A true entrepreneur is not just somebody who doesn’t like to
work for others. It is somebody who has a burning desire to create new systems
and build upon existing ones. An entrepreneur is always thinking of ways to
improve everything they come in contact with. Successful entrepreneurs have a
part of them that is extremely lazy. This laziness is what causes them to relentlessly
think of new ways to make things easier on everybody. They are obsessive
problem-solvers; they see every challenge as an opportunity to show people a
better way of doing something.
The typical office environment drives entrepreneurs up a
wall. As does the traditional 9-to-5 routine. They don’t do well being
micro-managed. They were the kids in school who didn’t listen to the teacher
before starting their assignments. They would rather do something quickly,
fail, and then learn a better way to do it. Entrepreneurs like to fail fast and
fail often, because they know this is the best way to learn. You can’t learn
anything by doing things you already know how to do.
Entrepreneurs do not struggle with rejection because they
are very forward-thinking. They live in the future; in a world that they are
creating in their mind. A world of endless possibilities, opportunities and
freedom. Entrepreneurs create things. They have a bigger vision than they can
even put into words. They see tons of ways of improving the lives of others and
are willing to endure incredible pain, uncertainty and stress for the sake of
helping others. They truly see the impacts of their creative thoughts in the
future and that is what keeps them motivated.
To them, risk is not the possibility of losing money in a
business venture. True risk is settling into a job or career that limits their
capabilities. They are extremely fearful of wasting precious years of their
life not chasing their dreams. Entrepreneurs always one-up themselves. They
have a great idea and then they trump their original idea with something
better. They get excited about new ideas and often abandon good ideas for
better ones. A lot of their projects remain unfinished in the pursuit of newer
and more exciting ones. The thought of creating the next Apple or Google keeps
their brain running at high RPM’s and is the reason they can so easily let go
of good ideas. They are never worried about running out of ideas. Their anxiety
comes from running out of time to pursue the good ideas that constantly come
pouring out of them.
Above all, they see the world differently. They are
optimistic yet very hard on themselves. Everything can be improved upon. They
are often trouble-makers. They hate seeing things continuously done the same
way. There is always a way to improve. Entrepreneurs are people that have the
confidence in themselves and their ideas – enough so to bet and risk it all.
Then when it fails, they get right back up and do it again. They know that with
enough failures, success is a certainty.
