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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.

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* 1. I ask myself if I have considered all the options after I solve a problem.

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* 2. I ask myself questions about how well I am doing while I am performing a novel task.

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* 3. I ask myself questions about the task before I begin working on it.

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* 4. I set specific goals that I want to accomplish before I begin a task.

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* 5. I ask myself if I have considered all the options when solving a problem.

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* 6. I find myself pausing regularly to check my comprehension of the problem or situation at hand.

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* 7. I consciously focus my attention on important information.

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* 8. I depend on my intuition to help me formulate strategies.

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* 9. I understand how accomplishing a task relates to my goals.

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* 10. I think about what I really need to accomplish before I begin a task.

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* 11. I re-evaluate my assumptions when I get confused.

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* 12. When performing a task, I frequently assess my progress against what I want to accomplish.

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* 13. I use different strategies depending on the situation.

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* 14. I stop and go back over information that is not clear.

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* 15. I think a lot about if new information is meaningful and relevant to me.

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* 16. I tend to use strategies that have worked for me in the past.

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* 17. I am good at organizing information.

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* 18. I perform best when I feel that I have all the knowledge that I need.

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* 19. I think about how others may react to my actions.

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* 20. I often define goals for myself.

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* 21. I challenge my own assumptions about a task before I begin.

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* 22. I need to translate new information into my own words to understand it better.

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* 23. My “gut” tells me when a given strategy I use will be most effective.

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* 24. I find myself analyzing the usefulness of a given strategy while engaged in a given task.

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* 25. I organize my time to best accomplish my goals.

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* 26. I ask myself how well I have accomplished my goals once I have finished.

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* 27. I ask myself if there was an easier way to do things after I finish a task.

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* 28. I periodically review to help me understand important relationships.

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* 29. I try to break big problems down into smaller parts.

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* 30. I am aware of what strategies I use when engaged in a given task.

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* 31. I ask myself if I have learned as much as I could have when I finished the task.

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* 32. I find myself automatically using strategies that have worked in the past.

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* 33. I think of several ways to solve a problem and choose the best one.

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* 34. I create my own examples to make information more meaningful.

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* 35. I stop and reread when I get confused.

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* 36. I know what kind of information is most important to consider when faced with a problem.

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* 37. What is the zip code for your business?

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