In line with the propositions stated earlier, ask yourself the following questions. Grade your answers 1–5, where totally disagree is 1 and totally agree is 5. Do you:

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see opportunities where others see problems?

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have a questioning mindset that goes beyond the obvious?

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exhibit a willingness to fail and learn?

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feel comfortable in a state of uncertainty and complexity?

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have a capacity to make sound judgements under uncertainty?

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trust your experienced-based intuition?

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imagine and visualize futures that do not yet exist?

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exhibit passion for collaboration and networking?

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have strategies to cope with uncertainty?

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in general think that you can do anything that you put your mind to?

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tend to endure until the goal is reached?

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get over setbacks quickly and move on?

Let’s say you receive more than 45 points. What does that tell you? Let’s say you receive less than 25 points. What does that tell you? Do the scores have any prediction value as to whether you are a budding entrepreneur or not?

Discuss the value of a self-evaluation of this kind. For example, are you a credible evaluator of yourself? Does the result hold over time or is it time-sensitive?