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12 Signs You Have an Entrepreneurial MindsetIf you want to start a business and you can relate to these traits, go for it!

ByMarcia Layton Turner

This story appears in theMarch 2015issue ofStart Up.

If you were pressed to describe the stereotypical entrepreneur, which words would you use?Passionate? Dedicated? Optimistic?Sure, those apply. Butinsecureandtroublemakerare more accurate, according to 'treps who know a success when they see one. Do the following traits, characteristics and quirks describe you? Well then, you might be an entrepreneur (at heart, if not yet in practice).

1. You take action.

Barbara Corcoran, founder of The Corcoran Group and co-star of TV'sShark Tank, says people who have a concept but not necessarily a detailed strategy are more likely to have that entrepreneurialje ne sais quoi. "I hate entrepreneurs with beautiful business plans," she says.

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