Business Success Potential

Directions: Complete the 40 question "Yes/No" quiz below. Be sure to answer ALL questions and then click the "Check Scores" button near the bottom of the page. Your scores will appear, as well as an explanation of the optimum score range. If you find this information useful, please consider joining the BSC.

1. I take personal responsibility for my actions.
Yes No
2. I look for feedback for my actions.
Yes No
3. I prefer to use friends for critical advice.
Yes No
4. To be successful in business you need an overabundance of money.
Yes No
5. I want to start a business because I cannot work for someone else.
Yes No
6. I had a little business as a teenager or earlier (selling papers, lemonade, coin/stamp collecting, lawn services, etc.)
Yes No
7. I am decisive.
Yes No
8. I am best as a doer.
Yes No
9.I am adventurous.
Yes No
10. I am primarily a problem solver.
Yes No
11. I try to find creative or innovative ways to solve problems.
Yes No
12. I try to do better than other people with the same job or task.
Yes No
13. I try to exceed my own goals or standards.
Yes No
14. I am very concerned about career advancement.
Yes No
15. I prefer to be recognized for my unique accomplishments.
Yes No
16. I prefer to work with others.
Yes No
17. I feel comfortable giving directions to others.
Yes No
18. I am more concerned with my task than if people like me.
Yes No
19. I like to work alone.
Yes No
20. I seek approval from others.
Yes No
21. I take an active role in the organizations I belong to.
Yes No
22. I collect expensive objects or try to join organizations that are prestigious.
Yes No
23. I try to help others without being asked.
Yes No
24. I know and speak with key officials and organizations in the local community.
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25. I like to plan ahead.
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26. I prefer to work my head instead of my hands.
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27. I have will power and self-discipline.
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28. I get things done on time usually.
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29. I have confidence in myself and the job I do.
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30. I am versatile and adaptable.
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31. I have good common sense.
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32. Making money is the most important thing to me.
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33. I am ethical and honest.
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34. I prefer to be sure something is perfect before I consider it finished.
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35. I am impatient and do not like to wait.
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36. I am energetic and in good health.
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37. I am good with numbers.
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38. I am good with people.
Yes No
39. I prefer to work with professionals in areas in which I am unfamiliar.
Yes No
40. I feel comfortable looking for money to start and run my business.
Yes No


Your scores will appear in a pop-up window when you complete the quiz and hit the "Check Scores" button. You may then compare your scores to the optimum ranges listed below.

NOTE: If you click the button and it says "You did not answer Question X," when you in fact did, go to that question and reclick your choice. This should fix the error that occurs sometimes in certain browsers.

 

 

 

Traits of a Successful Business Person

  1. High desire to achieve
  2. Moderate desire for power
  3. Low desire for interaction with others

The optimal score ranges from this quiz that reflect the above characteristics are an Achievement score of 10 or higher, a Power score between 7 and 11, and an Interaction score less than 4.

The above three traits manifest themselves as six characteristics of a successful business person:

  1. The successful business person is an adventurer.
  2. The successful business person is decisive.
  3. The successful business person is versatile.
  4. The successful business person is a finisher.
  5. The successful business person is self-confident.
  6. The successful business person is a benevolent despot.

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