Entrepreneurial Mindset

Looking to grow your confidence, discover new opportunities, or take your next step, but not sure where to begin?

The Entrepreneurial Mindset for Life & Work is a 6-week interactive short course that helps you develop the qualities and build a toolkit to thrive in work and life. Whether you’re building your career, leading a team through change, starting something new, or simply figuring things out, this course empowers you with the mindset to move forward with agency and possibility.

Who is it for?

Rooted in neuroscience and real-world experience, it’s designed for anyone who wants to think differently and unlock their own creative, entrepreneurial potential.

Timetable

This course takes place for 2 hours every Thursday evening for 6 weeks.

City St George’s Short Courses follow the academic year, delivering courses over three terms:

• Autumn - October
• Spring - January
• Summer - April

Benefits

Built around Imagine Beyond’s Trifecta Framework of Creativity, Technology, and People, this course explores 12 entrepreneurial behaviours that help you navigate uncertainty, adapt to change, spot opportunities, and create value. You’ll leave with practical insights and tools that can be applied immediately to your work, study, and everyday life.

Session 1: Thursday 14th January 18:30-20:30 -

The Entrepreneurial Mindset: What is an entrepreneurial mindset, and why is it important, especially now?

Session 2: Thursday 21st January 18:30-20:30 -

Discovering Your Inner Entrepreneur: How does the entrepreneurial mindset live in you?

Session 3: Thursday 28th January 18:30-20:30 -

Curiosity, Courage & Creativity: Reframe fear through the lens of curiosity, courage, and creativity to unlock insight and explore what’s possible.

Session 4: Thursday 4th February 18:30-20:30 -

Agility, Focus & Tenacity: Strengthen focus, adaptability, and resilience to keep moving forward and make meaningful progress, even when things feel challenging.

Session 5: Thursday 11th February18:30-20:30 -

Self-Belief, Experimentation & Making Things Happen: Build self-belief and a bias for action by experimenting and learning through doing. Get comfortable with taking imperfect steps forward.

Session 6: Thursday 18th February 18:30-20:30 -

Customer-Centricity, Opportunity & Growth: Create opportunities by embracing a customer-centric mindset to spot needs and turn challenges into growth, and for your own path.

You will be awarded an official City St George’s, University of London certificate on completion of the course if you attend over 70 per cent of the classes. The course is not formally accredited.

We do not ask for any qualifications to enrol in this course, only an enthusiasm for learning and a genuine interest in the subject area.

English requirements

You will need a good level of spoken and written English to enrol on this course.

● Overcoming obstacles by Jia Jiang, Ted Talk

● The Serendipity Mindset: The Art and Science of Creating Good Luck, by Dr Christian Busch

● CURIOUS: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends on It, by Ian Leslie

● Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway: Overcome your anxieties and grow confidence, by Susan Jeffers

● Improvise!: Use the Secrets of Improv to Achieve Extraordinary Results at Work, by Max Dickins

● Three Feet from Gold: Turn Your Obstacles into Opportunities! By Sharon L. Lechter

● The Creative Act: A Way of Being, by Rick Rubin