Are Entrepreneurs Born or Made?

Nowadays most of entrepreneurs claim they are inspired to start their own business
by their innate desire and determination, rather than by their education or work
experience. While entrepreneurship skills can be taught. Rather, as 42 percent of
survey respondents said they launched their first venture in childhood, it seems as
though the enterprising spirit is discovered within the individual, not developed by the
individual's experience. We asked Herb whether he felt there were any natural born
characteristics that a person would need to achieve entrepreneurial success. In
answering he indicated that his experience taught him that there were six personal
attributes that are important contributors to entrepreneurial success that cannot be
trained into people. These include: 1. a reasonable intelligence, 2. good health, 3.
optimistic disposition, 4. lengthy attention span, 5. perseverance, and 6. a love of
people.