So you think you can … err… build a big business empire and make tons of cash? The truth is, and anyone whose been doing it for a while will tell you, it certainly isn’t the easy route. It is the more rewarding one though, if you like the challenge and the freedom of it.

So take this 2–minute Isenberg Entrepreneur Test, below, to help you find out if you’ve got what it takes. Just answer yes or no. Be honest with yourself, the worst lies are the ones we tell ourselves.

1. I don’t like being told what to do by people who are less capable than I am.
2. I like challenging myself.
3. I like to win.
4. I like being my own boss.
5. I always look for new and better ways to do things.
6. I like to question conventional wisdom.
7. I like to get people together in order to get things done.
8. People get excited by my ideas.
9. I am rarely satisfied or complacent.
10. I can’t sit still.
11. I can usually work my way out of a difficult situation.
12. I would rather fail at my own thing than succeed at someone else’s.
13. Whenever there is a problem, I am ready to jump right in.
14. I think old dogs can learn — even invent — new tricks.
15. Members of my family run their own businesses.
16. I have friends who run their own businesses.
17. I worked after school and during vacations when I was growing up.
18. I get an adrenaline rush from selling things.
19. I am exhilarated by achieving results.
20. I could have written a better test than Isenberg (and here is what I would change ….)

Note: I’ve been meaning to post another test, but this one I found is simpler and faster, so it won. The original source.

And keep in mind, building a business is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration. No test can tell you if you have what it takes, you need to decide for yourself.