Entrepreneurs suffer from a terrible ailment called IWIDN; some even suffer from something worse IWIDY. It controls their life, it makes them miserable, and there is no cure in sight. I have written in the past about the correlation between entrepreneurship and ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder). If you Google the two words together you will be amazed at how many articles are written about the subject. Many entrepreneurs have an incredibly short attention span. This allows them to handle multiple tasks on a daily or even hourly basis. When a business is small, it is very important that the founder has the ability to multitask but, as I have written before, it is more vital to delegate as the business grows.

Multitasking builds a certain work ethic and efficiency into the daily regime of the entrepreneur so, when an issue arises, s/he has the ability and desire to deal with it immediately. This is where the IWIDN, and the worse IWIDY, virus really takes hold in the brain of the entrepreneur. But, unlike other viruses that attack the host, the IWIDN and IWIDY virus attacks those people around the entrepreneur.

For those of you who have not worked out what the IWIDN and IWIDY stand for, they stand for “I Want It Done Now” and, of course, the more potent “I Want It Done Yesterday”. If you, or those around you, suffer from this virus, please note that it is completely normal and vital for early entrepreneurial success.