Monday, February 26, 2007

Are you an entrepreneur?

I know you think you are an entrepreneur but tell me have you taken any of the thousands of online quizes on entrepreneurial temperament, skills qoutient..

Whether you have or you havent, indulge me and do it one more time and belief me when i tell you, its good for you.

This personal inventory will enable you to spot where you may need extra support, training, or help as you move into the business. What areas are they?
  1. Am I a risk taker?
  2. Am I a problem solver, a positive thinker who enjoys constant new challenges? Or do I prefer a more predictable life? Do I see life’s difficulties as stepping-stones, or as stumbling blocks?
  3. What are my major strengths and weaknesses?
  4. Am I comfortable working alone for long periods of time, or would I rather be part of a team?
  5. Would I be uncomfortable not knowing what my income will be from one year to the next, from one month to the next?
  6. Can I live with uncertainty? Or would a life with a lot of ups and downs bother me?
  7. Am I a positive person, with a lot of tenacity? Or do I get discouraged easily?
  8. Do I like people? Do people like me? Am I easy to get along with?
  9. Do I enjoy interacting with people, and helping them? Am I outgoing?
  10. Do people like to confide in me and ask my advice?
  11. Am I a self-starter, comfortable with working on my own without any supervision?
  12. Would I mind working long hours, including evenings and weekends,to make my business successful?
  13. How well do I handle pressure and stress? At work, what generates the most stress for me?
  14. Would I enjoy the challenge of solving clients’ financial problems? Am I always looking for better ways to do things?
  15. Am I a good listener? Do I enjoy listening, or am I more concerned with expressing my own ideas?
  16. Am I sensitive to the needs and moods of other people? Do I read people well?
  17. Am I comfortable and skilled at supervising others?
  18. Can I ask colleagues for help when I don’t know the answer to a problem?
  19. Do I enjoy constantly studying and learning new things, or do I find
    it a burden?
  20. When I’m working, do I often get lost in details and lose sight of the
    big picture?
  21. Do I instinctively focus on the most critical tasks needed to make
    any project succeed?
  22. Am I comfortable being in the limelight, and constantly promoting
    myself?
  23. Do I have a commonsense, practical, down-to-earth personality?
  24. Do I have sales skills? If not, how can I learn them?
  25. How much do I know about actually running a business?

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