11/27/2005

Are Entrepreneurs Just Born That Way?

"Passion. Vision. Focus. Courage. Will. These are just a few signature traits of successful entrepreneurs. But where do these traits come from? Are they hard-wired into our DNA or acquired over time, like wrenches in a toolbox?

Thomas Harrison, a former cell biologist turned marketing guru...concurs that there are indeed born entrepreneurs, he concedes that others may have latent traits, which can be teased out and developed by using the eight techniques described in his book.

Are you in the lucky gene club? Find out by taking this entrepreneurial personality quiz [from Forbes.com] , adapted from Harrison's book. The 30 questions are geared toward measuring five broad aspects of personality: openness to experience, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and neuroticism. Just choose an answer for each question, and check the results when you're done."