Are You an Entrepreneurial Spirit? Take the Quiz and Find Out

Cheryl A. Chatfield, Ph.D.

 

 

Entrepreneurial refers to more than just starting or owning one’s own business. The term also refers to taking control of one’s life by making ideas happen. An entrepreneurial spirit is a person who is spiritually independent and not locked into any one set of dogmatic beliefs. An entrepreneurial spirit is a person who recognizes the importance of creating a better spiritual life.

Creativity and risk are entrepreneurial characteristics. Creativity is not just about painting a picture, acting in a drama, writing a novel or some other artistic endeavor. Creativity is being intellectually and spiritually inventive. Spiritual people must be imaginative and innovative. In adapting to change, a larger view of creativity is necessary. We must be willing to try new ideas, new ways of thinking and acting. This involves a certain degree of risk. Venturing into the unknown is both creative and uncertain; this is a reality for our future.

An entrepreneurial spirit understands nonlinear thinking, in which there is no one cause and effect. This makes predictions in our lives even more difficult. Nonlinear is a different way of thinking. Our method of viewing the world has shifted. We can no longer expect to find one result from an event, or expect an outcome to have a single, definite cause. Linear thinking, or moving in a straight line, is no longer the only way to reflect. Instead, imagine a web of ideas spreading out in a variety of intricate patterns, but with an underlying order.

Assess yourself as an entrepreneurial spirit. Do you have the qualities necessary to adapt to change, take control of your spiritual life, and think differently?

ARE YOU AN ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT?

Assign one point for each characteristic that describes, or mostly describes, you:

Creates or seizes an opportunity and purses it regardless of current resources

Never, never accepts “no” for an answer

Is creative and innovative

Uses both left and right brain

Works hard, is driven by intense commitment and determined perseverance

Sees the cup 1/2 full, not 1/2 empty

Strives for integrity

Burns with desire to connect with the Divine

Is dissatisfied with the status quo in spiritual life

Seeks opportunity to improve all spiritual connections

Uses failure as a learning tool

Strives for effectiveness, not perfection

Is comfortable with a certain degree of risk

Scoring: Highest Possible Score is 13

Congratulations! A score of 10 or more makes you an entrepreneurial spirit.

Our spiritual, as well as our material, world is changing. As an entrepreneurial spirit, you are willing to modify your views to accommodate new ideas. This does mean changing your beliefs. This means not limiting your thinking, but allowing new thoughts to permeate your being.

If your score is less than 10, do not worry. You might want to take a look at the characteristics to see which ones you want to incorporate into your life. Being an entrepreneurial spirit is not the only way to live spiritually, but it is one way to better flow with the changes that are occurring.

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