Bad Habits of Successful Entrepreneurs

The most productive and successful people tend to have a few very specific qualities that helped them find success, but gets to be difficult to be around.

Reaching the top of your game doesn't come with the zen mastery that movies make the smartest entrepreneurs out to be. Entrepreneurs are the over-thinkers, we've gotta keep moving, and that becomes either a lot easier or tougher after they sell off their 'big one.' These habits are generally seen in almost anyone, but they tend to be extremely exaggerated within the entrepreneur who hits their early retirement goal.

Do entrepreneurs sometimes ask you to repeat yourself?

Entrepreneurs and distractibility tend to go hand in hand. Whether it's ADD or a smartphone-checking tic, they'll tend to constantly be reaching a hand in the pocket to make sure the next impending disaster hasn't happened yet. You'll try to get offended, but you'll then realize that they were listening to you for every second that their phone was out. The phone is the entrepreneur's lifeline to however many projects they're juggling at any given moment and even successful entrepreneurs will be confirming that nothing has blown up yet constantly.

Are they late constantly?

The most successful entrepreneurs fill their schedules overstuffed Stromboli, it's made with the best of intentions but there's no way they're ever going to get to all of it. Don't be surprised if they cancel, but don't take it personally either. Something went south in a very tight series of events and means that the rest of their day will be spent fixing something that they'd rather not be fixing.

How long is reasonable when looking something up on your phone?

Ideas come in bursts and the successful entrepreneurs take the small blessings as they come. A project or business can be found in anything, and many entrepreneurs will check out a concept as soon as they hear about it. Bringing up an idea with any successful business owner isn't risky for your idea, but might dominate the rest of your discussion. Entrepreneurs get excited about business and love helping up and coming peers -- sometimes a little too much.

Why does every casual meeting somehow turn into lunch?

The best sign that you're friends with an entrepreneur is when you meet up with them over food. Sitting down for lunch is one of the only breaks provided during a day full of meetings, and it's their only shot to relax and enjoy something slowly. Lunch is an entrepreneur's sacred time, and befriending one of them or becoming one yourself will teach you the value of a good meal and excellent conversation.

Although working from home does present its unique challenges, with a bit of self-discipline and forward planning, you can achieve everything you dream of.