My Reflections on the Personality Test I have taken………

 
            Being an entrepreneur is not an easy job to do. You must posses many things for you to be successful in this career. It was nice to know that as I have taken the personality test in our IT Elective 1 subject which is Technopreneurship I got a high score which was interpreted that I am somehow entrepreneurial. Honestly speaking I did not expect it because I am not the business type of person but as our professor introduces technopreneurship, I was slightly moved by it. Being an entrepreneur is about more than just starting a business, it is about having attitude and the drive to succeed in business. Successful entrepreneurs need to see success. Taking the test makes me realize about these things:

• As entrepreneurs, we must accept Constructive Criticism and Rejection

Entrepreneurs are often at the forefront of their industry so they hear the words "it can't be done" quite a bit. They readjust their path if the criticism is constructive and useful to their overall plan, otherwise they will simply disregard the comments as pessimism. Also, the best entrepreneurs know that rejection and obstacles are a part of any leading business and they deal with them appropriately. As what the bible says, God has a purpose behind each problem and as what Newton’s Law says, in every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. So we should not be worried about these criticisms and rejection because these will lead to the better us. The truth is, we face circumstances twenty-four hours a day. No one is immune to pain and insulated from suffering, and no one gets to skate through life problem-free. Life is a series of problems. Every time you solve one, another is waiting to take its place. Not all of them are big, but all are significant in God’s growth process for you. We must not look down to ourselves if others criticize us. We should take it positively, making it as our inspiration to stand up and make them believe that you are not what they are saying. In these kinds of situations, we must respond to these problems as Jesus would. Many people become bitter, rather than better and never grow up. Problems don’t automatically produce what God intends. These are the things we should bear in mind if we encounter trials in our life especially as entrepreneurs:

Remember that God's plan is good.        
God knows what is best for us.” If you look at the world, you’ll be distressed. If you look within, you’ll be depressed. But if you look at Christ you’ll be at rest!” Don’t give in to short-term thinking.
Rejoice and give thanks.
        God tells us to give thanks “in all circumstances” not “for all circumstance”. He wants us to thank Him that He will use our problems to fulfill his purpose. We can also rejoice in knowing that God is going through the pain with us. We just need to remember that He enters into our suffering.
Refuse to give up.
         Be patient and persistent. Whenever we try to avoid or escape the difficulties in life, we short-circuit the process, delay our growth, and actually end up with a worse kind of pain-the worthless type that accompanies denial and avoidance. If you are facing troubles or problems right now, don’t ask, “why me?” instead ask, “What do you want me to learn?” Then trust God and keep on doing what is right.

• As entrepreneurs, we must develop Friendship

A customer's positive feedback is the greatest personalized asset that exists. We must be friend to the people we encounter in our business. Entrepreneurship is not just all about money. It is also about how you manage the people involved in your business (employees and customers). Even if you are the boss you be still humble down yourself to deal with your employees not looking on what position they have but respecting the moral rights they have as a person. As much as possible, you must find time to socialize with your workers and have fun with them. Intelligence is not enough. You can stand alone just using our intellectual capacity, our brains; you need to incorporate it with our hearts. “No man is an island”. No man can stand alone. The happiness of others can be ours too. The grief of others can be our grieves. God created us to work together, not to work individually. It’s not bad to be goal-oriented and to persevere on what you want to do but just don’t forget that you are not the only one living in this world, there are plenty of us. You must connect to the community you developed. Cultivating your business relationships reinforces your stature in your community and increases the number of referrals you receive. Expand your reach by aligning with other businesses and organizations that serve your customers.
Tell the people around you that you love what to do. People often speak from their heads rather than from their hearts, but speaking with passion immediately personalizes your business. It's inspiring to hear someone speak with affection about their goals and ambitions. When you are enthusiastic about what you do, people know you will work hard to deliver on your promises. Show people that it works. Develop success stories and testimonials that demonstrate the results your product or service provides. Highlighting benefits reduces consumer hesitation and fear about purchasing from you. Use these narratives in your marketing materials and in conversations to accentuate your message. Establish an immediate personal connection by using testimonials from people with backgrounds similar to your customers. A successful entrepreneur must have an air or a grace about him that will demand respect from other individuals.

• As entrepreneurs, we must be Open to Changes

The only constant thing in this world is change. If something is not working for them they simply change. Entrepreneurs know the importance of keeping on top of their industry and the only way to being number one is to evolve and change with the times. They're up to date with the latest technology or service techniques and are always ready to change if they see a new opportunity arise. Successful entrepreneurs search for new ideas and innovations. All entrepreneurs have a passionate desire to do things better and to improve their products or service. They are constantly looking for ways to improve. They're creative, innovative and resourceful. In this kind of world, people are not satisfied with what they have. As entrepreneurs, we must suit to the changes the people want. We must apply changes, good changes, in our industry as our world evolves.

• As entrepreneurs, we must have Inner Drive to Succeed

Entrepreneurs are driven to succeed and expand their business. They see the bigger picture and are often very ambitious. Entrepreneurs set massive goals for themselves and stay committed to achieving them regardless of the obstacles that get in the way. Success lies in your hands. You are the only one that can make your industry successful. To do this :

You must be Highly Motivated and Energetic
Entrepreneurs are always on the move, full of energy and highly motivated. They are driven to succeed and have an abundance of self motivation. The high standards and ambition of many entrepreneurs demand that they have to be motivated. 

You must have Strong belief in Yourself
Successful entrepreneurs have a healthy opinion of themselves and often have a strong and assertive personality. They are focused and determined to achieve their goals and believe completely in their ability to achieve them. Their self optimism can often been seen by others as flamboyance or arrogance but entrepreneurs are just too focused to spend too much time thinking about un-constructive criticism. 

You must be Passionate
You have to love what you are doing to do it effectively and successfully.

You must manage your Time properly
There’s no point in spending a whole day over a task, when in reality it will be cheaper and more effective to hire someone to help you with a certain task, thus enabling you to produce more profit. Delegating jobs and staff and being able to manage as well as bringing in the bucks is a true mark of an entrepreneur and one who knows what he is doing. “Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness” — Jean de la Bruyere. In business, time is important to manage because the supply is fixed, and cannot go up regardless of the demand.

You must have Emotional Stability
They have the stability to handle stress from business and from personal areas in their lives. Setbacks are seen as challenges and do not discourage them.

You must take an Objective Approach
They take an objective approach to personal relationships and are more concerned with the performance and accomplishment of others than with feelings. They keep their distance psychologically and concentrate on the effectiveness of operations.

You must be Competitive by nature
Successful entrepreneurs thrive on competition. The only way to reach their goals and live up to their self imposed high standards is to compete with other successful businesses.

A personality test aims to describe aspects of a person's character that remain stable throughout that person's lifetime, the individual's character pattern of behavior, thoughts, and feelings. Each and every one of us was created uniquely by God. We are not an accident. God prescribed every single detail of your body. He deliberately chose your race, the color of your skin, your hair and every other feature. He custom-made your body just the way He wanted it. Because God made you for a reason, He planned the days of your life in advance. Nothing in your life is arbitrary. It’s all for a purpose. We discover that meaning and purpose only when we make God the reference point of our lives. If we will just surrender everything to our Creator and Redeemer, He will let the desires of our hearts happen.
True entrepreneurs are resourceful, passionate and driven to succeed and improve. They're pioneers and are comfortable fighting on the frontline. The great ones are ready to be laughed at and criticized in the beginning because they can see their path ahead and are too busy working towards their dream. Technopreneurship is not all about money. It’s also about the way how you reach out to the people. It’s how you handle situations and how you response to the problems you encounter. It’s not all about money. It’s also about how you can help the people, especially those that are unemployed, to be employed, how you help your country in terms of economics and how you accept mistakes. It’s a risk-taking business. Failure and entrepreneurship go hand-in-hand. If you’re not fully aware that your business could fail -- or if you’re terrified of failure – go to work for someone else. If you’re not willing to take risks, you shouldn’t be in business for yourself. Risk means stretching, taking chances, trying new tactics, making mistakes and learning how to work through them. Do some reading about successful entrepreneurs. You’ll find that most have had failures along the way -- either companies that didn’t succeed or ideas that failed. It didn’t stop them from starting again.
We just need faith in ourselves and faith in our Divine Creator to achieve our goals, to be successful in the field we are going to choose. We must not forget to surrender all these things to God because life on earth is a temporary assignment. We must not live for worldly things. We must not live to be rich in the eyes of men. Always bear in your mind that even though we are the poorest person here on earth, in God’s eyes we are rich if we just do things according to his plans and purpose.

  Make the best use of your life..!

  God Bless =)