8/31 Bellwork

If you have not already, take a moment, put on your thinking cap, and thoughtfully complete the form from last week on the iLab blog. I am specifically interested in details regarding ideas for a project you might have already popping up in your brain. Be sure to give specific ideas about this in particular as we begin to zero in on the project you would like to complete this semester.

Read through the following E-Traits. When you are done, answer the poll question in the margin! :)

E TRAITS!

Here is a list of the 10 most common characteristics of successful entrepreneurs.  Do you have some of these traits? Analyze yourself, then ask you friends and parents which of these apply to you. List three in the comment section below.

CONFIDENCE: belief in yourself and your abilities; self-confidence

PERSISTENCE:  to continue firmly in a plan or course of action; to last or endure

INTEGRITY: moral character;  honesty; consistently following rules of right behavior    

                              

CREATIVITY:  the ability to “think outside the box” and come up with original and imaginative ideas

ENTHUSIASM:  a lively interest that is applied to different activities;  excitement

DETERMINATION: making a strong decision and being purposeful about following through on it

RISK- TAKING: being able to take decisive action, even if the outcome is unknown.

INDEPENDENCE:  able to act on one’s own;  free from the control of others

ADAPTABILITY: able to adjust to new situations;  the ability to make changes to fit a new situation or set of problems

HARD WORKING- willing to put in the extra time and effort to make a project successful

Here's an interesting article to look at...click below!

50 Habits of Entrepreneurs


Let's look at a few entrepreneurs and analyze what traits we think they have!
Click here to read some entrepreneur stories

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