Francis Butiong
Entrep
Prof. Jorge Saguinsin
Factors Paper
50 Item Entrepreneuralism Questionnaire Results
Personality Trait
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Low Fairly-low Average Fairly-high High
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Score
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Achievement Striving
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36
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Industriousness
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29
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Passion
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35
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Taking control
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34
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Creativity
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33
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Business used to run in the family. When I was younger, my mom managed a small drugstore/bakery. I wasn't really interested in business or anything outside my industry; which is the art industry. I was, and I guess, still am an artist at heart. But then, I don't want to be an employer for the rest of my life. The only thing that's holding me back from actually taking the risk of starting my own business is that I don't have that much experience when it comes to managing. I took the exact same Entrepreneur test that Trizza took. Taking the test made me think really hard about how I am career-wise or how my mind works.
Based on the results, my strongest point is 'achievement striving.' This means that getting a high score on this area reflects how motivated a person is to succeed. I believe that deep inside, I know what to do to succeed in life, I just haven't found the motivation to actually get out of this limbo that I am in right now, which is known as the "quarter life crisis" stage. I am eager to do something; I just haven't figured it out yet. But once I do, I'll go on full force and take the risk, and get on the train. I think that this factor is the driver of all other factors included in becoming a great entrepreneur.
Getting a high score in 'passion' means a person's decision is heavily influenced by their emotions. Meaning, the person shows higher enthusiasm for the work that they're doing than many people. I believe that I'm an enthusiastic person. Most of the time, I get enthusiastic at work. And most of the time as well, I notice that even my co-workers go along with my enthusiasm. I think that this plays an important role in becoming an entrepreneur because you have to have that positive aura/way of thinking to make your team motivated enough to tackle the tasks that each day brings.
I was wondering why 'creativity' is not my strongest point, considering that I'm an artist. But then, being creative in 'art' is different from being creative in coming up with innovative ideas/products/etc. Art has no limitations. I can paint or draw whatever I want. But being creative when it comes to coming up with new ideas has its limitations. But then again, being creative doesn't mean that it's only limited to thinking of ideas and art. Being creative also means that when handling problems, you generate different ideas on solving them. You use abstract and lateral thinking than conventional and traditional thinking when making decisions. And as I mentioned last meeting, a person tends to be creative when under pressure or when certain circumstances arise.
Getting a fairly high score in 'taking control' means that a person is relatively confident when taking control of situations. It is also related to the psychological personality theory of "locus of control," meaning an individual believes they can control events that affect them. This is something I'm still honing. Honestly, I am not confident that I am capable of leading a team or taking control of a big situation because I still don't have enough experience. There have been chances of me getting promoted to team leader, but I didn't take them because I wasn't confident with the thought of going to school at the same time, working full time. But there have been instances when I took over our team lead's job and it felt really nice managing the team. I like the feeling of having the authority but yet not abusing it.
I got an average score in 'industriousness.' This means that it's a person's level of persistence, resistance to stress and self-discipline. I will paste what the website says about getting an average score in industriousness. "You may handle stressful or challenging situations about as well as most people. You may at times work well in high pressured environments, but not necessarily all the time. You may become distracted or procrastinate about as much as most people." This, I believe is true. There are times when I work best under pressure; to the point of giving up is not an option. There are times, well, recently I have been procrastinating. And this is because I still don't know what to do in my life. I have plans, but I don't know which one to prioritize.
I believe that the 5 given factors play unique roles in being a great entrepreneur. And taking the test made me realize that I am capable of being an entrepreneur; I just have to get out of this limbo, stop procrastinating, and start taking risks while I'm still young. I just want to share this quote I read somewhere "the moment you think of giving up, just think of the reason why you held on for so long." 3
