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The Entrepreneurrsquos
wwwryrobcom
Skills Assessment Guide
Identify what yoursquore good at
By Ryan Robinson
Build a profitable business with your skills
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Becoming a successful entrepreneur is about so much more than just having useful skills and magically stumbling into the right opportunities that give you the chance to really demonstrate those abilities
Itrsquos about more than making millions of dollars Itrsquos about more than having passion for what you do every day Sure those are both great goals to aspire to and are indeed essential to successfully running a business
However Irsquod argue that the true meaning of success in the world of business should be measured by how much yoursquore able to use your skills and strengths to help others
If yoursquore not completely sure of what yoursquore good at or where you should start on strengthening the skills you want to build itrsquos a challenge to truly help large numbers of people Irsquom guessing thatrsquos exactly why yoursquore here today
Before we get started itrsquos important to explain the very distinct differences between Soft skills and Hard skills
Soft skills The technical definition of soft skills are personal attributes that enable someone to interact effectively and harmoniously with other people In short these are the skills you possess that you canrsquot necessarily quantify This is your EQ (Emotional Intelligence) not your IQ (Intellectual Intelligence)
Yoursquore not often going to see soft skills listed within the job requirements when applying to new companies However these types of skills like being a good listener being optimistic and possessing strong leadership abilities are in my opinion more important than most hard skills You can learn many hard skills over a relatively short period of time but becoming a leader isnrsquot learned by simply taking a class on nights and weekends
Hard skills These are what most people think of when they think about skills Hard skills are specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measured Think coding in HTMLCSS writing great blog content financial modeling app development and so on In school you take tests to quantify these
If you donrsquot yet possess a lot of well-defined sharpened hard skills itrsquos easy to feel like you donrsquot have any valuable skills Well Irsquom here to tell you that yoursquore wrong
When I started my first side business I had very few hard skills But what I lacked in coding talent marketing chops and writing abilities at the time I significantly made up for in determination optimism and people skills that would help me build the meaningful connections Irsquod need to get my business off the ground without doing everything myself Later on I trained myself to become proficient with the hard skills my business (and future companies) would need
The goal of this Skill Assessment is to help you identify your soft skills combine them with the hard skills you currently have identify the ones yoursquoll need to improve upon and progress into a business where yoursquoll be able to utilize your unique soft amp hard skills
Now letrsquos get to it
1
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
1 Which soft skills do you think you possess
Choose from below at least 5 but no more than 10 soft skill traits that you believe describe you best
Now rank in order of strength what you think your top 5 soft skills are Which ones do you use most or feel help you succeed in your day-to-day life
bull bull bull bull bull
2
A good listener Optimistic A leader
I would describe myself ashellip
Having common sense Being intrinsically motivated Hard working
Empathetic Having a sense of humor A good negotiator
A conversationalist Cool under pressure Diplomatic
Collaborative on a team Open to critical feedback Driven
A critical thinker A mentor to others A salesperson
Self-aware Confident Resilient
A good learner Patient Forgiving
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
2 Breaking down your biggest wins
Think of a time you did an incredible job on a class project a challenging deliverable at work or a time you felt particularly accomplished with something you worked on These are the experiences when you lose track of time because yoursquore so engaged in what yoursquore doing Yoursquore excited You feel motivated
One example for me was during the week I launched my very first online course I probably slept 4-5 hours each night and still made it into work at my day job I felt energized every single day of that week I was emailing back amp forth with people who were considering buying my course answering tons of questions and giving away some of the content for free to the motivated people that simply couldnrsquot afford to buy it at the time I built so many great relationships that continue to flourish I loved it
Now itrsquos your turn Identify one of your biggest wins A time you felt truly in your element
What exactly were you doing Tell me about it
Now which soft skills did you use the most in this situation What helped you achieve your goals
bull bull bull bull bull
Do these match up with the top 5 soft skills you choose to identify yourself with on the previous page
3
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
3 What comes naturally to you
What have your friends coaches teachers managers or even your parents always told you yoursquore a natural at
Was is always easier for you to pick up mathematics than most of the kids in your class
Are you naturally more perceptive of how the people around you are feeling during a conversation
Do you have an easy time convincing people to see things from your point of view
Perhaps your friends usually look to you when making decisions about what to do and when to do it
Share with me 5 things you believe yoursquore a natural at
4
1
2 3 4
5
Now which soft skills do you believe help you naturally do so well at these activities
bull bull bull bull bull
Do these match up with the top 5 soft skills you choose to identify yourself with on page 2
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
4 Asking others what comes naturally to you
Now that wersquove done some introspection itrsquos time to lean on the people that often know you better than you know yourself Your close friends family and co-workers you trust
Next I want you to copy amp paste the below message and email or text it to at least 5 people who know you very well Itrsquos important that you do this over email or text so that they have time to genuinely think about their responses instead of feeling pressured or that they need to tell you what you want to hear over the phone or in person You can always follow up later in person to get more details
Your goal is to get honest feedback no to reaffirm what you already believe about yourself
5
Feel free to personalize the script to fit your communication style and medium yoursquore using to ask this question Just make sure yoursquore clearly asking them to share 3-5 skills that they believe you to possess and ideally mention any examples of when you demonstrates those abilities
Do not skip this step
I know it can be uncomfortable if yoursquore not used to asking others for feedback personal favors or you donrsquot usually talk about these types of subjects with your friends and family
A major component of becoming a successful entrepreneur is training yourself to constantly challenge your assumptions ask for meaningful (objective) feedback and become more self-aware about your strengths and weaknesses The act of completing this assessment is designed to challenge you to step outside of your comfort zone
On the next page wersquore going to keep track of all the responses you get
Hey [First Name]
I have a quick question for you Right now Irsquom doing a self-assessment and taking a deeper look at some of my strengths and skills that best define me Would you do me a favor and take a few minutes to think about 3-5 skills that you think I possess and share any examples of when I used them that stand out to you
Thank you so much
[Your Name]
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Responses
6
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
5 A real-life example
Imagine your boss coach or teacher gives you an urgent group project to do Your success at your job on the court or in the classroom depends solely upon completing this activity well and itrsquos a great opportunity to show what yoursquore made of Really think of an example in your head
You have 3 team members in your group for this project
What role do you naturally assume within your group (Organizer leader creative moderator etc)
7
Which soft skills do you use most within this project and the role yoursquove taken on
bull bull bull bull bull
Do these match up with the top 5 soft skills you choose to identify yourself with on page 2
Is there a certain part of the project that you feel most compelled to take on yourself Do you like strategizing the overall plan Being the one who assigns tasks to your other team members Perhaps you prefer spending the bulk of your time and energy on the actual execution of the deliverables
From your hypothetical example share with me which part of the project you want to take on
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
6 Zeroing in on your strongest soft skills
Take a look back through the past few pages Which soft skills are written down the most between what yoursquove defined for yourself and what others have reported back about you Itrsquos ok to pause here and wait for the responses back from others
Write down the top 5 soft skills that continued to resurface in order of how many times they appeared right here
1
2
3
4
5
8
These are the soft skills that both you and the people who know you best feel represent you most
If there arenrsquot any clear stand-out winners thatrsquos ok Choose the top 5 that you feel describe you best and letrsquos move onward
In order to maximize your potential for success in business you need to be using your strongest skills and leveraging your strengths every single day These are the soft skills yoursquore going to lean on most as you move forward in your business
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
7 What are some of your hard skills
Remember wersquore talking about very specific easily-measured abilities like having a strong writing ability being able to code in HTMLCSS make complex financial models in Microsoft Excel and so on
Based on how many years experience you have with each rate your level of expertise
9
1
2 3 4
5
Beginner (less than 1yr) Progressing (~ 1 yr) Intermediate (1-2 yrs) Advanced (2-5 yrs) Expert (5+ yrs)
Which soft skills of yours do you believe aid most in doing well at these hard skills
1
2 3
4
5
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
8 What do you love to do
Do you like helping your friends talk through difficult situations at work or in their personal lives Do you spend your free time writing about life lessons yoursquove learned through your travels Do you go on outdoor adventures every weekend Are you a fitness junkie
If yoursquore anything like me then you love to do the things yoursquore already good at Itrsquos human nature Trying new things (and risking failure) is uncomfortable at first
At this point in my life I love sharing my experiences in business through my writing and pushing myself to my personal limits with long-distance running By my own measure Irsquom already good at both of them But when I think back to how painful it was when I was just beginning to sharpen my abilities at both there were many times I contemplated giving up Once I got my first handful of breakthroughs I had the momentum and confidence to keep pushing and slowly I began to love them both
Now share with me 5 things you love to do This can be at work in the home or how yoursquod ideally spend your free time out and about
Based on how many years experience you have with each rate your level of expertise
10
1
2 3 4
5
Beginner (less than 1yr) Progressing (~ 1 yr) Intermediate (1-2 yrs) Advanced (2-5 yrs) Expert (5+ yrs)
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
11
9 Zeroing in on your strongest hard skills
Take a look back through the last two pages When yoursquore doing the things you love to do are you engaging any of the hard skills yoursquove identified for yourself
Using myself as an example since I love writing and sharing my experiences in business with others Irsquom very frequently using a core hard skill of mine - persuasive writing - to do what I love Because this hard skill is actively engaged in doing something I regularly practice it constantly improves
Now write down all of your self-identified hard skills that you use when doing the things you love Rank them in order of your expertise so that yoursquore focusing most on your strongest ones
1
2
3
These are the hard skills that you need to focus on utilizing in your business
If you can already identify some major gaps between the hard skills you possess and the deliverables that your business will need then you have 3 options
bull Take the time to learn the skills your business idea will need in order to be done well
bull Outsource your current weaknesses by bringing on a partner or hiring talented contractors to help
bull Choose a different business where yoursquoll be able to utilize the hard skills you currently have
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
After you have self-awareness what comes nextWhere to Next
12
So yoursquove gone through the (painful) process of identifying your strongest soft skills and hard skills
What you do with this information is completely up to you
Irsquove learned that the majority of people donrsquot actually make it this far Why Because this is difficult Yoursquore pushing yourself to acknowledge things about yourself that may not be comfortable Yoursquore asking others for seemingly awkward feedback that you may be embarrassed to ask for
Out of those who do complete this assessment most will stop right here This will be it
However if your goal is to launch a meaningful self-employed career the journey has really just begun
Itrsquos time to take action
Now that you know which soft skills and hard skills are going to get you the furthest today itrsquos time to combine those with your areas of interest and generate some potential business ideas that fit you
If yoursquore ready to keep moving join my course The Launch While Working Formula
Questions Feedback
Shoot me an email at ryanryrobcom
Irsquod love to help
Ryan
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Becoming a successful entrepreneur is about so much more than just having useful skills and magically stumbling into the right opportunities that give you the chance to really demonstrate those abilities
Itrsquos about more than making millions of dollars Itrsquos about more than having passion for what you do every day Sure those are both great goals to aspire to and are indeed essential to successfully running a business
However Irsquod argue that the true meaning of success in the world of business should be measured by how much yoursquore able to use your skills and strengths to help others
If yoursquore not completely sure of what yoursquore good at or where you should start on strengthening the skills you want to build itrsquos a challenge to truly help large numbers of people Irsquom guessing thatrsquos exactly why yoursquore here today
Before we get started itrsquos important to explain the very distinct differences between Soft skills and Hard skills
Soft skills The technical definition of soft skills are personal attributes that enable someone to interact effectively and harmoniously with other people In short these are the skills you possess that you canrsquot necessarily quantify This is your EQ (Emotional Intelligence) not your IQ (Intellectual Intelligence)
Yoursquore not often going to see soft skills listed within the job requirements when applying to new companies However these types of skills like being a good listener being optimistic and possessing strong leadership abilities are in my opinion more important than most hard skills You can learn many hard skills over a relatively short period of time but becoming a leader isnrsquot learned by simply taking a class on nights and weekends
Hard skills These are what most people think of when they think about skills Hard skills are specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measured Think coding in HTMLCSS writing great blog content financial modeling app development and so on In school you take tests to quantify these
If you donrsquot yet possess a lot of well-defined sharpened hard skills itrsquos easy to feel like you donrsquot have any valuable skills Well Irsquom here to tell you that yoursquore wrong
When I started my first side business I had very few hard skills But what I lacked in coding talent marketing chops and writing abilities at the time I significantly made up for in determination optimism and people skills that would help me build the meaningful connections Irsquod need to get my business off the ground without doing everything myself Later on I trained myself to become proficient with the hard skills my business (and future companies) would need
The goal of this Skill Assessment is to help you identify your soft skills combine them with the hard skills you currently have identify the ones yoursquoll need to improve upon and progress into a business where yoursquoll be able to utilize your unique soft amp hard skills
Now letrsquos get to it
1
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
1 Which soft skills do you think you possess
Choose from below at least 5 but no more than 10 soft skill traits that you believe describe you best
Now rank in order of strength what you think your top 5 soft skills are Which ones do you use most or feel help you succeed in your day-to-day life
bull bull bull bull bull
2
A good listener Optimistic A leader
I would describe myself ashellip
Having common sense Being intrinsically motivated Hard working
Empathetic Having a sense of humor A good negotiator
A conversationalist Cool under pressure Diplomatic
Collaborative on a team Open to critical feedback Driven
A critical thinker A mentor to others A salesperson
Self-aware Confident Resilient
A good learner Patient Forgiving
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
2 Breaking down your biggest wins
Think of a time you did an incredible job on a class project a challenging deliverable at work or a time you felt particularly accomplished with something you worked on These are the experiences when you lose track of time because yoursquore so engaged in what yoursquore doing Yoursquore excited You feel motivated
One example for me was during the week I launched my very first online course I probably slept 4-5 hours each night and still made it into work at my day job I felt energized every single day of that week I was emailing back amp forth with people who were considering buying my course answering tons of questions and giving away some of the content for free to the motivated people that simply couldnrsquot afford to buy it at the time I built so many great relationships that continue to flourish I loved it
Now itrsquos your turn Identify one of your biggest wins A time you felt truly in your element
What exactly were you doing Tell me about it
Now which soft skills did you use the most in this situation What helped you achieve your goals
bull bull bull bull bull
Do these match up with the top 5 soft skills you choose to identify yourself with on the previous page
3
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
3 What comes naturally to you
What have your friends coaches teachers managers or even your parents always told you yoursquore a natural at
Was is always easier for you to pick up mathematics than most of the kids in your class
Are you naturally more perceptive of how the people around you are feeling during a conversation
Do you have an easy time convincing people to see things from your point of view
Perhaps your friends usually look to you when making decisions about what to do and when to do it
Share with me 5 things you believe yoursquore a natural at
4
1
2 3 4
5
Now which soft skills do you believe help you naturally do so well at these activities
bull bull bull bull bull
Do these match up with the top 5 soft skills you choose to identify yourself with on page 2
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
4 Asking others what comes naturally to you
Now that wersquove done some introspection itrsquos time to lean on the people that often know you better than you know yourself Your close friends family and co-workers you trust
Next I want you to copy amp paste the below message and email or text it to at least 5 people who know you very well Itrsquos important that you do this over email or text so that they have time to genuinely think about their responses instead of feeling pressured or that they need to tell you what you want to hear over the phone or in person You can always follow up later in person to get more details
Your goal is to get honest feedback no to reaffirm what you already believe about yourself
5
Feel free to personalize the script to fit your communication style and medium yoursquore using to ask this question Just make sure yoursquore clearly asking them to share 3-5 skills that they believe you to possess and ideally mention any examples of when you demonstrates those abilities
Do not skip this step
I know it can be uncomfortable if yoursquore not used to asking others for feedback personal favors or you donrsquot usually talk about these types of subjects with your friends and family
A major component of becoming a successful entrepreneur is training yourself to constantly challenge your assumptions ask for meaningful (objective) feedback and become more self-aware about your strengths and weaknesses The act of completing this assessment is designed to challenge you to step outside of your comfort zone
On the next page wersquore going to keep track of all the responses you get
Hey [First Name]
I have a quick question for you Right now Irsquom doing a self-assessment and taking a deeper look at some of my strengths and skills that best define me Would you do me a favor and take a few minutes to think about 3-5 skills that you think I possess and share any examples of when I used them that stand out to you
Thank you so much
[Your Name]
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Responses
6
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
5 A real-life example
Imagine your boss coach or teacher gives you an urgent group project to do Your success at your job on the court or in the classroom depends solely upon completing this activity well and itrsquos a great opportunity to show what yoursquore made of Really think of an example in your head
You have 3 team members in your group for this project
What role do you naturally assume within your group (Organizer leader creative moderator etc)
7
Which soft skills do you use most within this project and the role yoursquove taken on
bull bull bull bull bull
Do these match up with the top 5 soft skills you choose to identify yourself with on page 2
Is there a certain part of the project that you feel most compelled to take on yourself Do you like strategizing the overall plan Being the one who assigns tasks to your other team members Perhaps you prefer spending the bulk of your time and energy on the actual execution of the deliverables
From your hypothetical example share with me which part of the project you want to take on
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
6 Zeroing in on your strongest soft skills
Take a look back through the past few pages Which soft skills are written down the most between what yoursquove defined for yourself and what others have reported back about you Itrsquos ok to pause here and wait for the responses back from others
Write down the top 5 soft skills that continued to resurface in order of how many times they appeared right here
1
2
3
4
5
8
These are the soft skills that both you and the people who know you best feel represent you most
If there arenrsquot any clear stand-out winners thatrsquos ok Choose the top 5 that you feel describe you best and letrsquos move onward
In order to maximize your potential for success in business you need to be using your strongest skills and leveraging your strengths every single day These are the soft skills yoursquore going to lean on most as you move forward in your business
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
7 What are some of your hard skills
Remember wersquore talking about very specific easily-measured abilities like having a strong writing ability being able to code in HTMLCSS make complex financial models in Microsoft Excel and so on
Based on how many years experience you have with each rate your level of expertise
9
1
2 3 4
5
Beginner (less than 1yr) Progressing (~ 1 yr) Intermediate (1-2 yrs) Advanced (2-5 yrs) Expert (5+ yrs)
Which soft skills of yours do you believe aid most in doing well at these hard skills
1
2 3
4
5
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
8 What do you love to do
Do you like helping your friends talk through difficult situations at work or in their personal lives Do you spend your free time writing about life lessons yoursquove learned through your travels Do you go on outdoor adventures every weekend Are you a fitness junkie
If yoursquore anything like me then you love to do the things yoursquore already good at Itrsquos human nature Trying new things (and risking failure) is uncomfortable at first
At this point in my life I love sharing my experiences in business through my writing and pushing myself to my personal limits with long-distance running By my own measure Irsquom already good at both of them But when I think back to how painful it was when I was just beginning to sharpen my abilities at both there were many times I contemplated giving up Once I got my first handful of breakthroughs I had the momentum and confidence to keep pushing and slowly I began to love them both
Now share with me 5 things you love to do This can be at work in the home or how yoursquod ideally spend your free time out and about
Based on how many years experience you have with each rate your level of expertise
10
1
2 3 4
5
Beginner (less than 1yr) Progressing (~ 1 yr) Intermediate (1-2 yrs) Advanced (2-5 yrs) Expert (5+ yrs)
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
11
9 Zeroing in on your strongest hard skills
Take a look back through the last two pages When yoursquore doing the things you love to do are you engaging any of the hard skills yoursquove identified for yourself
Using myself as an example since I love writing and sharing my experiences in business with others Irsquom very frequently using a core hard skill of mine - persuasive writing - to do what I love Because this hard skill is actively engaged in doing something I regularly practice it constantly improves
Now write down all of your self-identified hard skills that you use when doing the things you love Rank them in order of your expertise so that yoursquore focusing most on your strongest ones
1
2
3
These are the hard skills that you need to focus on utilizing in your business
If you can already identify some major gaps between the hard skills you possess and the deliverables that your business will need then you have 3 options
bull Take the time to learn the skills your business idea will need in order to be done well
bull Outsource your current weaknesses by bringing on a partner or hiring talented contractors to help
bull Choose a different business where yoursquoll be able to utilize the hard skills you currently have
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
After you have self-awareness what comes nextWhere to Next
12
So yoursquove gone through the (painful) process of identifying your strongest soft skills and hard skills
What you do with this information is completely up to you
Irsquove learned that the majority of people donrsquot actually make it this far Why Because this is difficult Yoursquore pushing yourself to acknowledge things about yourself that may not be comfortable Yoursquore asking others for seemingly awkward feedback that you may be embarrassed to ask for
Out of those who do complete this assessment most will stop right here This will be it
However if your goal is to launch a meaningful self-employed career the journey has really just begun
Itrsquos time to take action
Now that you know which soft skills and hard skills are going to get you the furthest today itrsquos time to combine those with your areas of interest and generate some potential business ideas that fit you
If yoursquore ready to keep moving join my course The Launch While Working Formula
Questions Feedback
Shoot me an email at ryanryrobcom
Irsquod love to help
Ryan
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
1 Which soft skills do you think you possess
Choose from below at least 5 but no more than 10 soft skill traits that you believe describe you best
Now rank in order of strength what you think your top 5 soft skills are Which ones do you use most or feel help you succeed in your day-to-day life
bull bull bull bull bull
2
A good listener Optimistic A leader
I would describe myself ashellip
Having common sense Being intrinsically motivated Hard working
Empathetic Having a sense of humor A good negotiator
A conversationalist Cool under pressure Diplomatic
Collaborative on a team Open to critical feedback Driven
A critical thinker A mentor to others A salesperson
Self-aware Confident Resilient
A good learner Patient Forgiving
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
2 Breaking down your biggest wins
Think of a time you did an incredible job on a class project a challenging deliverable at work or a time you felt particularly accomplished with something you worked on These are the experiences when you lose track of time because yoursquore so engaged in what yoursquore doing Yoursquore excited You feel motivated
One example for me was during the week I launched my very first online course I probably slept 4-5 hours each night and still made it into work at my day job I felt energized every single day of that week I was emailing back amp forth with people who were considering buying my course answering tons of questions and giving away some of the content for free to the motivated people that simply couldnrsquot afford to buy it at the time I built so many great relationships that continue to flourish I loved it
Now itrsquos your turn Identify one of your biggest wins A time you felt truly in your element
What exactly were you doing Tell me about it
Now which soft skills did you use the most in this situation What helped you achieve your goals
bull bull bull bull bull
Do these match up with the top 5 soft skills you choose to identify yourself with on the previous page
3
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
3 What comes naturally to you
What have your friends coaches teachers managers or even your parents always told you yoursquore a natural at
Was is always easier for you to pick up mathematics than most of the kids in your class
Are you naturally more perceptive of how the people around you are feeling during a conversation
Do you have an easy time convincing people to see things from your point of view
Perhaps your friends usually look to you when making decisions about what to do and when to do it
Share with me 5 things you believe yoursquore a natural at
4
1
2 3 4
5
Now which soft skills do you believe help you naturally do so well at these activities
bull bull bull bull bull
Do these match up with the top 5 soft skills you choose to identify yourself with on page 2
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
4 Asking others what comes naturally to you
Now that wersquove done some introspection itrsquos time to lean on the people that often know you better than you know yourself Your close friends family and co-workers you trust
Next I want you to copy amp paste the below message and email or text it to at least 5 people who know you very well Itrsquos important that you do this over email or text so that they have time to genuinely think about their responses instead of feeling pressured or that they need to tell you what you want to hear over the phone or in person You can always follow up later in person to get more details
Your goal is to get honest feedback no to reaffirm what you already believe about yourself
5
Feel free to personalize the script to fit your communication style and medium yoursquore using to ask this question Just make sure yoursquore clearly asking them to share 3-5 skills that they believe you to possess and ideally mention any examples of when you demonstrates those abilities
Do not skip this step
I know it can be uncomfortable if yoursquore not used to asking others for feedback personal favors or you donrsquot usually talk about these types of subjects with your friends and family
A major component of becoming a successful entrepreneur is training yourself to constantly challenge your assumptions ask for meaningful (objective) feedback and become more self-aware about your strengths and weaknesses The act of completing this assessment is designed to challenge you to step outside of your comfort zone
On the next page wersquore going to keep track of all the responses you get
Hey [First Name]
I have a quick question for you Right now Irsquom doing a self-assessment and taking a deeper look at some of my strengths and skills that best define me Would you do me a favor and take a few minutes to think about 3-5 skills that you think I possess and share any examples of when I used them that stand out to you
Thank you so much
[Your Name]
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Responses
6
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
5 A real-life example
Imagine your boss coach or teacher gives you an urgent group project to do Your success at your job on the court or in the classroom depends solely upon completing this activity well and itrsquos a great opportunity to show what yoursquore made of Really think of an example in your head
You have 3 team members in your group for this project
What role do you naturally assume within your group (Organizer leader creative moderator etc)
7
Which soft skills do you use most within this project and the role yoursquove taken on
bull bull bull bull bull
Do these match up with the top 5 soft skills you choose to identify yourself with on page 2
Is there a certain part of the project that you feel most compelled to take on yourself Do you like strategizing the overall plan Being the one who assigns tasks to your other team members Perhaps you prefer spending the bulk of your time and energy on the actual execution of the deliverables
From your hypothetical example share with me which part of the project you want to take on
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
6 Zeroing in on your strongest soft skills
Take a look back through the past few pages Which soft skills are written down the most between what yoursquove defined for yourself and what others have reported back about you Itrsquos ok to pause here and wait for the responses back from others
Write down the top 5 soft skills that continued to resurface in order of how many times they appeared right here
1
2
3
4
5
8
These are the soft skills that both you and the people who know you best feel represent you most
If there arenrsquot any clear stand-out winners thatrsquos ok Choose the top 5 that you feel describe you best and letrsquos move onward
In order to maximize your potential for success in business you need to be using your strongest skills and leveraging your strengths every single day These are the soft skills yoursquore going to lean on most as you move forward in your business
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
7 What are some of your hard skills
Remember wersquore talking about very specific easily-measured abilities like having a strong writing ability being able to code in HTMLCSS make complex financial models in Microsoft Excel and so on
Based on how many years experience you have with each rate your level of expertise
9
1
2 3 4
5
Beginner (less than 1yr) Progressing (~ 1 yr) Intermediate (1-2 yrs) Advanced (2-5 yrs) Expert (5+ yrs)
Which soft skills of yours do you believe aid most in doing well at these hard skills
1
2 3
4
5
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
8 What do you love to do
Do you like helping your friends talk through difficult situations at work or in their personal lives Do you spend your free time writing about life lessons yoursquove learned through your travels Do you go on outdoor adventures every weekend Are you a fitness junkie
If yoursquore anything like me then you love to do the things yoursquore already good at Itrsquos human nature Trying new things (and risking failure) is uncomfortable at first
At this point in my life I love sharing my experiences in business through my writing and pushing myself to my personal limits with long-distance running By my own measure Irsquom already good at both of them But when I think back to how painful it was when I was just beginning to sharpen my abilities at both there were many times I contemplated giving up Once I got my first handful of breakthroughs I had the momentum and confidence to keep pushing and slowly I began to love them both
Now share with me 5 things you love to do This can be at work in the home or how yoursquod ideally spend your free time out and about
Based on how many years experience you have with each rate your level of expertise
10
1
2 3 4
5
Beginner (less than 1yr) Progressing (~ 1 yr) Intermediate (1-2 yrs) Advanced (2-5 yrs) Expert (5+ yrs)
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
11
9 Zeroing in on your strongest hard skills
Take a look back through the last two pages When yoursquore doing the things you love to do are you engaging any of the hard skills yoursquove identified for yourself
Using myself as an example since I love writing and sharing my experiences in business with others Irsquom very frequently using a core hard skill of mine - persuasive writing - to do what I love Because this hard skill is actively engaged in doing something I regularly practice it constantly improves
Now write down all of your self-identified hard skills that you use when doing the things you love Rank them in order of your expertise so that yoursquore focusing most on your strongest ones
1
2
3
These are the hard skills that you need to focus on utilizing in your business
If you can already identify some major gaps between the hard skills you possess and the deliverables that your business will need then you have 3 options
bull Take the time to learn the skills your business idea will need in order to be done well
bull Outsource your current weaknesses by bringing on a partner or hiring talented contractors to help
bull Choose a different business where yoursquoll be able to utilize the hard skills you currently have
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
After you have self-awareness what comes nextWhere to Next
12
So yoursquove gone through the (painful) process of identifying your strongest soft skills and hard skills
What you do with this information is completely up to you
Irsquove learned that the majority of people donrsquot actually make it this far Why Because this is difficult Yoursquore pushing yourself to acknowledge things about yourself that may not be comfortable Yoursquore asking others for seemingly awkward feedback that you may be embarrassed to ask for
Out of those who do complete this assessment most will stop right here This will be it
However if your goal is to launch a meaningful self-employed career the journey has really just begun
Itrsquos time to take action
Now that you know which soft skills and hard skills are going to get you the furthest today itrsquos time to combine those with your areas of interest and generate some potential business ideas that fit you
If yoursquore ready to keep moving join my course The Launch While Working Formula
Questions Feedback
Shoot me an email at ryanryrobcom
Irsquod love to help
Ryan
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
2 Breaking down your biggest wins
Think of a time you did an incredible job on a class project a challenging deliverable at work or a time you felt particularly accomplished with something you worked on These are the experiences when you lose track of time because yoursquore so engaged in what yoursquore doing Yoursquore excited You feel motivated
One example for me was during the week I launched my very first online course I probably slept 4-5 hours each night and still made it into work at my day job I felt energized every single day of that week I was emailing back amp forth with people who were considering buying my course answering tons of questions and giving away some of the content for free to the motivated people that simply couldnrsquot afford to buy it at the time I built so many great relationships that continue to flourish I loved it
Now itrsquos your turn Identify one of your biggest wins A time you felt truly in your element
What exactly were you doing Tell me about it
Now which soft skills did you use the most in this situation What helped you achieve your goals
bull bull bull bull bull
Do these match up with the top 5 soft skills you choose to identify yourself with on the previous page
3
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
3 What comes naturally to you
What have your friends coaches teachers managers or even your parents always told you yoursquore a natural at
Was is always easier for you to pick up mathematics than most of the kids in your class
Are you naturally more perceptive of how the people around you are feeling during a conversation
Do you have an easy time convincing people to see things from your point of view
Perhaps your friends usually look to you when making decisions about what to do and when to do it
Share with me 5 things you believe yoursquore a natural at
4
1
2 3 4
5
Now which soft skills do you believe help you naturally do so well at these activities
bull bull bull bull bull
Do these match up with the top 5 soft skills you choose to identify yourself with on page 2
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
4 Asking others what comes naturally to you
Now that wersquove done some introspection itrsquos time to lean on the people that often know you better than you know yourself Your close friends family and co-workers you trust
Next I want you to copy amp paste the below message and email or text it to at least 5 people who know you very well Itrsquos important that you do this over email or text so that they have time to genuinely think about their responses instead of feeling pressured or that they need to tell you what you want to hear over the phone or in person You can always follow up later in person to get more details
Your goal is to get honest feedback no to reaffirm what you already believe about yourself
5
Feel free to personalize the script to fit your communication style and medium yoursquore using to ask this question Just make sure yoursquore clearly asking them to share 3-5 skills that they believe you to possess and ideally mention any examples of when you demonstrates those abilities
Do not skip this step
I know it can be uncomfortable if yoursquore not used to asking others for feedback personal favors or you donrsquot usually talk about these types of subjects with your friends and family
A major component of becoming a successful entrepreneur is training yourself to constantly challenge your assumptions ask for meaningful (objective) feedback and become more self-aware about your strengths and weaknesses The act of completing this assessment is designed to challenge you to step outside of your comfort zone
On the next page wersquore going to keep track of all the responses you get
Hey [First Name]
I have a quick question for you Right now Irsquom doing a self-assessment and taking a deeper look at some of my strengths and skills that best define me Would you do me a favor and take a few minutes to think about 3-5 skills that you think I possess and share any examples of when I used them that stand out to you
Thank you so much
[Your Name]
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Responses
6
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
5 A real-life example
Imagine your boss coach or teacher gives you an urgent group project to do Your success at your job on the court or in the classroom depends solely upon completing this activity well and itrsquos a great opportunity to show what yoursquore made of Really think of an example in your head
You have 3 team members in your group for this project
What role do you naturally assume within your group (Organizer leader creative moderator etc)
7
Which soft skills do you use most within this project and the role yoursquove taken on
bull bull bull bull bull
Do these match up with the top 5 soft skills you choose to identify yourself with on page 2
Is there a certain part of the project that you feel most compelled to take on yourself Do you like strategizing the overall plan Being the one who assigns tasks to your other team members Perhaps you prefer spending the bulk of your time and energy on the actual execution of the deliverables
From your hypothetical example share with me which part of the project you want to take on
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
6 Zeroing in on your strongest soft skills
Take a look back through the past few pages Which soft skills are written down the most between what yoursquove defined for yourself and what others have reported back about you Itrsquos ok to pause here and wait for the responses back from others
Write down the top 5 soft skills that continued to resurface in order of how many times they appeared right here
1
2
3
4
5
8
These are the soft skills that both you and the people who know you best feel represent you most
If there arenrsquot any clear stand-out winners thatrsquos ok Choose the top 5 that you feel describe you best and letrsquos move onward
In order to maximize your potential for success in business you need to be using your strongest skills and leveraging your strengths every single day These are the soft skills yoursquore going to lean on most as you move forward in your business
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
7 What are some of your hard skills
Remember wersquore talking about very specific easily-measured abilities like having a strong writing ability being able to code in HTMLCSS make complex financial models in Microsoft Excel and so on
Based on how many years experience you have with each rate your level of expertise
9
1
2 3 4
5
Beginner (less than 1yr) Progressing (~ 1 yr) Intermediate (1-2 yrs) Advanced (2-5 yrs) Expert (5+ yrs)
Which soft skills of yours do you believe aid most in doing well at these hard skills
1
2 3
4
5
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
8 What do you love to do
Do you like helping your friends talk through difficult situations at work or in their personal lives Do you spend your free time writing about life lessons yoursquove learned through your travels Do you go on outdoor adventures every weekend Are you a fitness junkie
If yoursquore anything like me then you love to do the things yoursquore already good at Itrsquos human nature Trying new things (and risking failure) is uncomfortable at first
At this point in my life I love sharing my experiences in business through my writing and pushing myself to my personal limits with long-distance running By my own measure Irsquom already good at both of them But when I think back to how painful it was when I was just beginning to sharpen my abilities at both there were many times I contemplated giving up Once I got my first handful of breakthroughs I had the momentum and confidence to keep pushing and slowly I began to love them both
Now share with me 5 things you love to do This can be at work in the home or how yoursquod ideally spend your free time out and about
Based on how many years experience you have with each rate your level of expertise
10
1
2 3 4
5
Beginner (less than 1yr) Progressing (~ 1 yr) Intermediate (1-2 yrs) Advanced (2-5 yrs) Expert (5+ yrs)
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
11
9 Zeroing in on your strongest hard skills
Take a look back through the last two pages When yoursquore doing the things you love to do are you engaging any of the hard skills yoursquove identified for yourself
Using myself as an example since I love writing and sharing my experiences in business with others Irsquom very frequently using a core hard skill of mine - persuasive writing - to do what I love Because this hard skill is actively engaged in doing something I regularly practice it constantly improves
Now write down all of your self-identified hard skills that you use when doing the things you love Rank them in order of your expertise so that yoursquore focusing most on your strongest ones
1
2
3
These are the hard skills that you need to focus on utilizing in your business
If you can already identify some major gaps between the hard skills you possess and the deliverables that your business will need then you have 3 options
bull Take the time to learn the skills your business idea will need in order to be done well
bull Outsource your current weaknesses by bringing on a partner or hiring talented contractors to help
bull Choose a different business where yoursquoll be able to utilize the hard skills you currently have
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
After you have self-awareness what comes nextWhere to Next
12
So yoursquove gone through the (painful) process of identifying your strongest soft skills and hard skills
What you do with this information is completely up to you
Irsquove learned that the majority of people donrsquot actually make it this far Why Because this is difficult Yoursquore pushing yourself to acknowledge things about yourself that may not be comfortable Yoursquore asking others for seemingly awkward feedback that you may be embarrassed to ask for
Out of those who do complete this assessment most will stop right here This will be it
However if your goal is to launch a meaningful self-employed career the journey has really just begun
Itrsquos time to take action
Now that you know which soft skills and hard skills are going to get you the furthest today itrsquos time to combine those with your areas of interest and generate some potential business ideas that fit you
If yoursquore ready to keep moving join my course The Launch While Working Formula
Questions Feedback
Shoot me an email at ryanryrobcom
Irsquod love to help
Ryan
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
3 What comes naturally to you
What have your friends coaches teachers managers or even your parents always told you yoursquore a natural at
Was is always easier for you to pick up mathematics than most of the kids in your class
Are you naturally more perceptive of how the people around you are feeling during a conversation
Do you have an easy time convincing people to see things from your point of view
Perhaps your friends usually look to you when making decisions about what to do and when to do it
Share with me 5 things you believe yoursquore a natural at
4
1
2 3 4
5
Now which soft skills do you believe help you naturally do so well at these activities
bull bull bull bull bull
Do these match up with the top 5 soft skills you choose to identify yourself with on page 2
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
4 Asking others what comes naturally to you
Now that wersquove done some introspection itrsquos time to lean on the people that often know you better than you know yourself Your close friends family and co-workers you trust
Next I want you to copy amp paste the below message and email or text it to at least 5 people who know you very well Itrsquos important that you do this over email or text so that they have time to genuinely think about their responses instead of feeling pressured or that they need to tell you what you want to hear over the phone or in person You can always follow up later in person to get more details
Your goal is to get honest feedback no to reaffirm what you already believe about yourself
5
Feel free to personalize the script to fit your communication style and medium yoursquore using to ask this question Just make sure yoursquore clearly asking them to share 3-5 skills that they believe you to possess and ideally mention any examples of when you demonstrates those abilities
Do not skip this step
I know it can be uncomfortable if yoursquore not used to asking others for feedback personal favors or you donrsquot usually talk about these types of subjects with your friends and family
A major component of becoming a successful entrepreneur is training yourself to constantly challenge your assumptions ask for meaningful (objective) feedback and become more self-aware about your strengths and weaknesses The act of completing this assessment is designed to challenge you to step outside of your comfort zone
On the next page wersquore going to keep track of all the responses you get
Hey [First Name]
I have a quick question for you Right now Irsquom doing a self-assessment and taking a deeper look at some of my strengths and skills that best define me Would you do me a favor and take a few minutes to think about 3-5 skills that you think I possess and share any examples of when I used them that stand out to you
Thank you so much
[Your Name]
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Responses
6
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
5 A real-life example
Imagine your boss coach or teacher gives you an urgent group project to do Your success at your job on the court or in the classroom depends solely upon completing this activity well and itrsquos a great opportunity to show what yoursquore made of Really think of an example in your head
You have 3 team members in your group for this project
What role do you naturally assume within your group (Organizer leader creative moderator etc)
7
Which soft skills do you use most within this project and the role yoursquove taken on
bull bull bull bull bull
Do these match up with the top 5 soft skills you choose to identify yourself with on page 2
Is there a certain part of the project that you feel most compelled to take on yourself Do you like strategizing the overall plan Being the one who assigns tasks to your other team members Perhaps you prefer spending the bulk of your time and energy on the actual execution of the deliverables
From your hypothetical example share with me which part of the project you want to take on
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
6 Zeroing in on your strongest soft skills
Take a look back through the past few pages Which soft skills are written down the most between what yoursquove defined for yourself and what others have reported back about you Itrsquos ok to pause here and wait for the responses back from others
Write down the top 5 soft skills that continued to resurface in order of how many times they appeared right here
1
2
3
4
5
8
These are the soft skills that both you and the people who know you best feel represent you most
If there arenrsquot any clear stand-out winners thatrsquos ok Choose the top 5 that you feel describe you best and letrsquos move onward
In order to maximize your potential for success in business you need to be using your strongest skills and leveraging your strengths every single day These are the soft skills yoursquore going to lean on most as you move forward in your business
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
7 What are some of your hard skills
Remember wersquore talking about very specific easily-measured abilities like having a strong writing ability being able to code in HTMLCSS make complex financial models in Microsoft Excel and so on
Based on how many years experience you have with each rate your level of expertise
9
1
2 3 4
5
Beginner (less than 1yr) Progressing (~ 1 yr) Intermediate (1-2 yrs) Advanced (2-5 yrs) Expert (5+ yrs)
Which soft skills of yours do you believe aid most in doing well at these hard skills
1
2 3
4
5
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
8 What do you love to do
Do you like helping your friends talk through difficult situations at work or in their personal lives Do you spend your free time writing about life lessons yoursquove learned through your travels Do you go on outdoor adventures every weekend Are you a fitness junkie
If yoursquore anything like me then you love to do the things yoursquore already good at Itrsquos human nature Trying new things (and risking failure) is uncomfortable at first
At this point in my life I love sharing my experiences in business through my writing and pushing myself to my personal limits with long-distance running By my own measure Irsquom already good at both of them But when I think back to how painful it was when I was just beginning to sharpen my abilities at both there were many times I contemplated giving up Once I got my first handful of breakthroughs I had the momentum and confidence to keep pushing and slowly I began to love them both
Now share with me 5 things you love to do This can be at work in the home or how yoursquod ideally spend your free time out and about
Based on how many years experience you have with each rate your level of expertise
10
1
2 3 4
5
Beginner (less than 1yr) Progressing (~ 1 yr) Intermediate (1-2 yrs) Advanced (2-5 yrs) Expert (5+ yrs)
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
11
9 Zeroing in on your strongest hard skills
Take a look back through the last two pages When yoursquore doing the things you love to do are you engaging any of the hard skills yoursquove identified for yourself
Using myself as an example since I love writing and sharing my experiences in business with others Irsquom very frequently using a core hard skill of mine - persuasive writing - to do what I love Because this hard skill is actively engaged in doing something I regularly practice it constantly improves
Now write down all of your self-identified hard skills that you use when doing the things you love Rank them in order of your expertise so that yoursquore focusing most on your strongest ones
1
2
3
These are the hard skills that you need to focus on utilizing in your business
If you can already identify some major gaps between the hard skills you possess and the deliverables that your business will need then you have 3 options
bull Take the time to learn the skills your business idea will need in order to be done well
bull Outsource your current weaknesses by bringing on a partner or hiring talented contractors to help
bull Choose a different business where yoursquoll be able to utilize the hard skills you currently have
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
After you have self-awareness what comes nextWhere to Next
12
So yoursquove gone through the (painful) process of identifying your strongest soft skills and hard skills
What you do with this information is completely up to you
Irsquove learned that the majority of people donrsquot actually make it this far Why Because this is difficult Yoursquore pushing yourself to acknowledge things about yourself that may not be comfortable Yoursquore asking others for seemingly awkward feedback that you may be embarrassed to ask for
Out of those who do complete this assessment most will stop right here This will be it
However if your goal is to launch a meaningful self-employed career the journey has really just begun
Itrsquos time to take action
Now that you know which soft skills and hard skills are going to get you the furthest today itrsquos time to combine those with your areas of interest and generate some potential business ideas that fit you
If yoursquore ready to keep moving join my course The Launch While Working Formula
Questions Feedback
Shoot me an email at ryanryrobcom
Irsquod love to help
Ryan
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
4 Asking others what comes naturally to you
Now that wersquove done some introspection itrsquos time to lean on the people that often know you better than you know yourself Your close friends family and co-workers you trust
Next I want you to copy amp paste the below message and email or text it to at least 5 people who know you very well Itrsquos important that you do this over email or text so that they have time to genuinely think about their responses instead of feeling pressured or that they need to tell you what you want to hear over the phone or in person You can always follow up later in person to get more details
Your goal is to get honest feedback no to reaffirm what you already believe about yourself
5
Feel free to personalize the script to fit your communication style and medium yoursquore using to ask this question Just make sure yoursquore clearly asking them to share 3-5 skills that they believe you to possess and ideally mention any examples of when you demonstrates those abilities
Do not skip this step
I know it can be uncomfortable if yoursquore not used to asking others for feedback personal favors or you donrsquot usually talk about these types of subjects with your friends and family
A major component of becoming a successful entrepreneur is training yourself to constantly challenge your assumptions ask for meaningful (objective) feedback and become more self-aware about your strengths and weaknesses The act of completing this assessment is designed to challenge you to step outside of your comfort zone
On the next page wersquore going to keep track of all the responses you get
Hey [First Name]
I have a quick question for you Right now Irsquom doing a self-assessment and taking a deeper look at some of my strengths and skills that best define me Would you do me a favor and take a few minutes to think about 3-5 skills that you think I possess and share any examples of when I used them that stand out to you
Thank you so much
[Your Name]
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Responses
6
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
5 A real-life example
Imagine your boss coach or teacher gives you an urgent group project to do Your success at your job on the court or in the classroom depends solely upon completing this activity well and itrsquos a great opportunity to show what yoursquore made of Really think of an example in your head
You have 3 team members in your group for this project
What role do you naturally assume within your group (Organizer leader creative moderator etc)
7
Which soft skills do you use most within this project and the role yoursquove taken on
bull bull bull bull bull
Do these match up with the top 5 soft skills you choose to identify yourself with on page 2
Is there a certain part of the project that you feel most compelled to take on yourself Do you like strategizing the overall plan Being the one who assigns tasks to your other team members Perhaps you prefer spending the bulk of your time and energy on the actual execution of the deliverables
From your hypothetical example share with me which part of the project you want to take on
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
6 Zeroing in on your strongest soft skills
Take a look back through the past few pages Which soft skills are written down the most between what yoursquove defined for yourself and what others have reported back about you Itrsquos ok to pause here and wait for the responses back from others
Write down the top 5 soft skills that continued to resurface in order of how many times they appeared right here
1
2
3
4
5
8
These are the soft skills that both you and the people who know you best feel represent you most
If there arenrsquot any clear stand-out winners thatrsquos ok Choose the top 5 that you feel describe you best and letrsquos move onward
In order to maximize your potential for success in business you need to be using your strongest skills and leveraging your strengths every single day These are the soft skills yoursquore going to lean on most as you move forward in your business
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
7 What are some of your hard skills
Remember wersquore talking about very specific easily-measured abilities like having a strong writing ability being able to code in HTMLCSS make complex financial models in Microsoft Excel and so on
Based on how many years experience you have with each rate your level of expertise
9
1
2 3 4
5
Beginner (less than 1yr) Progressing (~ 1 yr) Intermediate (1-2 yrs) Advanced (2-5 yrs) Expert (5+ yrs)
Which soft skills of yours do you believe aid most in doing well at these hard skills
1
2 3
4
5
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
8 What do you love to do
Do you like helping your friends talk through difficult situations at work or in their personal lives Do you spend your free time writing about life lessons yoursquove learned through your travels Do you go on outdoor adventures every weekend Are you a fitness junkie
If yoursquore anything like me then you love to do the things yoursquore already good at Itrsquos human nature Trying new things (and risking failure) is uncomfortable at first
At this point in my life I love sharing my experiences in business through my writing and pushing myself to my personal limits with long-distance running By my own measure Irsquom already good at both of them But when I think back to how painful it was when I was just beginning to sharpen my abilities at both there were many times I contemplated giving up Once I got my first handful of breakthroughs I had the momentum and confidence to keep pushing and slowly I began to love them both
Now share with me 5 things you love to do This can be at work in the home or how yoursquod ideally spend your free time out and about
Based on how many years experience you have with each rate your level of expertise
10
1
2 3 4
5
Beginner (less than 1yr) Progressing (~ 1 yr) Intermediate (1-2 yrs) Advanced (2-5 yrs) Expert (5+ yrs)
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
11
9 Zeroing in on your strongest hard skills
Take a look back through the last two pages When yoursquore doing the things you love to do are you engaging any of the hard skills yoursquove identified for yourself
Using myself as an example since I love writing and sharing my experiences in business with others Irsquom very frequently using a core hard skill of mine - persuasive writing - to do what I love Because this hard skill is actively engaged in doing something I regularly practice it constantly improves
Now write down all of your self-identified hard skills that you use when doing the things you love Rank them in order of your expertise so that yoursquore focusing most on your strongest ones
1
2
3
These are the hard skills that you need to focus on utilizing in your business
If you can already identify some major gaps between the hard skills you possess and the deliverables that your business will need then you have 3 options
bull Take the time to learn the skills your business idea will need in order to be done well
bull Outsource your current weaknesses by bringing on a partner or hiring talented contractors to help
bull Choose a different business where yoursquoll be able to utilize the hard skills you currently have
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
After you have self-awareness what comes nextWhere to Next
12
So yoursquove gone through the (painful) process of identifying your strongest soft skills and hard skills
What you do with this information is completely up to you
Irsquove learned that the majority of people donrsquot actually make it this far Why Because this is difficult Yoursquore pushing yourself to acknowledge things about yourself that may not be comfortable Yoursquore asking others for seemingly awkward feedback that you may be embarrassed to ask for
Out of those who do complete this assessment most will stop right here This will be it
However if your goal is to launch a meaningful self-employed career the journey has really just begun
Itrsquos time to take action
Now that you know which soft skills and hard skills are going to get you the furthest today itrsquos time to combine those with your areas of interest and generate some potential business ideas that fit you
If yoursquore ready to keep moving join my course The Launch While Working Formula
Questions Feedback
Shoot me an email at ryanryrobcom
Irsquod love to help
Ryan
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Responses
6
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
Name
Relationship
Skills
1
2
3
4
5
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
5 A real-life example
Imagine your boss coach or teacher gives you an urgent group project to do Your success at your job on the court or in the classroom depends solely upon completing this activity well and itrsquos a great opportunity to show what yoursquore made of Really think of an example in your head
You have 3 team members in your group for this project
What role do you naturally assume within your group (Organizer leader creative moderator etc)
7
Which soft skills do you use most within this project and the role yoursquove taken on
bull bull bull bull bull
Do these match up with the top 5 soft skills you choose to identify yourself with on page 2
Is there a certain part of the project that you feel most compelled to take on yourself Do you like strategizing the overall plan Being the one who assigns tasks to your other team members Perhaps you prefer spending the bulk of your time and energy on the actual execution of the deliverables
From your hypothetical example share with me which part of the project you want to take on
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
6 Zeroing in on your strongest soft skills
Take a look back through the past few pages Which soft skills are written down the most between what yoursquove defined for yourself and what others have reported back about you Itrsquos ok to pause here and wait for the responses back from others
Write down the top 5 soft skills that continued to resurface in order of how many times they appeared right here
1
2
3
4
5
8
These are the soft skills that both you and the people who know you best feel represent you most
If there arenrsquot any clear stand-out winners thatrsquos ok Choose the top 5 that you feel describe you best and letrsquos move onward
In order to maximize your potential for success in business you need to be using your strongest skills and leveraging your strengths every single day These are the soft skills yoursquore going to lean on most as you move forward in your business
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
7 What are some of your hard skills
Remember wersquore talking about very specific easily-measured abilities like having a strong writing ability being able to code in HTMLCSS make complex financial models in Microsoft Excel and so on
Based on how many years experience you have with each rate your level of expertise
9
1
2 3 4
5
Beginner (less than 1yr) Progressing (~ 1 yr) Intermediate (1-2 yrs) Advanced (2-5 yrs) Expert (5+ yrs)
Which soft skills of yours do you believe aid most in doing well at these hard skills
1
2 3
4
5
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
8 What do you love to do
Do you like helping your friends talk through difficult situations at work or in their personal lives Do you spend your free time writing about life lessons yoursquove learned through your travels Do you go on outdoor adventures every weekend Are you a fitness junkie
If yoursquore anything like me then you love to do the things yoursquore already good at Itrsquos human nature Trying new things (and risking failure) is uncomfortable at first
At this point in my life I love sharing my experiences in business through my writing and pushing myself to my personal limits with long-distance running By my own measure Irsquom already good at both of them But when I think back to how painful it was when I was just beginning to sharpen my abilities at both there were many times I contemplated giving up Once I got my first handful of breakthroughs I had the momentum and confidence to keep pushing and slowly I began to love them both
Now share with me 5 things you love to do This can be at work in the home or how yoursquod ideally spend your free time out and about
Based on how many years experience you have with each rate your level of expertise
10
1
2 3 4
5
Beginner (less than 1yr) Progressing (~ 1 yr) Intermediate (1-2 yrs) Advanced (2-5 yrs) Expert (5+ yrs)
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
11
9 Zeroing in on your strongest hard skills
Take a look back through the last two pages When yoursquore doing the things you love to do are you engaging any of the hard skills yoursquove identified for yourself
Using myself as an example since I love writing and sharing my experiences in business with others Irsquom very frequently using a core hard skill of mine - persuasive writing - to do what I love Because this hard skill is actively engaged in doing something I regularly practice it constantly improves
Now write down all of your self-identified hard skills that you use when doing the things you love Rank them in order of your expertise so that yoursquore focusing most on your strongest ones
1
2
3
These are the hard skills that you need to focus on utilizing in your business
If you can already identify some major gaps between the hard skills you possess and the deliverables that your business will need then you have 3 options
bull Take the time to learn the skills your business idea will need in order to be done well
bull Outsource your current weaknesses by bringing on a partner or hiring talented contractors to help
bull Choose a different business where yoursquoll be able to utilize the hard skills you currently have
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
After you have self-awareness what comes nextWhere to Next
12
So yoursquove gone through the (painful) process of identifying your strongest soft skills and hard skills
What you do with this information is completely up to you
Irsquove learned that the majority of people donrsquot actually make it this far Why Because this is difficult Yoursquore pushing yourself to acknowledge things about yourself that may not be comfortable Yoursquore asking others for seemingly awkward feedback that you may be embarrassed to ask for
Out of those who do complete this assessment most will stop right here This will be it
However if your goal is to launch a meaningful self-employed career the journey has really just begun
Itrsquos time to take action
Now that you know which soft skills and hard skills are going to get you the furthest today itrsquos time to combine those with your areas of interest and generate some potential business ideas that fit you
If yoursquore ready to keep moving join my course The Launch While Working Formula
Questions Feedback
Shoot me an email at ryanryrobcom
Irsquod love to help
Ryan
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
5 A real-life example
Imagine your boss coach or teacher gives you an urgent group project to do Your success at your job on the court or in the classroom depends solely upon completing this activity well and itrsquos a great opportunity to show what yoursquore made of Really think of an example in your head
You have 3 team members in your group for this project
What role do you naturally assume within your group (Organizer leader creative moderator etc)
7
Which soft skills do you use most within this project and the role yoursquove taken on
bull bull bull bull bull
Do these match up with the top 5 soft skills you choose to identify yourself with on page 2
Is there a certain part of the project that you feel most compelled to take on yourself Do you like strategizing the overall plan Being the one who assigns tasks to your other team members Perhaps you prefer spending the bulk of your time and energy on the actual execution of the deliverables
From your hypothetical example share with me which part of the project you want to take on
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
6 Zeroing in on your strongest soft skills
Take a look back through the past few pages Which soft skills are written down the most between what yoursquove defined for yourself and what others have reported back about you Itrsquos ok to pause here and wait for the responses back from others
Write down the top 5 soft skills that continued to resurface in order of how many times they appeared right here
1
2
3
4
5
8
These are the soft skills that both you and the people who know you best feel represent you most
If there arenrsquot any clear stand-out winners thatrsquos ok Choose the top 5 that you feel describe you best and letrsquos move onward
In order to maximize your potential for success in business you need to be using your strongest skills and leveraging your strengths every single day These are the soft skills yoursquore going to lean on most as you move forward in your business
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
7 What are some of your hard skills
Remember wersquore talking about very specific easily-measured abilities like having a strong writing ability being able to code in HTMLCSS make complex financial models in Microsoft Excel and so on
Based on how many years experience you have with each rate your level of expertise
9
1
2 3 4
5
Beginner (less than 1yr) Progressing (~ 1 yr) Intermediate (1-2 yrs) Advanced (2-5 yrs) Expert (5+ yrs)
Which soft skills of yours do you believe aid most in doing well at these hard skills
1
2 3
4
5
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
8 What do you love to do
Do you like helping your friends talk through difficult situations at work or in their personal lives Do you spend your free time writing about life lessons yoursquove learned through your travels Do you go on outdoor adventures every weekend Are you a fitness junkie
If yoursquore anything like me then you love to do the things yoursquore already good at Itrsquos human nature Trying new things (and risking failure) is uncomfortable at first
At this point in my life I love sharing my experiences in business through my writing and pushing myself to my personal limits with long-distance running By my own measure Irsquom already good at both of them But when I think back to how painful it was when I was just beginning to sharpen my abilities at both there were many times I contemplated giving up Once I got my first handful of breakthroughs I had the momentum and confidence to keep pushing and slowly I began to love them both
Now share with me 5 things you love to do This can be at work in the home or how yoursquod ideally spend your free time out and about
Based on how many years experience you have with each rate your level of expertise
10
1
2 3 4
5
Beginner (less than 1yr) Progressing (~ 1 yr) Intermediate (1-2 yrs) Advanced (2-5 yrs) Expert (5+ yrs)
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
11
9 Zeroing in on your strongest hard skills
Take a look back through the last two pages When yoursquore doing the things you love to do are you engaging any of the hard skills yoursquove identified for yourself
Using myself as an example since I love writing and sharing my experiences in business with others Irsquom very frequently using a core hard skill of mine - persuasive writing - to do what I love Because this hard skill is actively engaged in doing something I regularly practice it constantly improves
Now write down all of your self-identified hard skills that you use when doing the things you love Rank them in order of your expertise so that yoursquore focusing most on your strongest ones
1
2
3
These are the hard skills that you need to focus on utilizing in your business
If you can already identify some major gaps between the hard skills you possess and the deliverables that your business will need then you have 3 options
bull Take the time to learn the skills your business idea will need in order to be done well
bull Outsource your current weaknesses by bringing on a partner or hiring talented contractors to help
bull Choose a different business where yoursquoll be able to utilize the hard skills you currently have
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
After you have self-awareness what comes nextWhere to Next
12
So yoursquove gone through the (painful) process of identifying your strongest soft skills and hard skills
What you do with this information is completely up to you
Irsquove learned that the majority of people donrsquot actually make it this far Why Because this is difficult Yoursquore pushing yourself to acknowledge things about yourself that may not be comfortable Yoursquore asking others for seemingly awkward feedback that you may be embarrassed to ask for
Out of those who do complete this assessment most will stop right here This will be it
However if your goal is to launch a meaningful self-employed career the journey has really just begun
Itrsquos time to take action
Now that you know which soft skills and hard skills are going to get you the furthest today itrsquos time to combine those with your areas of interest and generate some potential business ideas that fit you
If yoursquore ready to keep moving join my course The Launch While Working Formula
Questions Feedback
Shoot me an email at ryanryrobcom
Irsquod love to help
Ryan
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Personal attributes that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other peopleDetermining Your Soft Skills
6 Zeroing in on your strongest soft skills
Take a look back through the past few pages Which soft skills are written down the most between what yoursquove defined for yourself and what others have reported back about you Itrsquos ok to pause here and wait for the responses back from others
Write down the top 5 soft skills that continued to resurface in order of how many times they appeared right here
1
2
3
4
5
8
These are the soft skills that both you and the people who know you best feel represent you most
If there arenrsquot any clear stand-out winners thatrsquos ok Choose the top 5 that you feel describe you best and letrsquos move onward
In order to maximize your potential for success in business you need to be using your strongest skills and leveraging your strengths every single day These are the soft skills yoursquore going to lean on most as you move forward in your business
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
7 What are some of your hard skills
Remember wersquore talking about very specific easily-measured abilities like having a strong writing ability being able to code in HTMLCSS make complex financial models in Microsoft Excel and so on
Based on how many years experience you have with each rate your level of expertise
9
1
2 3 4
5
Beginner (less than 1yr) Progressing (~ 1 yr) Intermediate (1-2 yrs) Advanced (2-5 yrs) Expert (5+ yrs)
Which soft skills of yours do you believe aid most in doing well at these hard skills
1
2 3
4
5
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
8 What do you love to do
Do you like helping your friends talk through difficult situations at work or in their personal lives Do you spend your free time writing about life lessons yoursquove learned through your travels Do you go on outdoor adventures every weekend Are you a fitness junkie
If yoursquore anything like me then you love to do the things yoursquore already good at Itrsquos human nature Trying new things (and risking failure) is uncomfortable at first
At this point in my life I love sharing my experiences in business through my writing and pushing myself to my personal limits with long-distance running By my own measure Irsquom already good at both of them But when I think back to how painful it was when I was just beginning to sharpen my abilities at both there were many times I contemplated giving up Once I got my first handful of breakthroughs I had the momentum and confidence to keep pushing and slowly I began to love them both
Now share with me 5 things you love to do This can be at work in the home or how yoursquod ideally spend your free time out and about
Based on how many years experience you have with each rate your level of expertise
10
1
2 3 4
5
Beginner (less than 1yr) Progressing (~ 1 yr) Intermediate (1-2 yrs) Advanced (2-5 yrs) Expert (5+ yrs)
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
11
9 Zeroing in on your strongest hard skills
Take a look back through the last two pages When yoursquore doing the things you love to do are you engaging any of the hard skills yoursquove identified for yourself
Using myself as an example since I love writing and sharing my experiences in business with others Irsquom very frequently using a core hard skill of mine - persuasive writing - to do what I love Because this hard skill is actively engaged in doing something I regularly practice it constantly improves
Now write down all of your self-identified hard skills that you use when doing the things you love Rank them in order of your expertise so that yoursquore focusing most on your strongest ones
1
2
3
These are the hard skills that you need to focus on utilizing in your business
If you can already identify some major gaps between the hard skills you possess and the deliverables that your business will need then you have 3 options
bull Take the time to learn the skills your business idea will need in order to be done well
bull Outsource your current weaknesses by bringing on a partner or hiring talented contractors to help
bull Choose a different business where yoursquoll be able to utilize the hard skills you currently have
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
After you have self-awareness what comes nextWhere to Next
12
So yoursquove gone through the (painful) process of identifying your strongest soft skills and hard skills
What you do with this information is completely up to you
Irsquove learned that the majority of people donrsquot actually make it this far Why Because this is difficult Yoursquore pushing yourself to acknowledge things about yourself that may not be comfortable Yoursquore asking others for seemingly awkward feedback that you may be embarrassed to ask for
Out of those who do complete this assessment most will stop right here This will be it
However if your goal is to launch a meaningful self-employed career the journey has really just begun
Itrsquos time to take action
Now that you know which soft skills and hard skills are going to get you the furthest today itrsquos time to combine those with your areas of interest and generate some potential business ideas that fit you
If yoursquore ready to keep moving join my course The Launch While Working Formula
Questions Feedback
Shoot me an email at ryanryrobcom
Irsquod love to help
Ryan
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
7 What are some of your hard skills
Remember wersquore talking about very specific easily-measured abilities like having a strong writing ability being able to code in HTMLCSS make complex financial models in Microsoft Excel and so on
Based on how many years experience you have with each rate your level of expertise
9
1
2 3 4
5
Beginner (less than 1yr) Progressing (~ 1 yr) Intermediate (1-2 yrs) Advanced (2-5 yrs) Expert (5+ yrs)
Which soft skills of yours do you believe aid most in doing well at these hard skills
1
2 3
4
5
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
8 What do you love to do
Do you like helping your friends talk through difficult situations at work or in their personal lives Do you spend your free time writing about life lessons yoursquove learned through your travels Do you go on outdoor adventures every weekend Are you a fitness junkie
If yoursquore anything like me then you love to do the things yoursquore already good at Itrsquos human nature Trying new things (and risking failure) is uncomfortable at first
At this point in my life I love sharing my experiences in business through my writing and pushing myself to my personal limits with long-distance running By my own measure Irsquom already good at both of them But when I think back to how painful it was when I was just beginning to sharpen my abilities at both there were many times I contemplated giving up Once I got my first handful of breakthroughs I had the momentum and confidence to keep pushing and slowly I began to love them both
Now share with me 5 things you love to do This can be at work in the home or how yoursquod ideally spend your free time out and about
Based on how many years experience you have with each rate your level of expertise
10
1
2 3 4
5
Beginner (less than 1yr) Progressing (~ 1 yr) Intermediate (1-2 yrs) Advanced (2-5 yrs) Expert (5+ yrs)
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
11
9 Zeroing in on your strongest hard skills
Take a look back through the last two pages When yoursquore doing the things you love to do are you engaging any of the hard skills yoursquove identified for yourself
Using myself as an example since I love writing and sharing my experiences in business with others Irsquom very frequently using a core hard skill of mine - persuasive writing - to do what I love Because this hard skill is actively engaged in doing something I regularly practice it constantly improves
Now write down all of your self-identified hard skills that you use when doing the things you love Rank them in order of your expertise so that yoursquore focusing most on your strongest ones
1
2
3
These are the hard skills that you need to focus on utilizing in your business
If you can already identify some major gaps between the hard skills you possess and the deliverables that your business will need then you have 3 options
bull Take the time to learn the skills your business idea will need in order to be done well
bull Outsource your current weaknesses by bringing on a partner or hiring talented contractors to help
bull Choose a different business where yoursquoll be able to utilize the hard skills you currently have
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
After you have self-awareness what comes nextWhere to Next
12
So yoursquove gone through the (painful) process of identifying your strongest soft skills and hard skills
What you do with this information is completely up to you
Irsquove learned that the majority of people donrsquot actually make it this far Why Because this is difficult Yoursquore pushing yourself to acknowledge things about yourself that may not be comfortable Yoursquore asking others for seemingly awkward feedback that you may be embarrassed to ask for
Out of those who do complete this assessment most will stop right here This will be it
However if your goal is to launch a meaningful self-employed career the journey has really just begun
Itrsquos time to take action
Now that you know which soft skills and hard skills are going to get you the furthest today itrsquos time to combine those with your areas of interest and generate some potential business ideas that fit you
If yoursquore ready to keep moving join my course The Launch While Working Formula
Questions Feedback
Shoot me an email at ryanryrobcom
Irsquod love to help
Ryan
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
8 What do you love to do
Do you like helping your friends talk through difficult situations at work or in their personal lives Do you spend your free time writing about life lessons yoursquove learned through your travels Do you go on outdoor adventures every weekend Are you a fitness junkie
If yoursquore anything like me then you love to do the things yoursquore already good at Itrsquos human nature Trying new things (and risking failure) is uncomfortable at first
At this point in my life I love sharing my experiences in business through my writing and pushing myself to my personal limits with long-distance running By my own measure Irsquom already good at both of them But when I think back to how painful it was when I was just beginning to sharpen my abilities at both there were many times I contemplated giving up Once I got my first handful of breakthroughs I had the momentum and confidence to keep pushing and slowly I began to love them both
Now share with me 5 things you love to do This can be at work in the home or how yoursquod ideally spend your free time out and about
Based on how many years experience you have with each rate your level of expertise
10
1
2 3 4
5
Beginner (less than 1yr) Progressing (~ 1 yr) Intermediate (1-2 yrs) Advanced (2-5 yrs) Expert (5+ yrs)
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
11
9 Zeroing in on your strongest hard skills
Take a look back through the last two pages When yoursquore doing the things you love to do are you engaging any of the hard skills yoursquove identified for yourself
Using myself as an example since I love writing and sharing my experiences in business with others Irsquom very frequently using a core hard skill of mine - persuasive writing - to do what I love Because this hard skill is actively engaged in doing something I regularly practice it constantly improves
Now write down all of your self-identified hard skills that you use when doing the things you love Rank them in order of your expertise so that yoursquore focusing most on your strongest ones
1
2
3
These are the hard skills that you need to focus on utilizing in your business
If you can already identify some major gaps between the hard skills you possess and the deliverables that your business will need then you have 3 options
bull Take the time to learn the skills your business idea will need in order to be done well
bull Outsource your current weaknesses by bringing on a partner or hiring talented contractors to help
bull Choose a different business where yoursquoll be able to utilize the hard skills you currently have
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
After you have self-awareness what comes nextWhere to Next
12
So yoursquove gone through the (painful) process of identifying your strongest soft skills and hard skills
What you do with this information is completely up to you
Irsquove learned that the majority of people donrsquot actually make it this far Why Because this is difficult Yoursquore pushing yourself to acknowledge things about yourself that may not be comfortable Yoursquore asking others for seemingly awkward feedback that you may be embarrassed to ask for
Out of those who do complete this assessment most will stop right here This will be it
However if your goal is to launch a meaningful self-employed career the journey has really just begun
Itrsquos time to take action
Now that you know which soft skills and hard skills are going to get you the furthest today itrsquos time to combine those with your areas of interest and generate some potential business ideas that fit you
If yoursquore ready to keep moving join my course The Launch While Working Formula
Questions Feedback
Shoot me an email at ryanryrobcom
Irsquod love to help
Ryan
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
Specific teachable abilities that can be defined and measuredDetermining Your Hard Skills
11
9 Zeroing in on your strongest hard skills
Take a look back through the last two pages When yoursquore doing the things you love to do are you engaging any of the hard skills yoursquove identified for yourself
Using myself as an example since I love writing and sharing my experiences in business with others Irsquom very frequently using a core hard skill of mine - persuasive writing - to do what I love Because this hard skill is actively engaged in doing something I regularly practice it constantly improves
Now write down all of your self-identified hard skills that you use when doing the things you love Rank them in order of your expertise so that yoursquore focusing most on your strongest ones
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These are the hard skills that you need to focus on utilizing in your business
If you can already identify some major gaps between the hard skills you possess and the deliverables that your business will need then you have 3 options
bull Take the time to learn the skills your business idea will need in order to be done well
bull Outsource your current weaknesses by bringing on a partner or hiring talented contractors to help
bull Choose a different business where yoursquoll be able to utilize the hard skills you currently have
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
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After you have self-awareness what comes nextWhere to Next
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So yoursquove gone through the (painful) process of identifying your strongest soft skills and hard skills
What you do with this information is completely up to you
Irsquove learned that the majority of people donrsquot actually make it this far Why Because this is difficult Yoursquore pushing yourself to acknowledge things about yourself that may not be comfortable Yoursquore asking others for seemingly awkward feedback that you may be embarrassed to ask for
Out of those who do complete this assessment most will stop right here This will be it
However if your goal is to launch a meaningful self-employed career the journey has really just begun
Itrsquos time to take action
Now that you know which soft skills and hard skills are going to get you the furthest today itrsquos time to combine those with your areas of interest and generate some potential business ideas that fit you
If yoursquore ready to keep moving join my course The Launch While Working Formula
Questions Feedback
Shoot me an email at ryanryrobcom
Irsquod love to help
Ryan
The Entrepreneurrsquos Skills Assessment Guide
wwwryrobcom
After you have self-awareness what comes nextWhere to Next
12
So yoursquove gone through the (painful) process of identifying your strongest soft skills and hard skills
What you do with this information is completely up to you
Irsquove learned that the majority of people donrsquot actually make it this far Why Because this is difficult Yoursquore pushing yourself to acknowledge things about yourself that may not be comfortable Yoursquore asking others for seemingly awkward feedback that you may be embarrassed to ask for
Out of those who do complete this assessment most will stop right here This will be it
However if your goal is to launch a meaningful self-employed career the journey has really just begun
Itrsquos time to take action
Now that you know which soft skills and hard skills are going to get you the furthest today itrsquos time to combine those with your areas of interest and generate some potential business ideas that fit you
If yoursquore ready to keep moving join my course The Launch While Working Formula
Questions Feedback
Shoot me an email at ryanryrobcom
Irsquod love to help
Ryan
