Last August 14,2010 (hope that I am right?hehe) S’ Randy gave us a questions that could determine if we were a student’s that could become or has the ability of becoming great or we could say a successful technopreneur someday, not only that it could also somehow determine if you’re not or you are a student that has some characteristics to become a technopreneur. On that day 32 items are showed which the instruction was to pick or to choose only A or B in every number. Everyone on that day was dreadfully serious choosing between A or B, because as what you pick or choose there is an equivalent to it. I was trembled choosing my desired answer because everything is seems to be fitting in my personality, yet I have remained calm for I was thinking that this is only a test to identify to ourselves if we had such characteristics of becoming a TECHNOPRENEUR someday.
As it goes all the way to the final stages, I was astonished with the result of my test. It resulted that I somehow possess such trait of being a business minded person or being a Technopreneur. Having this results I was some kind a having a mix emotion (what the….!!! Heheh), because there is something that bothers me, Is the test really that is valid or not, because a simple test could not possible predict of what kind of person you are, but anyways whether valid or not just go with the flow.
Somehow entrepreneurial, was the result of my personality traits. With this I firmly believe that I do really have a skill or the characteristics that an entrepreneur should have. Now, the field of business is way to different to struggle with, here you are going to start your own business, your own everything. Now before such commotions above, let’s talk first of this characteristic I was talking about. Listed below maybe somehow be classified as the characteristics (which I am talking) that I have possess:
• Kind- I firmly believe that having a kind or being a kind person is a necessary qualities of being an entrepreneur, why I said so? It is because a business handled by a person having such qualities for me could bloom or could soar up high, because once you are kind to others you are being acknowledge by other people that would become a promising customers someday as you take have your business soon. And if you have already a business being kind to others will let them fell that you are a good person that they could return and take another business transaction with you. Which I confidently believe that I possessed for I am kind (not to be presumptuous about this matter) thus, the saying below stated.
“To cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.”
By: Samuel Johnson
• Optimistic- A trait that any entrepreneur should possess. This is where a person has a full confidence on what he is doing or what his business is doing. Being optimistic I big help in the success of everyone, because who would ever think that there business would go wrong and could possibly falls to the worst case “bankruptcy” or “closed”(he he I would hate to think of that as possible as I could). Being such optimistic can let a person or the business man think of any possible ways to solve problems that might occur during the process of the business, as we know panicking would lead to bigger problems and unresolved cases of it. This characteristic , I could somehow relate into it because, I am a person of possible, means that I don’t think bad things that might happen I always to think positively on every circumstances in life because thinking or worrying about something could not solve it. Like what I say thinking something bad or negative would result to unresolved one. As what the saying below states and by reflecting on the saying, we could say that being an optimistic (It may not be clear stated but as what I have comprehend it say something about being in such character) has a great advantage towards problems.
“Nothing gives a person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.”
By: Thomas Jefferson
• Open-minded- a trait that I simply possess, this is where I am open to accept ideas of others that I think that could help me improve myself and also when I’m in the business being an open-minded person enables you to come with many ideas that would be a big help in your business and to yourself. Also being an open- minded person can build better relationship to others, because you let them fell that their ideas or suggestions are as precious as jewels that you are thinking that their idea are or could possibly solved problems that might occur during the process of your business. Having this you open up new ideas for the goodness of your business. Well also being an open minded also portray something about myself because I am an open minded person, I accept anything even if it is a harsh word because in the matter of fact receiving such words can be a key for your success because Id others think that your action is too much annoying or too much out of nowhere to can easily strengthen up for the improvement of oneself.
• Risk-taker- this a trait that would test you if you have the courage to gamble what you have just to obtain something that surpasses everything to had already. In this trait you are being test if you have the guts or the courage to do something that might be the reason that you could lose everything, your funded and raised business and capital but if it succeeds you could take or have a double on everything you had. Like what Steve Jobs and Bill Gates did in the movie Pirates of the Silicon Valley. They have showed as that to achieve such desired dreams of us we must have such Characteristics. Because if we remain or we don’t do something to enhanced our started business it will be crushed by other gigantic business. Because in the world of business everything should be done to outstand, outshine and outsourcing other business. Thus, reflecting on the sayings below would help much in understanding what is being a risk-taker is.
“You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.”
By: Beverly Sills
“You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave - win or lose.”
By: Gordie Howe
• Thinking beyond- lastly thinking beyond means that as an entrepreneur and a leader you should have a perception towards great goals and as a leader you should have think something that can help you improve your business more and can make it more productive than ever. Thinking beyond is also mean that you as an entrepreneur or a businessman think of any possible things or ideas that would be a necessary key in bringing out the best of your business and by doing so you are thinking what is the best for your business to grow and also you as an businessman thinks of something best not only your business but also you are about yourself improvement. Thinking different possibilities not only mean that it brings the best of your business but also you are giving it a new flavor to every customer that would make them to have another transaction in your business. Because when you lack of this certain characteristics your business would go down easily, as we know settling in a single idea could not let your business progressive. Thus, firmly believe that I have possessed such tremendous and badly needed characteristics (not to be assuming?! hehe).
“You get the best out of others when you give the best of yourself.”
By: Harry Firestone
Now, above mention are truly a key to a success of an entrepreneur. Business is a very different world. World that filled with competitions, Business world is a like a war, but only a war of mind, yeah mind because when you are in business you need most of your brain to create something that could make your business unique to every business around the world. It is like survival of the fittest, you see you need to do everything just your business to survive in this war. But the important thing is that you Love your business, because when you have love it your business without a doubt can grow. As what this saying is trying to interlude.
“You have to have your heart in the business and the business in your heart.”
By: Thomas J. Watson
Back to my proper reflection, as I have the have the results of somewhat entrepreneurial, I came to realize that is not only the money that evolves in being an entrepreneur, you may be against with my idea but you see money is really needed to start up business but also you need to have the characteristics of being a good entrepreneur like what I have stated above. But I almost forgot to declare also being respectful. Respectful, it is a characteristic that an entrepreneur should possess because being respectful to other you let them fell that you cared for their well-being that would result to better progress of your business. Being respectful would also bear better relationship towards other people, especially when it comes to business, customer and employees. As we know business without customer is no business at all thus this statement may also be apply to employees. Because without building better relationship with other elements of business, which are the customer and employees, the business you are up to will be worthless for as we know that can be productive when handled with respect to individual. The earlier characteristics that are mentioned above will go to waste or will be nothing or cannot be process without this certain character. That I undoubtedly believe that I possess, but you being when others are NOT respectful to you, they are just showing that somehow you have a certain attitude that they don’t have that’s why they are acting way not to professional. Anyways, because when you think of money in every transactions rather done the well being of customer and employees your no good at all, with this actions of yours may lead to the destruction of your business. This is what I have observed in one of well-known fast-food chain here in the Philippines. Because they have value there customer and employees they have stood still in the business world. I have known this because I am part of this food chain. They value there employees for they know that without them there business could collapse and same also with the principles in terms of customer relation. Not only that they value their employee and customers, they also care for them (as what I have seen and observe during my daily duty in that certain Fast-food chain). So being an entrepreneur is such a big honor and not only that being an entrepreneur have you had a great responsibilities on providing the daily need of the business and not only that but for your employees and customer soon. Entrepreneurial, is where the epitome of what you have learned from the fast or observation on the environment applied. This is where everything you intend to do something great and extra-ordinary to change your life. A way to brighten and your rightful path to success, because what as one of my mentors told us that you may take IT course and could finish and become a professional in your desired field but our economy has still need to improve. Desired job are unreachable because as what she said “Marami kayong gra-graduate bilang IT professional but open jobs for an IT’s are quite few, so why settle on that when you can also take another things that might help you succeed in your fight to live the life you want to be”, thus it comes to my mind that Entrepreneurial is another way to achieve our goals in life. Well then, good luck as we unfold the mystery of our lives. Being an Entrepreneur or not is for us to decide.
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