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Home Based Business Success Aptitude Test - What type of personality is better suited for a home business entrepreneur?

The four basic areas of competency needed for success in a home based business are  technical areas, personality, leadership, and sales skills.  It is not necessary to be an expert in every arena, or actually in any of them, but it is essential that a satisfactory level of skill is achieved in each.

Although any personality type can be successful at business, there are certain types of characteristics that lend themselves to someone who is wanting to start a home business.  In pioneering and developing a new business by having more aggressive or extraverted characteristics  lends towards greater effectiveness. 

These areas include:

*Teachable:  Some people enjoy learning.  Those who do hold greater potential for success at a home business.  There is much to learn and master as a home business owner. 

*Outgoing:  There are introverts and extroverts.  When someone is more extraverted, certain aspects of building a business will come easier and quicker.

*Goal Oriented:  Many people are content, and that is not a bad thing.  Others are more than willing to let others lead and be supportive, that also is not a bad thing.  Being goal oriented is better for those who want to pioneer a home based business. 

*Optimistic:  Those who see the glass half full rather than half empty will tend to be more successful in owning their own business.  There are discouraging days in business.  It is like riding a roller coaster, and business builder will tell you that.  If you are one that generally has a positive attitude it is more likely you will survive the down times.

*Persistent:  This personality characteristic is essential.  Building a business is often one step forward, and two steps back.  Those with a stick-to-it attitude will fair better than those who tend to throw in the towel in the face of resistance.

*Disciplined:  Although similar to persistent, this characteristic needs to be strong in a home business entrepreneur.  Discipline to the activities that are required to build a business need to occur during all times, days, weeks and seasons - the challenging ones, AND the good days.  Some drop the ball in lack of discipline during the positive and growing seasons.