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Characteristics of The Entrepreneurial

Mindset

“When everything seems to be going

against you, remember that the

aeroplane takes off against the wind, not

with it”

1 Self Driven through their business and their Responsible 4
ultimate goals. They spend their
focused time each day putting
Do you plan for your future and in the work and understanding If you have an entrepreneurial
act with inner motivation by the purpose behind their work. mindset, you cannot fear taking
yourself, or do you need anyone While some people are setting full responsibility for what
to push you to do so? Individuals up a vision board, others prefer you are doing and not blaming
with an entrepreneurial mindset to display it on the screen others for their life situations;
are self-driven; they have the server of the phone. They they empower themselves by
internal drive to turn their plans wake up each day with a plan, improving it.
into reality. There may be failures, purpose and drive, and on the
but they stick to their goals, never other side, this practice
give up. The giant entrepreneur may lead to business growth 5 Continuous learning
in the automobile industry in the consistency. orientation
19th century, Henry Ford, founder Entrepreneurs and people with
of Ford Motor Company, said, entrepreneurial midset are
“When everything seems to be 3 Independent life-long learners. While most
going against you, remember that people spend their spare time
the aeroplane takes off against the Individuals who have an seeking entertainment, they are
wind, not with it.” entrepreneurial mindset will not more concerned with learning

Having a vision 2 blindly follow the majority and development through formal
or look to others to be given
and informal learning methods.
and focus
instructions. Instead, they take The majority of the successful
Real entrepreneurs are dreamers, independent decisions based Sri Lankan entrepreneurs have
and they imagine their desired on their objective evaluations. learned from their own experience
future state. They continuously As Apple’s founder, Steve Jobs, and observed role models in
keep their eyes on their goals and said, “Don’t let the noise of the past. But current youth
put all their energy into achieving others’ opinions drown out your have many formal and informal
them. They simultaneously focus inner voice.” avenues to gain knowledge, such
on two areas; the fundamental as following online courses,
problem they are trying to solve watching selected youtube

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