The mind of an entrepreneur is a physical anomaly. It works in ways that are far different than the vast majority of people in the world. But it is the mind of the entrepreneur that makes our economy tick. And though sometimes it may be hard to see underneath all the international conglomerates and multinational corporations, the entrepreneurs among us have always made our society great.
At the heart of entrepreneurship is innovation. Innovation drives business, it drives commerce, and it drives cultures. But innovation does not happen on its own. It takes people, it takes entrepreneurs. There is an innovator inside each and every one of us just waiting to come out. It is up to you to unlock the inner voice, to take action on your ideas, and to believe in yourself no matter what.
Sometimes innovation comes out of necessity, sometimes it comes out of luck, and sometimes it is well planned. Those people that wait around and expect people to innovate on their behalf are usually left feeling unsatisfied and full of regret. They think to themselves that if they had only taken the risk, they could have made a difference.
There is a line from the movie “Bruce Almighty”, though less than an average movie, that captures my point about innovation. Jim Carrey says “Be the miracle”. Don’t just sit back and wait for it to happen to you, make it happen. And that is the theory about innovation. If everyone sits around expecting someone else to change the world, nobody will. You have to live and breathe innovation. You have to be innovation.
So stop waiting for things to happen, get out there and make them happen. Innovators take action and YOU can be that action.
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Zach Heller is the marketing coordinator for two online education companies, Lawline.com and TrueNYC. He is a contributor for two blogs, The Legal Beat and the TrueNYC Blog. He also hosts his own blog called Be Innovation at www.zachheller.com. He is working on his first book which is due out in 2009.
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