Generally, the CEAD lives up to his or her venturing potential.  These venturers make up the group from which many great success stories come. They are venturing experts by training, awareness, desire, resource availability, and discernment.

Although random setbacks can trouble even CEAD's, they generally have the mix of attributes which permits them to surmount them.  A CEAD is successful because he or she "has the bases covered".  As experts they have a much more complete, detailed and extensive set of success patterns (scripts) than do novices, or other "expert" venturers (IEAD, IRAD, CRAD).

Although many other venture types can be successful, this type is more successful in both magnitude and longevity.  This does not mean that the CEAD is invincible; only that the chance that they will falter is generally lower.

WHAT TO DO:

First, keep it up : keep right on venturing.  You create the jobs and opportunities for the rest of the economy.  Classic Expert Entrepreneurs are only found (preliminarily) in 4% of the business population.  This means that for every one of you there are twenty four who could benefit from your expertise.  Which leads to the second suggestion: volunteer:

Become active in your local or regional venture group, get involved in the Entrepreneurial Center at a nearby college or university; or make yourself available to a Small Business Development Center.  Not that there is nothing left to learn for you; but there is much more for you to share.  Don't be stingy -- and now that you have read this, beware of overconfidence.
 

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