Turning Abnormal Into Success

Blue Ivory Creative is all about recognizing that a person’s “abnormalities” are often their biggest strengths.  All of the most successful people, from Steve Jobs to Henry Ford to Walt Disney, had one thing in common — they were different from everyone else. In many cases, people around them thought they were insane.  But that didn’t stop them.  Being different allowed them to create different businesses and those different businesses became some of the most influential companies in the world.

Forbes’ article, 17 Counterintuitive Things the Most Successful People Do, written by Jason Nazar, is a fantastic resource for breaking free from the norm and becoming successful as an entrepreneur.  Below are a couple of our favorite tips:

• Repeat Mistakes – enough times until you really learn the lesson.  Sometimes, mistakes do need to be repeated if the payoff is big enough.  We hardly ever learn anything truly worthwhile after one try.
• Abstain from Work – which others can do for you.  Delegate every task that others can do 80% as well as you, and focus on those items that only you can achieve that have big payoffs.
• Become Indifferent to Slights – because time and energy are too valuable to waste on petty matters.  Attention being paid to wounds of our ego is precious energy diverted from achieving our goals.  You can win the argument, or win the game.  I know what I’d choose. 
  

The rest of the article is a really good read; we highly recommend checking it out.  A great way to conclude is with a quote from Apple founder, Steve Jobs:  ”Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”