Ideas!

“Men stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened.”

Winston Churchill

You have to respect a statement with meanings on so many levels.  Personally, I can pick up on three of Sir Winston’s nuances.  Most likely, you can think of a few more.

First, ideas are worthless unless you DO something with them.  If I had a dollar for every “great” idea that an employee gave me, I’d own my own island.  Ideas, (despite the name of our newsletter!) are a dime a dozen.  Without the revenue-generating, HARD work to implement them, they’re useless.

Second, it’s depressing to wonder about how many million-dollar ideas I didn’t listen to.  Inspiration can come from some pretty humble sources.  How often do you tune out the rookie – stranger - cold call – new hire – guru – etc. – etc. – etc. without a solid 60-second, unprejudiced value judgment?

Third, how often are you too busy to properly implement the really good concept?  Aaaagh!  It absolutely kills me to see somebody else making a fortune from the initiative I’ve been thinking about for four years.

If an idea feels right, DO something!  Give all new ideas you stumble over a full 60 seconds of serious consideration!  Act decisively now!

Think about it…