Entrepreneurial Fitness Assessment Copyright 2004 by Marky Stein, From “Fearless Career Change” (McGraw-Hill) q I'm a risk taker. q I am very independent minded. q I am results-oriented. q I consistently demand the best from myself. q I am comfortable researching or asking others about things I don’t know. q I trust action more than analysis. q I can overcome failure and recommit my energies to success. q I am sometimes impatient for results. q I am good at managing money. q I plan and use my time carefully. q Sometimes, I'm a bit of a perfectionist. q I consider myself a very hard worker. q I am ambitious. q I have a "vision" of how I want things to be and I follow through until my vision is realized. q I am a leader. q I will do almost anything, if it's ethical, to attain my goals. q I dislike being supervised. q I dislike routine tasks. q I am determined to win. q I dislike being on someone else's "timetable". q The goals I set for myself or higher than average. q I am confident. q I am able to make "on the spot" decisions. q I like myself. q I am competitive. q I have integrity. q I do not need a salary; I prefer my earnings to be unlimited. q I am willing to work up to 80 or 100 hours a week to get my business off the ground. q I realize that I may have to "wear many hats" – even some that I don't like such as bookkeeper, marketing director, secretary CEO or even receptionist, when my business first gets started. q I see failure as a learning experience. q I am good at persuading people to see my way. q I'm a creative problem solver. q I am not afraid to seek expert advice from others. q Sometimes other people think I am very opinionated. q I am comfortable with periods of uncertainty, including financial uncertainty. q I believe in myself. If you checked at least 50% (about 16) of the choices on the above assessment, you probably have what it takes to own your own business or be a consultant, if, and only if you are willing to grow and seek help for the areas that need improvement.
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