ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS AND QUALITIES: REFLECTION ACTIVITY Part 1: Complete this entrepreneurial potential self-assessment quiz (approx 10 minutes) at the following link. https://www.bdc.ca/en/articles-tools/entrepreneur-toolkit/business-assessments/self-a ssessment-test-your-entrepreneurial-potential Part 2: Read your results and answer the following question: 1. Was there anything about your results to the survey that surprised you? Anything you didn’t expect? Explain your response. Be as specific as possible! I didn't expect my motivation to be below average. Usually I believe that my motivation is very strong and it usually helps me move forward in tasks, but shockingly my motivation has been presented as below average. This may be the cause since i'm not always motivated in every task, usually it’s for larger tasks so my motivation to complete it is higher. Part 3: Complete ONE of the following options: A. Create a Jamboard Collage, combining text and images to represent your strengths and weaknesses when it comes to your entrepreneurial skills and qualities B. Create your collage on paper (either single media or multimedia such as drawing, magazine cutouts, etc) C. Answer the three questions below. Write in specific detail. 2. What skills and/or qualities do you feel are your top 3 strengths? Why? Use specific examples and experiences to explain each one. Perseverance: I never give up on a task, if I start something I never put it to a stop or give up, I continue and struggle with it until it’s done. For example when I start a project I don't put it to the last minute and then get it done. Usually I start it as soon as possible and dont leave it until I'm done. Creativity: I use my creativity to change my perspective on many things and how I could change it to work more effectively in my life and get work done faster. For example, if I'm stuck on what to write about in an essay I use my creativity to put all my ideas that pop up in my head about the topic in a notebook, then I connect the ideas together and I'm able to write an effective essay and finish it in time. Challenge: I always try to do better in every situation, although I dont show it on the outside, I use other achievements and set those as my goal and I will keep continuing each goal since the human brain can never stop learning. 3. What skills and/or qualities do you feel are the three you need to work on or improve on the most? Why? Use specific examples and experiences to explain each one. Action orientation: I take forever to start acting, I have to think through long processes in order to take only a small step forward. For example when we were supposed to be choosing when should we present, I took a while to think about when we should present but i was too late we lost the spot we wanted and ended up at the end, it wasted a lot of my time and i could've been working on something else if we had presented earlier.This is something i need to improve because i can't be wasting so much time thinking and instead i can be acting and i could save so much more time. Self- confidence: My confidence is very low. Although I can do good and I should be proud of it, I feel like I've done it wrong. I need to fix this because I can't be doubting myself in every detail in the future. The world doesn't work like that and it can cause me problems finishing and achieving things in the future. Control: my leadership skills aren't very good, it’s hard to have everyone depend on you and make sure that they are on task because unfortunately many lie about where they’re at and it causes miscommunications and issues on the task. The reason why it’s happening is because I'm too “gentle”, I need to be firm and clear about what needs to be done and get my message through clearly and effectively. 4. What are some ways you can improve on the skills and/or qualities that you identified you need to work on? Provide specific examples of actions you can take and identify when and how you can take them. I can improve these skills by practicing what I expect in real life situations. If the practice goes wrong i wouldn't doubt myself, i would learn what i had done wrong and continue forward with knowledge and ideas to get myself better.
