Can you become an Entrepreneur ?

Here are 13 questions to test your Entrepreneurial quotient : :

1. Why do you want to be an entrepreneur?
   
2. Do you have the following ?
   Courage - A virtue that allows us to face real risk
   Fortitude - Strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage.
   Focus - The concentration of attention and energy on something
   (Self) Determination - The capacity to manage one's own affairs, make one's own judgments, and provide for oneself
   Passion - Boundless enthusiasm
   Competitiveness
   Common Sense - Sound judgment not based on specialized knowledge
   Strong Stomach - The ability not to be upset by unpleasant things.
   (Self) Confidence - Confidence in oneself or one's own abilities
   
3. Did you take the important decisions in your life or did someone else invariably take them for you?
4. Did you enjoy the process, irrespective of the outcome?
5. How well did you handle small adversities and who took decisions for you at that time?
   Did you ever feel helpless?
6. Did you get out of the situation by taking your own decisions or did you allow the situation to determine the course?
7. Can you make friends with a stranger?
8. Do you know your physical and mental limitations? Do you think you can work to overcome them?
9. Do you feel comfortable in talking about yourself?
10. Do you feel comfortable asking others for help?
11. Does the act of buying and selling excite you?
12. Do you like meeting people?
13. Do you see things to completion?
    

How to Start a Startup

• List down things that interest you. Experiment and explore.
• Do things that interest you.
• Ask objective questions.
• Write down your thoughts.
• Review your progress.
• Follow your dreams - Dhirubhai Ambani.
• Think about problems present around you. Ask questions as to why no one has thought about solving them. What is the impact if the problem is solved. Think about what can you do in your scope to solve the problem or a part of it.
• Just do it.

Albert Einstein said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge.”

Effective Time Management

Sands Of Time (by Parul Sharma)

A beautiful story on how to manage your time effectively and avoid procrastination.

There was a little girl named Annie. She was hard working, intelligent and was always ready to learn something new. Ms Miller, her music teacher at school, encouraged her to learn playing the piano. Annie was a fast learner and quickly followed the music lessons at school. Ms Miller advised Annie to practice the lessons again at home. Soon Annie's exams approached and she slowly lost her focus on the piano. Ms Miller was concerned and spoke to Annie about the same. Annie said,"Ms Miller, I really want to play the piano, but I am very short on time. There is homework to finish, and the exams are about to start as well. I am unable to find an hour to practice the piano everyday". Looking at Annie's worried face, Ms Miller replied,"Annie, I understand your problem. You have a lot to achieve in one day, and finding an hour at a stretch, to practice piano everyday will indeed be difficult. But if you practice for 10 minutes in morning before leaving for school, 10 minutes after coming back, then 15 minutes after finishing the homework, another 10 minutes before starting your dinner and final 15 minutes before going off to sleep, you will definitely make it". Annie wasn't sure, but she tried following what her teacher said. To her own surprise, she was playing piano even during her exams and yet doing everything else in time. So when Annie thanked her, Ms Miller replied,"If you will look for time in plenty, it will just slip like sand from your hand, but if you can find small intervals in between, you will never run short of it." Annie now plays several instruments as she learnt to find time in between her busy time table.

Confused

How often have you felt confused about life ? Does the feeling gush inside you that life is not going the way you want it to be. You wanted to do great things in your life but you end with the routine chores. You do not have the time for yourself. Do you fear any change that will happen in your life, if you try to do something new.

These questions often trouble a person . It is natural to feel this way . But the difference in people come in the way they handle such situations. Some are so comfortable with current state of affairs. They fear coming out of the 'comfort zone' so much that they continue to live the same life day in and day out. Then there are others who take charge of the situation, analyze the state of affairs and then act upon it. In my following posts I will try to list some of the ideas that will help you to clear the confusion in your mind and help you live the life he way you want. Keep watching this space !!

Welcome

Welcome to this blog where I will talk about making our lives more meaningful . Keep watching !~!