1. Significantly, high numbers of entrepre­neurs are children of first generation Americans. If your parents were Immigrants

2. Successful entrepreneurs were not, as a rule, top achievers in school. If you were a top student?

3. Entrepreneurs were not especially en­ thusiastic about participating in group ac­tivities in school. If you enjoyed group activities -- clubs, team sports, double dates

4. Studies of entrepreneurs show that, as youngsters, they often preferred to be alone. Did you prefer to be alone as a youngster?

5. Those who started enterprises during childhood - lemonade stands, family newspapers, greeting card sales - or ran for elected office at school

6. Stubbornness as a child seems to trans­late into determination to do things one's own way - a hallmark of proven entrepre­neurs. If you were a stubborn child (you wanted to learn the hard way)

7. Caution may involve an unwillingness to take risks, a handicap for those embark­ing on previously uncharted territory. Were you cautious as a youngster?

8. If you were daring?

9. Entrepreneurs often speak of having the faith to pursue different paths despite the opinions of others. If the opinions of oth­ers matter a lot to you.

10. Being tired of a daily routine is often a precipitating factor in an entrepreneur’s decision to start an enterprise. lf an im­portant motivation for starting your own enterprise would be changing your daily routine

11. Do you really enjoy work, would you be willing to work overnight?

12. If you would be willing to work "as long as it takes" with little or no sleep to finish a job