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The Habits of Highly Successful Entrepreneurs

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The Habits of Highly Successful Entrepreneurs

The Habits of Highly Successful Entrepreneurs

Modern entrepreneurs live and work in a fast-paced and frictionless environment that is unlike anything before seen in history.

Through the power of the internet, entrepreneurs have the choice of a variety of platforms and business models, all with almost zero barriers to entry. Today’s startups may take many forms: some are run as side hustles on shoestring budgets, while others may be backed by venture capitalists at multi-million dollar valuations even before a cent of revenue is generated.

While it is true that today’s entrepreneurs must be able to navigate this unique landscape, many of the crucial habits adopted by the world’s highly successful entrepreneurs are actually quite timeless and applicable to most situations – and anyone can take them up as long as they are committed to results.

What Habits do Highly Successful Entrepreneurs have?

Today’s infographic from MBAnoGMAT.com highlights the fruitful habits that many generations of business leaders have relied upon time and time again.

“Get the Most Out of Each Day”
Time is a precious resource – and people like Ben Franklin or Elon Musk have previously built their schedules to maximize the amount of productivity they get out of each day. Franklin had a 13-week self-improvement plan, in which he focused in on one specific “virtue” that he valued each week. Meanwhile, Musk schedules his days in five minute intervals to minimize wasted time.

“Look to Learn”
With zero barriers to information, you now have access to more words of wisdom than anyone throughout history. Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and Oprah Winfrey understand this – and they make reading and acquiring new knowledge a central part of their self-enrichment strategy.

Buffett, who is known for his voracious reading habit, says reading is like compound interest:

Read 500 pages…every day. That’s how knowledge works. It builds up, like compound interest. All of you can do it, but I guarantee not many of you will do it.

“Stay Fresh With Exercise”
Richard Branson wakes up at 5 A.M. every morning to kite surf, swim, or play tennis. Why? He claims this gives him an extra four hours of productivity each day.

Go too long without an exercise routine, and you may find your ideas running on fumes.

“Possess a Strong Mindset”
According to many of the world’s highly successful entrepreneurs, the biggest barrier to success is psychological. About 80% of businesses crash and burn in their first 18 months, but many of the entrepreneurs on the other side of that statistic are the ones who simply refused to give up.

It takes time to build a reputation and a brand, and sometimes the fruits of these labors do not show up as fast as an entrepreneur would like. Self-starters who stay mentally strong will come out of this process, which always takes longer than expected, with a better shot at success.

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Charted: What are Retail Investors Interested in Buying in 2023?

What key themes and strategies are retail investors looking at for the rest of 2023? Preview: AI is a popular choice.

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A cropped bar chart showing the various options retail investors picked as part of their strategy for the second half of 2023.

Charted: Retail Investors’ Top Picks for 2023

U.S. retail investors, enticed by a brief pause in the interest rate cycle, came roaring back in the early summer. But what are their investment priorities for the second half of 2023?

We visualized the data from Public’s 2023 Retail Investor Report, which surveyed 1,005 retail investors on their platform, asking “which investment strategy or themes are you interested in as part of your overall investment strategy?”

Survey respondents ticked all the options that applied to them, thus their response percentages do not sum to 100%.

Where Are Retail Investors Putting Their Money?

By far the most popular strategy for retail investors is dividend investing with 50% of the respondents selecting it as something they’re interested in.

Dividends can help supplement incomes and come with tax benefits (especially for lower income investors or if the dividend is paid out into a tax-deferred account), and can be a popular choice during more inflationary times.

Investment StrategyPercent of Respondents
Dividend Investing50%
Artificial Intelligence36%
Total Stock Market Index36%
Renewable Energy33%
Big Tech31%
Treasuries (T-Bills)31%
Electric Vehicles 27%
Large Cap26%
Small Cap24%
Emerging Markets23%
Real Estate23%
Gold & Precious Metals23%
Mid Cap19%
Inflation Protection13%
Commodities12%

Meanwhile, the hype around AI hasn’t faded, with 36% of the respondents saying they’d be interested in investing in the theme—including juggernaut chipmaker Nvidia. This is tied for second place with Total Stock Market Index investing.

Treasury Bills (30%) represent the safety anchoring of the portfolio but the ongoing climate crisis is also on investors’ minds with Renewable Energy (33%) and EVs (27%) scoring fairly high on the interest list.

Commodities and Inflation-Protection stocks on the other hand have fallen out of favor.

Come on Barbie, Let’s Go Party…

Another interesting takeaway pulled from the survey is how conversations about prevailing companies—or the buzz around them—are influencing trades. The platform found that public investors in Mattel increased 6.6 times after the success of the ‘Barbie’ movie.

Bud Light also saw a 1.5x increase in retail investors, despite receiving negative attention from their fans after the company did a beer promotion campaign with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney.

Given the origin story of a large chunk of American retail investors revolves around GameStop and AMC, these insights aren’t new, but they do reveal a persisting trend.

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