to Sales)

This is for you if:

You want to start making sales in a way that feels AUTHENTIC to you.
You’d rather SERVE than sell (and you’d rather help than hassle).
You want a heart-centered approach to sales that doesn’t involve sneaky tactics or mind games.
You want to sell your offers to people who genuinely want and NEED them, instead of trying to convince people to buy.

Resilience as a New Entrepreneur

Hello, wonderful you! Ashley here, coming at you analog-style.

That’s right – I’m writing this post with a good old fashioned pen, on good old-fashioned paper, using my good old-fashioned hand. (Okay, it has to be typed up at some point, but this draft is totally old school).

Why am I writing this blog post by hand? Well, just moments ago, I was settling in at my desk to write my weekly-ish blog post. I’ve worked over the past few months to maintain a regular blogging habit, and it was time to reinforce it.

But just as I pulled open a new document, the power went out.

Yep – no flickering, no off, then on, then back off. Just out, FOREVER.

Okay, not forever. It will come back on eventually I’m sure (unless this is the end of the world, in which case this day is going very differently from what I expected).

I’ll be honest – for a split-second I thought, “Oh well! Too bad! The universe doesn’t want me to blog, I guess. After all, my blog post ideas are in a Word doc I obviously can’t access right now.”