Entrepreneurs are unique, but what makes entrepreneurs distinct from others? Answering this question will help us understand the nature of entrepreneurs. It can also help us learn why starting is second nature to them.

There are different types of entrepreneurs, just like there are different types of doctors, lawyers, and teachers, but each profession has its own unique character. For the entrepreneur there are 6 areas:

The entrepreneur is creative. They have the ability to connect unrelated ideas to form one great idea. This capacity allows them to do things differently and see things from a different light. The creative capacity comes from the nature of the discipline: free to think and play with ideas, allowing them to be creative. It is the only discipline not bound by rules, procedures, and systems.

The entrepreneur is a problem solver. Entrepreneurs will always have a solution to a problem and often the solution is innovative. The capacity to solve problems allows them to pioneer an industry and be ahead of others.

The entrepreneur has strong faith. They have the capacity to move without seeing the road ahead clearly. It is the self-confidence, optimism, and strong belief in their idea that allows them to take risks. This ability is what makes them a cult-like figure because not many can envision and take action.

Other-centered. The entrepreneur finds inspiration solving the problems of others rather than just trying to fulfill their own needs. Being other-centered allows them to uncover and discover unserved and underserved markets.

Action-oriented. Entrepreneurs take action and that is what they really are, they start and act upon something. Even the origin of the word entrepreneur comes from the French word entreprende which means to undertake.

Capacity to profit from innovative ways. At the end of the day, the entrepreneur is a businessman who needs to sustain the business and his family and the entrepreneur is one who is capable in creating wealth from innovative ways.

These 6 domains are always, present. There maybe more in the future, but certainly cannot be less than 6.

Patience is a virtue. This is what we were taught all our lives and it has its benefits, one of which is that patience allow us to learn to wait, which lessens our worry when things take time.

But patience is not my strongest suit. I am a person who wants to see results right away, I want to be able to think, visualize and try them out soonest possible. However having this trait often leads me to off-the-gut decisions, and often these decisions can be disastrous. But for entrepreneurs, decision making, a quick one, is a virtue.

In entrepreneurship, everything moves by faith, because results, which you do not know, does not come unless you start them. And so decision making, a decisive and quick one is of highest importance as it get things moving. But let me make it clear that quick decision making is not about making reckless, carless, neglectful and irresponsible decision but rather, one that has gone through reasonable considerations of the pros and cons as well as commitment to making adjustments along the way until desired results are achieved.

Decision means starting things the way one would pick up a book and start reading. The way Steve Jobs told Wozniak to sell computers, rather than give off the blue print for free. The way Matsushita tinkered with battery and lights. They way Gates and Allen started with only a computer and garage. In short, decision making is a yes and action, that makes decision making driven by faith rather than data.

So, yes, it is alright to be impatient as an entrepreneur because it get things moving.