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For Entrepreneurial Spirits

❑ I am sometimes impatient for results.
❑ I am good at managing money.
❑ I plan and use my time carefully.
❑ Sometimes I’m a bit of a perfectionist.
❑ I consider myself a very hard worker.
❑ I am ambitious.
❑ I have a vision of how I want things to be, and I follow
through until my vision is realized.
❑ I am a leader.
❑ I will do almost anything if it’s ethical to attain my goals.
❑ I dislike being supervised.
❑ I dislike routine tasks.
❑ I am determined to win.
❑ I dislike being on someone else’s timetable.
❑ The goals I set for myself are higher than average.
❑ I am confident.
❑ I am able to make on-the-spot decisions.
❑ I like myself.
❑ I am competitive.
❑ I have integrity.
❑ I do not need a salary; I prefer my earnings to be unlimited.
❑ I am willing to work up to 80 or 100 hours a week to get my
business off the ground.
❑ 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 receptionist—when my business first gets started.
❑ I see failure as a learning experience.
❑ I am good at persuading people to see my way.
❑ I’m a creative problem solver.
❑ I am not afraid to seek expert advice from others.
❑ Sometimes other people think I am very opinionated.
❑ I am comfortable with periods of uncertainty, including finan-
cial uncertainty.
❑ I believe in myself.

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