Can the Positive Traits of Entrepreneurs With Psychological Disorders Enable Them to Succeed Through the Pandemic?

Entrepreneurs possess both human strengths and weaknesses.Many of them come with their own personality traits and often quirky behaviors.Some of them are also challenged by psychological conditions and disorders that could impact constructive actions in their daily lives.In this paper, the researchers have selected three conditions to address in this context: ADHD, NPD, and Dyslexia.We demonstrate that while these three conditions may provide challenges to such entrepreneurs, they also allow them to overcome the associated negative aspects by focusing on complementary positive traits to succeed in their entrepreneurship.Under normal economic conditions, entrepreneurs frequently face stress, whether from competitive pressures, financial issues, or everyday problems.With the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic and resulting issues, many small-business owners are facing the highest levels of stress they have experienced as entrepreneurs, coupled with additional costs associated with COVID-19 compliance as critical stressors.Therefore, entrepreneurs with psychological conditions need to be aware of how they can leverage their positive traits to mitigate the added COVID-19 stress to significantly promote successful outcomes.