8 Things Entrepreneurs Do Differently [Huff Post]

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8 Things Entrepreneurs Do Differently Huff Post
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• Entrepreneurship goes beyond Elon Musk, Mark
  Zuckerberg, and Garrett Camp, and it embodies
  something bigger than Twitter and WhatsApp.
  Entrepreneurship is a mindset, an attitude, and a
  lifestyle adopted by people who arent satisfied
  with the status quo.

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• Its an approach to life that favors creativity
  over conformity and action over inaction.
  Bestselling author, investor, and entrepreneur
  James Altucher says that for him, Being an
  entrepreneur doesnt mean starting the next
  Facebook. Or even starting any business at all.
  It means finding the challenges you have in your
  life, and determining creative ways to overcome
  those challenges.

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• So, even if youre not tinkering away at the next
  world-changing invention or looking to set up
  shop in Silicon Valley, there are aspects of the
  entrepreneurial mindset that will enrich your
  work and life. Here are 8 things entrepreneurial
  people do differently.

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• Theyre brave enough to commit to their dreams.
• Entrepreneurs choose to forego the security and
  familiarity of a regular job to live an
  uncertain and insecure lifestyle. It takes a lot
  of bravery to make that tradeoff, but for icons
  like Walt Disney, the potential reward is worth
  it.

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• They think of their customers more than
  themselves.
• Entrepreneurs are rarely out to seek fame for
  themselves. Instead, theyre more concerned with
  the people they want to help or the problem they
  want to solve. This infuses their task with a
  layer of meaning that can be the difference
  between success and failure when things get
  tough.

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• In his book, APE Author, Publisher,
  Entrepreneur, former Apple chief evangelist Guy
  Kawasaki writes, In your darkest, most
  frustrated hours, remember the value you are
  trying to add to peoples lives, the satisfaction
  youll feel, or the cause that youll further.

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• They never stop learning.
• Since theyre in the business of creating new
  products and inventing new ways of doing things,
  much of what entrepreneurs do cant be taught in
  a classroom. They know that the most important
  lessons are learned through living, so throughout
  their lives, they remain open, flexible, and
  curious in order to absorb as much as possible.

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• Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group, started
  off with a small student magazine, before
  eventually growing a string of record stores, a
  music label, an airline, and now even a
  commercial spaceflight company. Rather than
  becoming an expert in one area, he continued to
  learn and adapt throughout his life.

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• They never give up.
• Rarely does an inventor or entrepreneur succeed
  on the first try. To create something lasting and
  worthwhile, it usually takes years of hard work,
  focus, and dedication an idea is just a starting
  point. Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, a spoken word poet and
  the founder of a production company, believes
  this level of persistence is a critical element
  of entrepreneurship.

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• Thats what it means to be an entrepreneur to
  really focus on that one thing that does not
  exist yet and keep working towards it until it
  becomes real, she says.

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• They love failing.
• For most of us, the fear of failure is entirely
  paralyzing, but for entrepreneurs, failure is
  something to embrace. Its an indication of
  pushing the limits, and inevitable when one is
  constantly trying new things.

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• They find and fill a need of the world.
• Entrepreneurs want to do more than indulge their
  own interests they want to solve a problem or
  create a product that satisfies a need.
• Some started businesses because of frustration
  with an inefficient or defective system. Others
  were moved by a personal encounter with poverty
  or misfortune.

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• Blake Mycoskie, the founder of TOMS, started his
  business after traveling to Argentina and seeing
  kids who didnt have shoes An absence that
  didnt just complicate every aspect of their
  lives including essentials like attending
  school and getting water from the local well
  but also exposed them to a wide range of
  diseases, he writes in Start Something That
  Matters.

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• They take old ideas and make them way, way
  better.
• While one might think that entrepreneurs are
  focused mainly on never-seen-before ideas, they
  often revamp an existing model or upgrade an
  outdated product. Sometimes, these reinvented
  ideas change the way we exercise, read, or eat.

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• And once in a while, they revolutionize ice
  cream.
• Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, the co-founders
  of Ben Jerrys ice cream, started out in a
  renovated gas station in Burlington, Vermont,
  before growing a globally recognized brand that
  features unusual flavors like Cherry Garcia and
  Hazed Confused.

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• Theyre also pioneers in the socially responsible
  business movement, speaking often about how
  business can give back to the community and
  earning Ben Jerrys a B-Corporation
  certification.

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• Above all, they act.
• Entrepreneurs execute when for many others, an
  idea simply fades into the past. They are masters
  of turning the abstract into the concrete. This
  seemingly simple action is one of the great
  challenges of life and in the end, its what
  defines an entrepreneur.

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