> I found this definition of
> "chutzpah"....

> "A Yiddish term with classic usages
> such as gall, brazen, nerve, or a brassiness
> that is intrusive and offensive." And
> also....

> "Chutzpah usually denotes that someone
> is doing or saying something that is not
> appropriate to do or say."

I'd likew to add these other definitions...

[*]: aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; "he had the audacity to question my decision" [syn: {audacity}, {audaciousness}, {hutzpa}]
[*]supreme self-confidence : NERVE, GALL
synonym see TEMERITY


And for TERMERITY: TEMERITY suggests boldness arising from rashness and contempt of danger "had the temerity to refuse". AUDACITY implies a disregard of restraints commonly imposed by convention or prudence "an entrepreneur with audacity and vision". HARDIHOOD suggests firmness in daring and defiance "admired for her hardihood". EFFRONTERY implies shameless, insolent disregard of propriety or courtesy "outraged at his effrontery". NERVE, CHEEK, GALL, and CHUTZPAH are informal equivalents for EFFRONTERY "the nerve of that guy" "has the cheek to call herself a singer" "had the gall to demand proof" "the chutzpah needed for a career in show business".

Now, what
> do you think.... Is having some
> "chutzpah" important to
> entrepreneurial success, do you think?

Yes. There will ALWAYS be someone somewhere who is upset about what you're doing.

Some will be your competitors... specially if you're doing a better job of servicing the customers than they are.

Others will be upset because they're the eternal "it's not fair" whiners. And then there are the jealous and envious (bad envy that results in wishing you bad, not good envy which is inspiring).

And there's also those whose confort zones get upset.

All will be upset with you for their own reasons.

But just think... where would we, the world, be if not for the chutzpah of the ancients? We'd still be living on a flat planet.

Michael Ross.