ENTREPRENEURIAL SELF- ASSESSMENT

ENTREPRENEURIAL SELF-ASSESSMENT  

01 Are you prepared to sacrifice certain elements of your family life and take a cut in pay to

     succeed in business?  

02 Once you've decided to do something, are you the type of individual that lets nothing

     stop you?  

03 When you begin a task, do you set clear goals and objectives for yourself?  

04 When a group is faced with a stalemate or is not making any progress, are you usually

     the one who resolves the situation and gets the ball rolling again?  

05 Do you often seek the advice of people who are older, or have more experience than you

     do?  

06 Can you evaluate the quality of your own work?  

07 Are you a good loser?  

08 After a severe setback, are you able to pick up the pieces and start over again?  

09 Do you like being in charge of other people?  

10 Do you enjoy working on projects that will take 5-10 years to successfully achieve?  

11 Have you ever participated in the setting up of entities such as cooperatives, community

     organizations, fund-raising projects, etc.?  

12 Did your parents or grandparents ever own their own business?  

13 When you think about the future, do you see yourself at the head of your own company?  

14 Do you make suggestions to your colleagues about how things might be improved?  

15 Are you usually able to come up with more than one way to solve a problem?  

16 Are you between 25 and 40 years of age?  

17 Do you worry about what others think of you?  

18 Do you take risks just for the thrill of it?  

19 Are you comfortable delegating tasks and responsibilities?  

20 Have you ever helped a family member start a business?  

21 Do you believe in organizing your tasks before getting started?  

22 Are you often sick?  

23 Do you enjoy doing something just to prove that you can?  

24 Have you ever been fired from a job?  

25 Do you find yourself constantly thinking of new projects?  

26 Do you prefer letting a friend decide your social activities?  

27 Were you a very good student?  

28 Were you part of a group in high school?  

29 Did you participate in school activities or sports?  

30 Do you like to take care of details?  

31 Do you deliberately seek out a confrontation to get the results that you want?  

32 Are you the oldest child in your family?  

33 Were you expected to do odd jobs around the house before you were 10 years of age?  

34 Can you concentrate on one subject for extended periods of time?  

35 Does personal satisfaction mean more to you than having significant amounts of

     available money?  

36 Do you try to find the positive aspects of a bad situation?  

37 Do you blame others when something goes wrong?  

38 Do you enjoy tackling a task without knowing all the potential problems?  

39 Do you persist even when others tell you something can't be done?  

40 Are you likely to work long hours to reach a goal?  

41 Do you enjoy being able to make your own decisions on the job?  

42 Can you accept failure without admitting defeat?  

43 Do you have a savings account and other assets?  

44 Do you strive to learn from past mistakes?  

45 Are you more people-oriented than goal-oriented?  

46 Do you prefer to make decisions on your own?  

47 Do your conversations discuss people more than they do events or ideas?  

48 Do you feel good about yourself in spite of being the object of criticism?  

49 Are you good at managing your time?  

50 Growing up, did you ever have your own paper route or work a job involving regular

     hours and a tight schedule?  

 

TO PRINT