Keep it to yourself!
Christine Kane doesn’t blog a lot, but she does pull out a great one from time to time. How to Have Unwavering Faith in your Own Ideas is one of them.
I definitely have a friend who, like Christine’s article, does this (“Okay – I have this idea. Here’s the deal…”) He calls every few months with another great idea, usually a business start-up idea. The problem is it’s every few months.
He, too, has great ideas, and some of them are relatively inexpensive to get off the ground. But, the time commitment…ouch.
Christine writes, “The real issue is not about the idea. The real issue is about DOING IT. And the even realer issue is about fear. As Seth Godin so aptly states: “There isn’t a shortage of ideas. There’s a shortage of execution.””
There isn’t a shortage of ideas. There’s a shortage of execution.
I agree.
These are her writings, as well.
1. Consider HOW you share your ideas.
2. “Procrastination-by-Inquiry.”
3. Be careful WHO you share your idea with
4. …“What is the very next step I need to take?”
5. …Make a decision. Tell someone you’re going to do it. Move forward. Then wake up tomorrow and decide again.
What do I say to my friend? I first ask him, “Who’s taking which first step and when?” And, if he calls my bluff, I say, “let’s do it.”
Of all people, he should know, “nothing happens until first a sale.”
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Ideas are a dime-a-dozen. -Everyone #figureofspeech #sotospeak
Good ideas are a dime a dozen, bad ones are free. -Douglas Horton
Heartthrobs are a dime a dozen. -Brad Pitt
Biff: Pop! I’m a dime a dozen, and so are you!
Willie: I am not a dime a dozen! I am Willy Loman, and you are Biff Loman! -Death of a Salesman Act 2
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