Professional Motivational Speaker Business Coach for Small Business Heidi Richards

According to Wikipedia.com an entrepreneur is defined as "a person who undertakes and operates a new venture, and assumes some accountability for the inherent risks." Entrepreneurs share certain attributes. Entrepreneurs are major contributors to the economic well-being of a country. They have a strong desire to achieve, are hardworking, are decisive, take initiative, are confident, and responsible. True entrepreneurs take calculated, thought-out risks. There is also the belief that one is a "born entrepreneur." However, Wikipedia.com goes on to say that "entrepreneurs emerge out of the combination of entrepreneurial opportunities and people who are well-positioned to take advantage of them." In fact, many researchers today agree that entrepreneurialism can be taught to people with the right attitudes and willingness to learn.

Elan'trepreneurs have these same attributes and take them a step further, and are considered by their peers to be visionaries and innovators. These leaders in business are “in the know,” up on the latest news. Elan’trepreneurs set the trends that others follow.

Do you have the right attitude and skills to be an Elan’trepreneur? What are your strengths and weaknesses? In order to be a true Elan'trepreneur, you must learn to "play to your strengths," to the capitalize on the true gifts you have and be willing to acknowledge those areas of business in which you may be weak and need help. In doing so, you are able to overcome those limitations by either hiring someone with the skills you lack or take time to learn the skills necessary to do the job.

Instructions: Read each question, choosing the answer that best describes your behavior, attitude and feeling as it actually is, not as you think it should or would like it to be. In order to get a valid score, you must be completely honest with yourself.

1) How willing are you to learn new technologies?

a) Very willing.
b) Only if I have to.
c) I don't need technology.

2) Are you a person of action and initiative?

a) I do things "my way" and don't need someone else to get me going.
b) I wait for someone to give me a "push" and then I just keep going.
c) I don't put myself out until I have to.

3) Fill in the blank. People __________

a) are important to the success of any endeavor and should be treated with
respect.
b) are a necessary evil in business.
c) irritate and annoy me.

4) How good are you at taking responsibility?

a) I love being in charge and responsible for outcomes.
b) There is always someone else waiting to "strut their stuff. I move over and let her
or him take charge.
c) I prefer letting someone else be in charge.

5) How well do you lead others?

a) I have the ability to get people to take action, without much difficulty.
b) I can get people to take action after much persuasion.
c) I prefer letting someone else move people to action.

6) How is your work ethic?

a) I don't mind working hard, and can keep going as long as is necessary to
accomplish the given task.
b) I work hard until I've had enough and then I quit.
c) Hard work never gets you anywhere.

7) Are you a good organizer?

a) I like to have a plan and generally don't start a project without one.
b) I do just fine unless things get too complicated. When they do, I tend to fizzle
out.
c) I take things as they come.

8) How decisive are you?

a) I go with my "gut" and most often the decision is the correct one.
b) Given enough time and information, I do just fine.
c) I prefer not to be the decision maker.

9) Are people confident that what you say is the truth?

a) People believe what I say because I never say things I don't mean.
b) I occasionally take the easy way out by saying what I think people
want to hear.
c) I don't think it makes a difference as long as the other person doesn't
know the difference.

10) How well do you finish what you start?

a) Once I make up my mind to do something, nothing gets in my way.
b) Most of the time, I finish what I start.
c) If a job isn't going right, I give up. No sense in beating my head against
a wall.

11) Are you good at keeping records?

a) Records are important, so even though I may not want to, I keep
track of what's important.
b) I can keep track of things, however it's more important to get the work out than
"shuffle papers."
c) Records are unimportant and don't affect the outcomes.

12) How good a learner are you?

a) I have an insatiable curiosity and love to learn.
b) I only learn what I need to get the job done.
c) I am fine as I am and don't need to learn any more to do my job.

13) How optimistic are you?

a) I believe that any day "above ground" is a great day.
b) I tend to be negative on occasion.
c) Life sucks.

14) How well do you manage money?

a) I am able to control my credit and manage my debts.
b) I save for the occasional "rainy day."
c) I spend it as fast as I make it.

15) How flexible are you?

a) I thrive on change.
b) Change makes me a little uneasy, but I get over it and move on.
c) I like the status quo and don't like any change.

16) How persistent are you?

a) I never give up until I succeed.
b) I have a hard time staying motivated and tend to give up when
things aren't going well.
c) I'm not ready to make sacrifices to achieve my goals.

17) How well do you learn from past failures?

a) I learn from my own failures as well as those of others.
b) Sometimes, I have to fail over and over before I finally learn the lesson.
c) Somehow, I make the same mistakes over and over again.

18) How well do you communicate with others?

a) I understand people and they understand me.
b) I sometimes waiver in my convictions and am not always a good listener.
c) I tend to know everything.

19) Fill in the blank. The most important characteristic for succeeding
in business is _______.

a) persistence
b) money
c) a high IQ

20) How do you react to criticism?

a) Constructive criticism is a learning opportunity it's a way to improve myself.
b) Most people are more critical than they should be.
c) I never listen to my critics, because they are just jealous.

Bonus Question: Can you envision the results of owning your own business?

a) I can see the bigger picture in almost any plan, am creative and have a good
imagination.
b) I sometimes have trouble seeing the big picture, just trying to stay the course.
c) Big picture, what big picture? I'm not even sure what a vision statement is or
even why it matters.

Introducing Heidi Richards

Elan'trepreneur^™, Coach,
International Speaker, Author and Inventor

THE ELAN'TREPRENEUR QUIZ

Introducing Heidi Richards

Elan'trepreneur™, Coach, International Speaker, Author and Inventor

THE ELAN'TREPRENEUR QUIZ

Elan'trepreneur^™, Coach,
International Speaker, Author and Inventor