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How to develop an



            entrepreneurial mindset?















            Earlier scholars believe that                     entrepreneurial
            entrepreneurs born with
            entrepreneurial qualities and
            education or training have no role                       mindset is
            in developing entrepreneurial
            mindset and characteristics. But
            with many successful stories,                     about seeing an
            now, people understood that
            individuals could develop an
            entrepreneurial mindset with                     opportunity and
            their effort. Mark Zuckerberg
            of Facebook once said: “Ideas
            don’t come out fully formed.                      taking hold of it
            They only become clearer as
            you work on them. You have
            to get started.”Therefore, the
            entrepreneurial mindset is about
            seeing an opportunity and taking
            hold of it.


            Set goals and daily progress    eventually find ourselves feeling
                                            the same way. But if we surround
            Great things can’t be achieved   ourselves with energizing,
            accidentally. You have to set   inspiring relationships, their
            thoughtful goals you care about   optimism will rub off on us.
            and work towards them. Minor
            achievements day in and day out   Identify and learn from errors or
            accomplish big goals. If you set   mistakes
            small goals, try to achieve them
            quickly and move to the other   Every human is bound to make
            goals. But if you have decided on   bad decisions at one point in
            a larger goal, it breaks into small,   time. However, learning from
            achievable, realistic steps.    errors will help you make a
                                            better decision for your next
            Spending time with other        assignment—many successful
            entrepreneurs or Intrapreneurs   entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs      Prof. B. Nishantha
                                            who made it have experienced     Professor in Entrepreneurship
            The people surround us highly   failures at some points. Therefore,   Department of Management
            impact our life. If we associate   be aware that you did not create   & Organization Studies
            negative people who complain    the business because it is perfect;   Faculty of Management &
            there’s nothing they can do to   instead, you have completed it           Finance
            improve their circumstances, we   because you want it to grow.      University of Colombo



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