On October 31st, over 5 million adults will choose to dress up as a witch and over 1 million adults will choose either a pirate or vampire costumes. Your Halloween costume choice may reveal more about your entrepreneurial style… as well as what is lacking in your life… than you think!

If You Want to Dress Up as a Witch…

Witches are often depicted as casting spells, controlling situations and having the ability to change their image to others at a moment’s notice. Bottom line - if black robes and hats, pointy shoes and/or warts make up your costume, start thinking about the amount of energy you are using to hide how much you are attempting to control in your business or in other people’s lives.

Delegating tasks or working on teams or with partners may be issues for you. Conversely, a witchy costume choice may reveal that you want more control over certain aspects of your business but may be afraid or may not know how to make it happen.

If You Want to Dress Up as a Pirate…

Pirates are masculine, strong, powerful and, unfortunately, have little problem with corruption. If ripped pants, puffy shirts and eye patches make up your costume of choice, ask yourself why you have a difficult time enjoying your accomplishmentseven though they often surpass everyone else’s! Is it because you truly want to rule the world or is it that you simply feel superior to everyone around you?

Conversely, this costume choice may reveal the lack of power you feel you have over your business or even others around you.

If You Want to Dress Up as a Vampire…

Vampires are evil, scary, and downright creepy. If being a blood-sucking bandit is your costume of choice, this may be your way of giving yourself permission to get in touch with your dark side. Or are you are becoming more aware of your own mortality?

On the other hand, this costume choice may reveal that you want to separate yourself from others - perhaps business associates or even clients/customers - but you are unsure of how to set those boundaries.

If You Want to Dress Up as a Princess or Fairy…

Entrepreneurs beware!  These costume choices SCREAM the following personality traits: wish for safety/simplicity (e.g., your business may be running you instead of you running it) or deep denial (e.g.,  a lack of financial resources!)

So What’s YOUR Costume of Choice?

While Halloween provides a vehicle to express oneself, I am issuing a challenge to all entrepreneurs and executives to think about why they are making the choice for a particular costume.  Who knows?  The insights revealed could be less frightening and more empowering!

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