Confidence - Starting a Small Business

Another question I asked regarding small business owners was "Are you confident in your abilities without being over confident? Do you know that you can tackle a specific task and quickly do a good job?"

I have seen people that say "I can do that!" and then fail miserably at the task. They find out that it is harder than it looks. I have also seen people that will quietly do a task to perfection with no boasting that they can. They knew they were able to do it, and were confident in their skills without exaggerating them.

I think that a important skill for anyone that runs a small or home based business is to be able to confidently do a task that they need to do, and to be self confident enough to know they can do it. If they can't, they need to be able to be honest with themselves - and the client. This does not mean they can not do the parts they know and hire someone else to tackle the parts they do not know, but it does mean that a small business owner should never promise a customer something that they know they can not deliver. Know your skills and have confidence in your capability to do the things you know how to do, but never exaggerate your skills.