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Entrepreneur Survey

How To Make Your Mark
Strongly disagree: D - Moderately disagree: d - Neutral or uncertain: ? - Moderately agree: a - Strongly agree: A Select the letter, as illustrated to the right, that best represents your acceptance or rejection of the statements that follow.
1. When all the facts say “Go!” but a nagging feeling inside you says “No!” you follow the inner feeling.
D d ? a A
2. Although honest, you are capable of being ruthless if others play by devious rules.
D d ? a A
3. You would insist on having total advance knowledge of any new venture before you entered into it.
D d ? a A
4. You prefer to shoulder the final outcome of events alone.
D d ? a A
5. You will stick at a job or problem even when you are getting nowhere.
D d ? a A
6. You frequently exert so much energy at work that there is little left for play.
D d ? a A
7. In deciding on such purchases as stocks, bonds, or real estate, you believe that past performance is the most reliable indicator of profit potential.
D d ? a A
8. People frequently tell you to slow down or take it easy.
D d ? a A
9. Taking risks is what life is all about.
D d ? a A
10. You are always striving to be the best, the fastest, the tops, the first, at whatever you do.
D d ? a A
11. You know that you want success and there is nothing worse to you than failure.
D d ? a A
12. You instinctively know what to do when faced with problems.
D d ? a A
13. You would deliberately modify your style or opinions in order to achieve your ends.
D d ? a A
14. When things go wrong, you feel most responsible.
D d ? a A
15. You often form a tentative decision but hesitate to act upon it.
D d ? a A
16. When you feel discouraged or experience setbacks, you redouble your efforts.
D d ? a A
17. You sometimes become so involved in your work that you forget everything else.
D d ? a A
18. You are a fast-moving person, on the go from morning until night.
D d ? a A
19. You would like a job that offers variety, even if it were not secure.
D d ? a A
20. You have a hard-driving, aggressive personality.
D d ? a A
21. You hold that, no matter how bad things get, you will still succeed.
D d ? a A
22. In games involving money and business (poker, Monopoly, etc.) and friendly sports wagers, you seldom need to win.
D d ? a A
23. You seem to thrive best when in competition with others.
D d ? a A
24. You stay on the lookout for people who can promote your advancement.
D d ? a A
25. You cannot relax until a project is completely finished.
D d ? a A
26. You prefer to follow directions and do what is expected of you.
D d ? a A
27. You have difficulty stopping yourself from thinking or talking about work-related issues.
D d ? a A
28. You have little difficulty starting new jobs or assignments that you have never done before.
D d ? a A
29. You accept that cultivating your co-workers and bosses is often a necessary part of getting ahead.
D d ? a A
30. You have little patience for human ignorance and incompetence.
D d ? a A
31. You get much more enjoyment from doing things for your friends and/or family than for yourself.
D d ? a A
32. Others describe you as a perfectionist.
D d ? a A
33. You feel guilty unless you are always doing something productive.
D d ? a A
34. You become quickly bored with most things you undertake.
D d ? a A
35. You are described by others as a restless person.
D d ? a A
36. An owner of a successful business is entitled to a much higher income.
D d ? a A
37. Although you realize that you have a lot of potential, you have seldom taxed your capacity to the maximum.
D d ? a A
38. Your life could not be happy without a lot of money
D d ? a A
39. When friends ask you out, you usually go, even when you would prefer your privacy.
D d ? a A
40. You have no qualms about taking what you want in this world.
D d ? a A
41. You look after your best interests first.
D d ? a A
42. You could live with the reality that you may make $250,000 one year and lose it all the next year.
D d ? a A
43. You dislike having to deal with conflicts that lead to confrontation.
D d ? a A
44. You would like to start your own business, even if you were faced with a 50% chance of failure within the first year.
D d ? a A
45. It gets on your nerves when you make little mistakes or experience even trivial setbacks.
D d ? a A
46. Others see you as complex, possessing an irrepressible independent streak.
D d ? a A
47. Others see you as courageous, ambitious, energetic and optimistic.
D d ? a A
48. You have a talent for surviving and excelling where others fail.
D d ? a A
49. You can’t stand people who put pressure on you to work faster.
D d ? a A
50. You have an excellent ability to organize ventures and solve problems.
D d ? a A
















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