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If at First You Don’t Succeed…: The Eight Patterns of Highly Effective Entrepreneurs by Brent Bowers is a book describing what he believes are the 8 highly effective patterns of entrepreneurs. Each chapter builds upon the next and the patterns of entrepreneurship he shows are worth considering. He breaks down these traits; an apptitude for seeing and seizing opportunity, the desire to work for yourself, your background, a background of innovation, nimbleness and agility, tenacity, an unshakable belief in their company and product, and the ability to fail upward, or learn from their mistakes.

I recently finished Cameron Johnson’s You Call the Shots which you can view on the right bar of my blog. This book conveys many of the lessons that Cameron has learned as a young serial entrepreneur. I must admit, I had my doubts about this book when I first picked it up. I am normally not very impressed by entrepreneurial books. They often have vague lessons and advice that conveys very little real world value.