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    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

                                                                                         ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS
                                                                Successful
                                                                                   Ability to use time, energy, and resources
                                                              Entrepreneur
                                                                                         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
                                                                                     Hard work          Setting Goals
                      Opportunity            action             Language

                      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.

                4.9.1 Decisiveness

                Decisiveness is the ability to make quick and profitable choices. How can an entrepreneur develop this skill? When 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.

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