ADHD in entrepreneurship

When I was 5 or 6 years old, I had to change my kindergarten five times

When I was in elementary school, teachers told me to go out and run
around the yard to not distract others in the class.

After that, in middle school, mostly I could be found in the principal office
since I don’t know why but all troubles ended up in me.
 
At the end of middle school, I was diagnosed with ADHD ( Attention
Deficit Hyperactive Disorder),

Therefore, I started researching ADHD, which is v caused by a biological

difference in the brain. 

It has three main symptoms: Severe Hyperactivity, Impulsivity, “

LOOKING AT THE WINDOW” oh sorry, where was I, uh inattention. 

After that, I started taking medication; I felt like a weirdo and separated
from my peers. The feeling that my brain is disabled, and I have to take
medication to be better, to be normal. 
 
During high school, because of the pills, I was definitely more
manageable and less impulsive, or simply not the one who set the school
on fire!
 
However, I felt like a bird in a cage; I did not have novel ideas for the
mathematics problems anymore. I was easily irritated by people, and I
couldn’t make friends as quickly as past. And by all of those, I was not
myself.
 

But now, I laugh at those days and how I thought about ADHD. I know I
was different but disabled. I doubt it!

It was not something unlucky or wrong for me; It was precisely the
characteristics that I needed to live my life to the full.  
 
Who doesn’t want to have more energy?
Who doesn’t want to be super creative?
Who doesn’t want to be not engaged in a boring life? 
 
We might be a bit forgetful and act emotionally or impatiently, or we might
not let you finish your sentences, especially when we see what you are
going to say! 
 
But I believe that ADHD still could be the superpower, particularly in
entrepreneurship!

Interestingly enough, around 60% of successful entrepreneurs have

ADHD or demonstrate ADHD traits, founder of Virgin Airlines and Ikea,
CEO of Cisco Systems.
That’s a huge number compared to the fact that just about 3% of people
have ADHD. 

*1* Maybe it is because we take risks three times more than an average
person!  And we take the risk of starting our own companies

*2* Furthermore, studies show that because we are just a little bit
impulsive and hyperactive, we tend to think outside of the box and act
fast, which makes us a step up in problem-solving.
 
  
In many contexts like entrepreneurship, we are highly functional, and
maybe dysfunctional in others.  
 
Because besides those forgetfulness, and challenges for prioritizing and
struggles for attention,

We are born to be creative

We are born to be problem solvers
We are born to be energetic 
 

All in all, don’t let ADHD hold you back and explore the world of
opportunity with your ADHD superpower.