Unfair advantages

Introduction​

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Take a piece of paper and write down the answers to every question. You can also use the internet in case you would like to research a topic further; however, try to make it as personal as possible.

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Location

 

1. What specifically is it special about the location you live in which could play to your advantage? Are there  higher education institutions, startup networks, specific restaurants, co-working spaces, specialized workshops, etcetera in which you could search opportunities that otherwise would be impossible? Or on the other hand, are there unique natural resources such that are unique and offer something to you such as living close to the mountains that allows a meditative place or close to a beach in order to sell a product you have been developing.

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Personality traits​​

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Try to think the main positive personality traits you learned from your family. What did you get a lot of practice on unconsciously? It could be a  trait such as creativity, openness or assertiveness. 

 

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Values

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Try to think of some of your deep held values. Do you value honesty and if so how can that affect and motivate your life in a way in which someone without that value could not.

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Genetic 

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What advantage do you have in terms of your genetic background? Are you perhaps a certain height that facilitates a sport or perhaps a degree of intelligence that otherwise would not be possible to obtain.

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Cultural background

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​What are the main positive traits that you inherited from your background. Try to investigate the positive dimensions that your culture bestowed upon you. It can be a way of cooking, a way of loving or a way of understanding adversity that might be uniquely useful.