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What did Rachna do or think differently than others? Discuss it with your partner and record your findings
                 in your notebook. A manner of thinking or feeling about something is referred to as an attitude. It can be
                 positive or negative. Let us learn about entrepreneurs' positive mindsets/attitudes.
                 An entrepreneur's attitude is not the same as that of a salary earner. A wage earner must focus on his or her work
                 and not on the organisation. The entrepreneur, on the other hand, thinks and behaves in a different way. He/She
                 considers not only his/her own job, but also the work of the colleagues and the work required for the company's
                 success. After reading Rachna’s story, the attitudes of a successful entrepreneur are summarised as follows:

                                                                                           DECISIVENESS
                                                                                Capability to make timely and beneficial
                              PERSEVERANCE                                                   judgments
                     Ability to persist in difficult situations


                                                                Successful              ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS
                                                               Entrepreneur       Ability to use time, energy, and resources
                                                                                         to achieve desired results.

                           INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
                       Ability to collaborate with others                             ENGAGING IN INITIATIVES
                                                                               Capability to take the initiative and act in a
                                                                                        situation before others

                   4.9 ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCIES

                 We  will  now  learn  about  the  qualities  required  for  a  person  to  develop  an  entrepreneurial  mindset.
                 Competence is defined as the ability to perform something well. The following figure depicts the attitudes
                 and skills required to be a successful entrepreneur:

                      Decisiveness          Initiative        Interpersonal        Perseverance        Organisational
                                                                  Skills                                    Skills
                                           Believe that
                         Know             an action can                                Never              Managing
                        Yourself            be taken             Listening            give up               Time


                        Identify            Take that          Positive Body
                      Opportunity            action             Language             Hard work          Setting Goals


                      Analyse the                                Positive            Learn from           Managing
                      opportunity                                Attitude             failures           quality and
                                                                                                          efficiency

                        Problem                                 Managing
                        Solving                                   Stress


                 The journey to knowing our competencies begins with the knowledge of who we are. Every day we evolve
                 and change. We know what we like and what we don't. We make errors and then learn from them. It's vital
                 to pause and reflect on how we've evolved as humans through time. When we reflect on our lives, we may
                 be overly harsh on ourselves at times. We dislike it when we make mistakes and believe that we are unable
                 to do something because of them. In such situations, it is critical to remember to see ourselves through the
                 eyes of those around us. They might have good things to say about us. Let us learn about entrepreneurial
                 attitudes.

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