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Lessons Learned from Successful Entrepreneurs By Gene Griessman,
Ph.D.  Entrepreneurs are a special breed of high achievers. They
create things, get things started: businesses, clubs, churches,
associations, even nations. Their motivations vary. Not all want
to be rich. Not all want to produce a Fortune 500 company. Some
are motivated by pleasure or civic pride or the desire for fame.
Mary Madden, president of Information America, told me she and
Burton Goldstein started their company because it gave them
freedom and flexibility.  Entrepreneurs see a world that is
incomplete. It probably does not yet have what they intend to
create. If it does, it needs something else they just thought
of.  They differ markedly from one another. But there are
similarities. One of the most prominent similarities is the
ability to perceive clearly. The ability to perceive clearly is
important to m