Personal Journal: Entrepreneurship

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Personal Journal: Entrepreneurship
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Personal Journal: Entrepreneurship
Entry Set 1
GET Dimensions
Self-awareness is a crucial value in determining how a person is able to deal with
different situations. Although it can be measured in different approaches, the general measure of
enterprising tendency (GET) can be used to examine how well a person stacks up against its five
dimensions. For me, the zeal to carry on with challenging tasks and finding a solution has been
the greatest source of my achievements. Although dislike challenges that stretch my abilities to
the limits, thinking more about the future provided assists me registering achievements in the
more challenging task. The drive is a critical element of an enterprising tendency, I am usually
motivated by the surrounding environment. The desire to live in an upright society and be useful
to the community sums up my greatest drives that have made it possible for me to be a risk taker
in both business and work.
None the less my creativity levels are still wanting according to the results of the survey
(with a total of 4 out of 12). This has been occasioned by the liking of working under a superior
for mentorship purposes that are in-line with my desires. However, the creativity level varies
according to the matter in discussion. As for the desire for autonomy, I can affirm that it’s at a
moderate level. This is occasioned by the desire to follow guidelines from an experienced
person. However, my zeal for risking has slowly improved my desire for autonomy. Lastly, my
internal locus control is high and I could attribute it to a strong personality that is possessed.
Particularly, decisions that have impacts in my professional and business life are carefully
evaluated before making a choice.

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Based on the survey it is apparent that I need to improve my creativity and develop a
strong desire for autonomy. These two deficient might have been occasioned my past upbringing
which entailed following parental instructions without questioning. Furthermore, I have not
managed to get fully exposed to real-life situations that requires tuff choices and involves huge
risks.
Personality
From the scores on the survey with a general score of 24, it is apparent that my general
enterprising tendency is still low. This closely links up with my introversion personality which
involves holding close a detail-oriented approach to everything I undertake. For this reason, I can
describe myself as a thoughtful individual who keenly pays attention to information at hand to
make decisions.
Skills and Experience
In essence, I am an idea creator. However, without proper guidelines and motives, I may
not be able to accomplish them with the magnitudes intended. For this reason, when joining any
team I always bring with my ideas, strategies or entrepreneurial knowledge. From experience
running my parent’s business for more than a year, I have mastered the art of turning
opportunities into real profitable ventures. Furthermore, my quality of being a risk taker and a
thoughtful person are also experiences that I can bring onboard in a team. As a hipster, I believe
that such skills are essential in running an entrepreneurial venture at any given point.
Entry Set 2
Poster Entrepreneur

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Ted Turner the founder of a world-class news broadcasting station Cable News Network
(CNN) inspires my desires to be a successful entrepreneur. Born and raised in the United States,
he faced challenges in life including disagreeing with the father due to the choice of career he
wanted, naval officer, and what the parent wished he could do, economics. After being expelled
from Brown University, he was employed as a sale person by his father who by then owned
Turner Advertising Company. Due to his zeal to prove his creativity and zeal to his parents, he
becomes the best sale representative for the company, making his father award him a general
manager role at their Macon, Georgia operations ("Ted Turner", 2008).
The success of Ted came after his father commits suicide due to accumulating debts that
threaten the existence of the company. After reviving his father’s company, he shifted his focus
to media and purchased an ailing television station Channel 17. With time, his entrepreneurial
skill, risk-taking capabilities and commitment to purpose saw him develop into a prominent
entrepreneur in the media business. By the time he started his entrepreneurial activities, the
economic condition of the United States was wanting. Coupled with his belief and philosophy
that all super achievers are motivated by instincts and a sense of security, Ted was able to
prosper to a degree of becoming the first entrepreneur in the US to develop a “superstation”,
WTBS.
Ideally, Ted was driven by the opportunities and loopholes in the media industry.
Although he personally had a passion for excellence, his risk-taking behaviours of investing in
the projects and hoping for a future change in the trends in the market paid off handsomely. It is
the improvised approaches to media which Ted used that ensured he obtains success. In essence,
his social abilities led to him funding the United Nations to a tune of $1 billion. For