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Decisiveness
         he  ability  to  make  lucrative  and  timely  decisions  is  referred  to  as  decisiveness.   o   can  one  become  a  decisive
        entrepreneur   hen it comes to starting a business, decisiveness is the most vital quality to have. It is all about recognising
        and capitalising on opportunities. An opportunity is a chance to do something, usually at the correct time or period.
        Decisiveness can be developed via the process outlined belo


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                                                                              Identify the
                               roblem  olving          Decisiveness
                                                                              opportunity







                                                        Analyse
                                                      nderstand the
                                                       opportunity


         et us consider  oonam's story to understand her entrepreneurial venture.

        Poonam lives in a small village in Himachal Pradesh. She sells hand-knitted woollen socks. However, she is not very
        successful in her venture. One day she discusses her problems with her friend. Her friend advises her to become an online
        seller. Poonam likes the idea and immediately registers online and starts selling her woollen socks. She realises that her
        product and price are better-suited for her online business. She then divides her products into two. She sells the better
        quality hand-knitted woollen socks online and the low quality hand-knitted woollen socks in her village. She starts earning
         uite a pro t from both sides.
         an you evaluate  oonam s conduct in terms of the four dimensions of decisiveness   rovide an e planation for each
        point.  or e ample  understanding the opportunity    oonam realised she could sell her  oollen socks in both her
        village and online.

        Initiative
         he ability to take charge and act in a situation before others is referred to as initiative. After you've determined  hat you
         ant to do, the ne t step is to do it.  here are times  hen  e recognise  hat action  e need to take but do not take it
        because  e believe  e are incapable of doing any task. In such cases, it is critical to reach out to those  e  ork  ith in
        order to brainstorm ideas and inspire us to believe in our talents.
         et us read the story about  unny,  ho  anted to  ork in the field of  e ellery design.

        Sunny was always interested in jewellery designing. He studied the latest international styles            I
        and would keep practising designing jewellery on his laptop. However, his family wanted    A   I I IA I
        him to study coding and work in a software company. After two years of struggling with
        what to do, Sunny spoke to his teacher. She encouraged him and made him realise that he needed to take command of his
        life. He then summoned the strength to speak to his family. He described that he had the talent to design jewellery and the
        skills to run an entrepreneurial venture because of what he had learnt in school about business. His family was convinced
        and Sunny  nally started selling his designs online. He is now well known for his skills in and around his town.


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