Find your own niche, and don’t try to copy what has worked for other people. Concentrate on discovering what the world wants and needs.

For example, according to Fortune, a young man trying to find a cab in Paris in 2008 couldn’t find one, leading to the founding of “UberCab” and the development of a mobile app that connects riders with drivers in a sharing economy. The app was launched in 2010 in San Francisco and is now available in countries around the world. Uber‘s two co-founders – Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp – were ranked tied at number 283 on the Forbes list, each with an estimated net worth of $5.3 billion.

According to Forbes, two MIT students, Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowski, founded a file-hosting service in 2007 because they were constantly forgetting their USB flash drives. Their service, Dropbox, made file sharing easier, yet secure. Still a private company, Dropbox is valued at more than $10 billion. Its CEO, Drew Houston (number 1,533), has a net worth estimated by Forbes at $1.21 billion. Pursue those ideas that fascinate, compel, and will sustain you when the going gets tough.

2. Dream Big

What can you bring to the world that is unique, compelling, and helpful, with the ability to change lives and create a new business? No billionaire started a company to be mildly successful.

At age 19, Bill Gates was one of the first to recognize that personal computers could revolutionize business, education, communications, and entertainment if their operation could be simplified so that everyone could use them. This led to the founding of Microsoft. Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com, recognized a future where virtual retailers could replace brick-and-mortar operations with lower costs, wider selections, and better customer service. Billionaires are adept at discerning what can be and making it come true.

3. Be Totally Committed to Success

Forget passion – success is about obsession. Mark Cuban (number 603), a billionaire in his early 30s after the sale of his company Broadcast.com to Yahoo, advises, “Don’t start a company unless it’s an obsession and something you love. If you have an exit strategy, it’s not an obsession.” When building his company, Cuban couldn’t keep a girlfriend, went seven years without a vacation, and didn’t even read a fiction book during that time: “I was pretty focused.”

Bill Gates never took a day off during his 20s while building Microsoft. Mark Zuckerberg advises entrepreneurs to move fast and “break things” – the “things” being the traditional ways of doing business.

Entrepreneurs are the only people who will work 80 hours a week to avoid working 40 hours a week,” says ‘Shark Tank’ investor Lori Greiner. While this may be tongue-in-cheek, it is true that entrepreneurs have built a reputation for breaking out of the mold and working hard to live a certain kind of life.

That is because, for many ambitious professionals, the benefits of entrepreneurship are incredibly rewarding. Read on to discover 10 of the greatest perks of becoming an entrepreneur, and find out how you can experience these advantages while starting your small business.

1. A flexible schedule
So many people begrudge the office routine that it’s called the “9-to-5 grind.” As an entrepreneur, you have the opportunity to break out of that cycle and create your own schedule. Start your day early if you’re a morning person, work later in the day if you prefer evenings, and take an afternoon jog whenever the fancy strikes.

This scheduling power isn’t just freeing, it also may be healthier as well. One study conducted by the National Center for Biotechnology Information found that a results-based work atmosphere (where the focus is on results rather than working a certain number of hours) leads to greater mental and physical wellness.