The Only Constant should be change itself

An entrepreneur is nothing more than a person who organizes and manages an enterprise. Adjust your life to live as an entrepreneur, if you don’t have a business to run, then make your enterprise your life.

Some people say it is my age that allows me to live life by my own rules. I completely disagree with that statement. Why can’t anyone live their life the way they want to? Whether you are like me; 21 years old, in school, and running a business, or you are a 30 year old that has been in the same job for 5 years, with “real” responsibilities like a family and a mortgage. There is no reason you can’t take everyday experiences and approach them from a new point of view.

Instead of getting up in the morning, showering, brushing your teeth, putting on your black suit and plain tie, going to work, seeing the same people, and doing the same thing, why not change your routine? You cannot do the same thing every day of your life for 40 years and be ok with it. Ten years down the road you will look back and ask yourself what you did with your life. There are millions of simple things you can do everyday to change your life, and every time you do something different you are setting yourself up to have a new experience that just might change your life.

Start with the little things. If you are looking to benefit your personal health get up an hour earlier then normal, go for a run, and then get ready for work, you will see a domino effect on how your everyday routine is changed. By simply waking up at a different time and exercising, before your daily morning shower you will completely disrupt the status quo, increase your energy and improve, the way you approach your day and your job. As you begin this different routine be sure to constantly change how you do things. Run a different route, walk to a coffee shop and get your day started there, read the paper Who knows, maybe you will read something interesting to talk about with the people you work with.

Once you have started to change your everyday life for the better, begin to change your social life. Get involved in the community, instead of spending your Saturday shopping, or watching television, go give a few hours back to the community you call home. Through this you will meet new people with new interests, and they will tell you about things you can do that you may have never heard about. I know last time I went out to do some community service I learned that there is a gallery hop the first weekend of every month in Columbus, Ohio. I now go to this every time it is here because of the cultural experiences I gain…

I realize that some of this advice is repetitive, and you have heard it all before, but I am not just preaching community service and exercise, I am telling you from personal experience that adapting to change, and making the most of it is the key to success in entrepreneurship. I know you will try things that you won’t necessarily enjoy, and some things that you will love. I can guarantee you will have experiences you never quite imagined, and you will see what it is like to adapt to change. Don’t allow your life to slip away because it gets lost in your routine. Make sure you have something to remember, and something to talk about whether it is today, tomorrow or 20 years from now.