Are you an entrepreneur?

Doug Campbell III '75 advises entrepreneurs on how to launch, revive and expand their businesses through his firm, The Success Coach. Campbell, age 48, has launched four businesses, including a weekly newspaper, the first Sylvan Learning Center on the East Coast, and consulting and publishing companies. He's also served as director of marketing for a Fortune 100 company, taught marketing and entrepreneurship at Sacred Heart University for 10 years, worked for the United Nations and co-authored a textbook on international law.

Campbell has found that most successful entrepreneurs answer "yes" to most or all of the following questions:

• Do you have a strong belief in your abilities?
  
  
• Can you focus on, and achieve, long-term goals?
  
  
• Can you work long hours with little sleep?
  
  
• Do you use money to measure accomplishment?
  
  
• Are you persistent in solving problems?
  
  
• Are you skilled in communicating with and managing people?
  
  
• Do you view failure as a learning experience?
  
  
• Are you willing to take calculated risks?
  
  
• Do you use feedback to improve your performance?
  
  
• Do you set high standards for yourself and others?
  
  
• Do you like to take control and responsibility?
  
  
• Can you tolerate ambiguity and uncertainty in your life?

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