Researchers have known for some time that a significant number of entrepreneurs are dyslexic, but a new study found that the percentage is even greater than previously thought. A survey of U.S. entrepreneurs found that 35 percent identified themselves as dyslexic, the New York Times reported. Not only that, but entrepreneurs who are dyslexic are twice as likely to own two or more businesses as entrepreneurs who aren’t dyslexic.
Why are so many successful entrepreneurs dyslexic? Because of their learning disability, they know how to overcome obstacles, they excel in oral communication (to compensate for reading and writing challenges), and they are good at delegating authority.
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I have seen this first hand..the people who can’t tolerate school and yet go on to become millionaires.My hubby is one of the smartest people I know..but he can’t put together a sentence or spell worth a darn.
The most successful people I know are not the ones with most education, but they are the ones with the most passion for their work.
I have a relative who is severely dyslexic and his performance in High School and below grades were horrific.
However, once he matured and to the surprise of many, he went to College, got his Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Business in two years.
Now at the tender age of twenty four went from warehouse worker to Manager of a unit that has the Warehouse as one of four areas he supervises.
I tend to get dyslexic on some things, I suppose it is hereditary. But the theory in the article does have some truth in it.
It’s only by overcoming the challenges in life that we learn to be strong and resilient. That’s where true self esteem comes from, knowing that we can overcome our problems and succeed no matter how hard life is.That’s a lot of what’s wrong with our country, too many people who make excuses for why they can’t reach their full potential, knowing that they don’t have to overcome the odds because someone or something will take care of them instead…it’s the easy way out.
OkI admit it.I am.As if nobody knew that, by now!
Im’ slysdexic.
We don’t like supervision, which means we learn how to survive without it, or to do so well, we become the supervisors.
Actually, my affliction is mild, compared to many others I know.However, the “dunce cap” culture is not that far back. The humiliation is there, in the back of our minds. The black boards, the mental freezes, the inability to do the problems or spell the words under timed drills. My problem was always not being able to FINISH a test. When I finally forced myself to finish, well, I did pretty good.
Three of my 5 kids have it much rougher than me.
However, one of them is a manager, over roughly 80 people. She turns 24 in February.
A bad manager can come up with a really stupid plan, and word the instructions perfectly, dotting every i, crossing every t. It will still be a stupid plan.
Better to come up with a great plan, and have someone else put it in writing.
Or, to come up with a great plan, knowing that you will need spell check.
It is still a great plan, even if it contains some errors in gramar or spelling.
Dyslexics can, sometimes, remember everything they see or hear to an amazing degree.
Much less so with reading. I had a horrible time reading as a kid. It took me days to read a book that other kids finished in one night.
Now, I spend several hours, every day, reading.
Not bragging at all, I am just begging the parents and teachers out there to understand that we all learn in different ways.
Dyslexics must “teach themselves” most of the time — they just don’t learn well in traditional settings.
Instead of doing a whole list of problems, let the dyslexic check the answer, to each problem, before going to the next.
The kid isnt “cheating” — the kid just knows that doing 10 problems the wrong way will only teach him to do it the wrong way.
It takes a LONGER time to learn, but, once learned, it is rarely forgotten.
Do you know what an agonstic, dyslexic, insomniac is?
Someone who lays awake at night wondering if there really is a dog.
Do you know what an agonstic, dyslexic, insomniac is?
Someone who lays awake at night wondering if there really is a dog.
Posted by: Mary Caruso | December 11, 2007 at 07:54 PM
heh heh, I have to remember that one. :)
MaryThanks for that one.I needed a good laugh.
Good one Mary. One of my grandkids is dyslexic and he is the one the other kids all love. They think he is really funny because he is the class clown. Going on a field trip with his class is special because everyone comes and tells me they are Jeffs best friend.
NCLB helped him because they finally found out what the problem was and he is excelling now. Tested at 99% on his math skills last month.
I think they learn to try harder and therefore succeed at what they try to do.