It’s not easy being a successful entrepreneur. The workload is frankly sometimes overwhelming. Keeping track of umpteen different projects going on all at once — each one in a different stage… preparing for and delivering in-person presentations… writing daily tips… writing for clients… finishing up books… consulting… the list is virtually endless.

Oh, and of course I left out marketing, which is an endless open loop that never gets checked off your to-do list.

So what kind of a person signs up for this?

Are there some common traits amongst entrepreneurs, or is it a random free-for-all where anyone and everyone’s chances of success are equal?

Well, in fact, it’s not.

QuickBooks, the accounting company, recently did a survey of (presumably their customers) entrepreneurs, and here’s what they found: 43% of entrepreneurs are loners. This isn’t surprising because you don’t have tons of time left over after working, to hang out and socialize during happy-hour or any other time. Maybe you have time for the gym or an hour-or-so to pursue a hobby or passion of yours, but even that’s a push for most of us.

Also, having an independent spirit, is mutually exclusive from “hanging with the crowd”, so being a loner is basically inherent in the definition of entrepreneur.

25% would be described as “nerds” — I suspect these folks are also loners, and I’m not sure of how much overlap these two categories had, as they didn’t reveal their testing methods.

20% of the people said they were seen as “clowns” when they were younger, and 11% were described as “jocks” (see, even as adults the nerds beat the jocks).

Oh, and here’s something that’s interesting, but again… not particularly surprising — 43% of entrepreneurs are also the oldest sibling in their family. This too, is an early leadership role. On the other hand, that means 57% of entrepreneurs are NOT the oldest sibling, so clearly, your pecking order in the pack of your brothers and sisters, is irrelevant to your success.

And by-the-way, you always need to read into statistics, because the truth is, you can make almost anything be interpreted the way you want it to be, depending on your desired outcome.

Thanks to Chris Hurn, from Orlando, Florida, for the information behind today’s tip.

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