You are the founding entrepreneur. You had the idea and you had the guts to take on the risks attached to running a startup. You also had the vision and the belief that you can conquer the world against all odds.
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success
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Believing in the Invisible
In my past, I had a religious friend that explained to me his religious beliefs are based on the mantra that you need to believe in the things that you can't see. This is very much how I feel about business today.
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Being a Bad Loser
I'm not a bad loser in that I'll throw my toys and be a complete twat when I lose; in fact, I can be (somewhat) graceful in defeat and I can (eventually) accept it. But that doesn't mean I have to actually like losing.
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Success Measured In Relevance
Happiness means success to me. But I'm also happy when I feel relevant; not just in my professional life, but also in my personal life.
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Unanticipated & Unexpected
I'm quite anal & controlling about many things in my business and as such, I try to influence most of our activities (sometimes over-doing that too). So when things are going well, I want the credit.