Animation II - Lesson 1 (PERSONAL ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCIES - PECs)

Entrepreneurial Competencies (PEC) Overview
📌 The lesson aims to explore job opportunities in animation, align PECs with a chosen business career, and create an action plan for success.
💡 The daily quote emphasizes proactivity: "Opportunities don't happen, you create them," encouraging future animators to become strong entrepreneurs.
📝 Key terms include entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, and the characteristics and skills of successful entrepreneurs.

Characteristics of an Entrepreneur
💪 Entrepreneurs must be innovative, knowledgeable, success-oriented, and capable team leaders.
🔗 A key necessity is adopting to possible future changes and maintaining risk tolerance.
🧠 According to Ray of Money, the will to create is encoded in human DNA, suggesting all humans are inherently entrepreneurial.

Defining Entrepreneurship and Risks
💼 An entrepreneur is fundamentally a person who creates and runs a business, inherently involving risk-taking.
⚖️ Entrepreneurs risk more than employees because business failure means losing their personal investment, leading to business closure.
🌟 The biggest reward of entrepreneurship is the personal satisfaction derived from the freedom to make and act on one's own business decisions.

Benefits and Potential Risks of Being an Entrepreneur
👑 Benefits include the ability to make your own rules, working a job you genuinely enjoy, creating greater wealth with no set income limit, and helping the community.
📉 Major risks involve potential business failure (as success rests solely on the entrepreneur), financial insecurity initially, and managing long hours and hard work, especially during startup.
🎯 Entrepreneurs must develop a Unique Selling Proposition (USP) to retain loyal customers amidst competitors and change.

Historical and Modern Entrepreneurs
💡 Historical figures like Thomas Edison (light bulb), Maggie Lena Walker (first woman to own a bank), and Steve Jobs/Wozniak (Apple) exemplify entrepreneurial success.
💻 Modern examples include Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook, focused on commitment), Bill Gates (Microsoft, profit-oriented), and Steve Jobs (Apple, confident in business growth).
🎓 Despite anecdotal examples of early dropouts (e.g., Gates, Zuckerberg dropping out at 19-20), the advice leans towards ensuring a Bachelor's degree is obtained for credibility.

Personal Characteristics for Success
🛠️ Success assessment involves evaluating aptitude (natural ability) and attitude (way of viewing things), emphasizing the need for a positive mindset.
❤️ Essential personal characteristics include being courageous, curious, disciplined, empathetic, enthusiastic, flexible, honest, and patient.
💡 Being creative is vital for gaining an edge over competitors by focusing on customer needs (the USP).

Essential Entrepreneurial Skills
📈 Key skills involve being an excellent planner (strategic thinking, goal setting), possessing people skills (effective communication, establishing good relationships), and sound decision-making based on facts.
💻 Computer skills are crucial due to the integration of technology in modern business, requiring awareness to maximize potential.
🤝 People skills are paramount for gaining loyal customers by effectively incorporating customer feedback.

Increasing Entrepreneurial Potential (Focus Areas)
📚 Potential is increased by focusing on business knowledge (reading, talking to owners), strengthening financial skills (math), and career exploration.
🌍 It is important to build community awareness through volunteering or internships.
🤝 Relationship building—spending time with inspiring people who provide necessary feedback—is key for commitment and boosting pursuit of the business.

Key Points & Insights
➡️ Entrepreneurs must be innovative, success-driven, and adoptable to future changes while being assertive team leaders.
➡️ Self-assessment of strengths and weaknesses (aptitude and attitude) is the crucial first step in developing PECs.
➡️ Planning combined with action (putting the plan into motion) is what turns an idea into an effective skill realization.
➡️ To ensure business viability, entrepreneurs must focus on generating profit (income) and employing wise decision-making based on facts to mitigate risk.

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