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Week 1: Module 1b

Statements will be presented that relate to different approaches to being a small business owner. Please read and pause to reflect on each statement before selecting the best response for you. To help you decide which response to select, we would like to explain what each term means.

- By "Not like me at all," we do not necessarily mean that the statement would never describe you, but that it would be true of you only in rare instances.
- By "Not very much like me," we mean that the statement generally would not be true of you.
- By "Not much like me," we mean that the statement would be true of you about half the time.
- By "Mostly like me," we mean that the statement would generally be true of you.
- By "Very much like me," we do not necessarily mean that the statement would always describe you, but that it would be true of you almost all the time.
1.I try to break big problems down into smaller parts. (Required.)
2.I ask myself if there was an easier way to do things after I finish a task. (Required.)
3.I organize my time to best accomplish my goals. (Required.)
4.I ask myself how well I have accomplished my goals once I have finished. (Required.)
5.I think about how others may react to my actions. (Required.)
6.I consciously focus my attention on important information. (Required.)
7.I tend to use strategies that have worked for me in the past. (Required.)
8.I know what kind of information is most important to consider when faced with a problem. (Required.)
9.I ask myself if I have considered all the options after I solve a problem. (Required.)
10.I am good at organizing information. (Required.)
11.I use different strategies depending on the situation. (Required.)
12.I ask myself if I have learned as much as I could have when I finished the task. (Required.)
13.I ask myself questions about the task before I begin working on it. (Required.)
14.I often define goals for myself. (Required.)
15.I find myself pausing regularly to check my comprehension of the problem or situation at hand. (Required.)
16.I re-evaluate my assumptions when I get confused. (Required.)
17.I think about what I really need to accomplish before I begin a task. (Required.)
18.I periodically review to help me understand important relationships. (Required.)
19.I think of several ways to solve a problem and choose the best one. (Required.)
20.I find myself automatically using strategies that have worked in the past. (Required.)
21.My “gut” tells me when a given strategy I use will be most effective. (Required.)
22.I challenge my own assumptions about a task before I begin. (Required.)
23.I ask myself questions about how well I am doing while I am performing a novel task. (Required.)
24.I depend on my intuition to help me formulate strategies. (Required.)
25.I understand how accomplishing a task relates to my goals. (Required.)
26.I am aware of what strategies I use when engaged in a given task. (Required.)
27.I set specific goals that I want to accomplish before I begin a task. (Required.)
28.I find myself analyzing the usefulness of a given strategy while engaged in a given task. (Required.)
29.I think a lot about if new information is meaningful and relevant to me. (Required.)
30.When performing a task, I frequently assess my progress against what I want to accomplish. (Required.)
31.I ask myself if I have considered all the options when solving a problem. (Required.)
32.I stop and go back over information that is not clear. (Required.)
33.I stop and reread when I get confused. (Required.)
34.I need to translate new information into my own words to understand it better. (Required.)
35.I create my own examples to make information more meaningful. (Required.)
36.I perform best when I feel that I have all the knowledge that I need. (Required.)
37.What is the zip code for your business?
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