sed to an engineer, 3) sees purpose in everything; 4) sees the system as the realization of the purpose; 5) sees meaning in everything and, if not, pursues everything until the meaning becomes clear or until the system reveals itself in all its glory and 6) is motivated by the mWomen business owners are critically important to the American economy. The growth of women entrepreneurs in the United States has been phenomenal. Statistics from the SBA indicate that 9.1 million women own businesses, they employ 27.5 million people and contribute $3.6 trillion to the economy. These women are shaping and redefining the workplace, the nation's business networks, financial institutions, and the US culture.

These entrepreneurs who are the CEOs of their million dollar companies or empires all possess those highly developed, well-defined skills sets that have taken their company from ordinary to extraordinary.

All successful entrepreneurs possess one fundamental ability, one fundamental quality, one fundamental skill, and one fundamental interest which are the ability to perceive the world as a variety of systems. A systems thinker is one who sees the whole of a thing, the entirety of it, the one-ness of it, the integrated unity of it, as opposed to merely the sum of its parts.

A systems thinker 1) transcends the world in order to transform it; 2) is an inventor as opposed to an engineer, 3) sees purpose in everything; 4) sees the system as the realization of the purpose; 5) sees meaning in everything and, if not, pursues everything until the meaning becomes clear or until the system reveals itself in all its glory and 6) is motivated by the me

on to the economy. These women are shaping and redefining the workplace, the nation's business networks, financial institutions, and the US culture.

These entrepreneurs who are the CEOs of their million dollar companies or empires all possess those highly developed, well-defined skills sets that have taken their company from ordinary to extraordinary.

All successful entrepreneurs possess one fundamental ability, one fundamental quality, one fundamental skill, and one fundamental interest which are the ability to perceive the world as a variety of systems. A systems thinker is one who sees the whole of a thing, the entirety of it, the one-ness of it, the integrated unity of it, as opposed to merely the sum of its parts.

A systems thinker 1) transcends the world in order to transform it; 2) is an inventor as opposed to an engineer, 3) sees purpose in everything; 4) sees the system as the realization of the purpose; 5) sees meaning in everything and, if not, pursues everything until the meaning becomes clear or until the system reveals itself in all its glory and 6) is motivated by the m

fined skills sets that have taken their company from ordinary to extraordinary.

All successful entrepreneurs possess one fundamental ability, one fundamental quality, one fundamental skill, and one fundamental interest which are the ability to perceive the world as a variety of systems. A systems thinker is one who sees the whole of a thing, the entirety of it, the one-ness of it, the integrated unity of it, as opposed to merely the sum of its parts.

A systems thinker 1) transcends the world in order to transform it; 2) is an inventor as opposed to an engineer, 3) sees purpose in everything; 4) sees the system as the realization of the purpose; 5) sees meaning in everything and, if not, pursues everything until the meaning becomes clear or until the system reveals itself in all its glory and 6) is motivated by the m

y of systems. A systems thinker is one who sees the whole of a thing, the entirety of it, the one-ness of it, the integrated unity of it, as opposed to merely the sum of its parts.

A systems thinker 1) transcends the world in order to transform it; 2) is an inventor as opposed to an engineer, 3) sees purpose in everything; 4) sees the system as the realization of the purpose; 5) sees meaning in everything and, if not, pursues everything until the meaning becomes clear or until the system reveals itself in all its glory and 6) is motivated by the m

sed to an engineer, 3) sees purpose in everything; 4) sees the system as the realization of the purpose; 5) sees meaning in everything and, if not, pursues everything until the meaning becomes clear or until the system reveals itself in all its glory and 6) is motivated by the meaning of things. Million dollar entrepreneurs do not see their business as a group of people doing work; they see it as business systems operated by people. The systems do the work, and people operate the systems. All great entrepreneurs are systems thinkers. Your business should be systems-dependent, not people-dependent.

With no systems in place, your business depends on you and a few people who run things for you. If you are absent for a short time, your business is thrown into chaos. With the right systems in place, the systems run your business, and your people can run the systems. If you have the right systems in place, you can decide suddenly to take a two-month vacation, and your business would not miss a beat. If you have the right systems in place, your key employees could suddenly quit, and you could replace them easily with no ill effect on your business. With the right systems in place, you can work every day in your business—or not.

Systemic thinking is second nature to successful entrepreneurs, and it's the real secret behind building a business that works. All who wish to be