7 Habits of Successful Entrepreneurs with LDs

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www.psychologytoday.com/blog/entrepreneurs-adhd/200909/7-habits-highly-successful-entrepreneurs-adhd

A few accomplished business people with ADHD and/or dyslexia:
Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Airlines.
John T. Chambers, CEO of Cisco Systems.
Ingvar Kamprad, Swedish founder and chairman of IKEA stores, states he adapted the inner workings of his business to compensate for his ADHD and dyslexia.
David Neeleman founder and CEO of Jet Blue Airways has ADHD and dyslexia.
Paul Orfalea the founder and chairperson of Kinko’s.
Charles Schwab the founder, chairperson, and CEO of the Charles Schwab Corporation, the largest brokerage firm in the U.S.

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Here's a story about a "2e" 15-yr-old teen, Willow Tufano, who left a gifted school after they told her mom that she couldn't focus, and now she's a successful landlord in Florida: www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57515470/florida-teen-landlord-turns-foreclosure-crisis-into-opportunity

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www.entrepreneur.com/article/277911?utm_source=FoxNews&utm_medium=related&utm_campaign=syndication mentions that several of the "Shark Tank" entrepreneurs (Kevin O’Leary, a.k.a. “Mr. Wonderful,” Barbara Corcoran and Daymond John) consider their dyslexia as "gifts," particularly in the sense that dealing with it has helped them not to let difficulties hold them back.