1000 ideas?

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Do you know that most successful entrepreneurs have one or more bid ideas.

How many ideas do you get in a normal day? 1000… more? How many times the lightbulb in your head goes on?

What do you with them?

Do you let them pass you by?

As an entrepreneur, do you get distracted by them?

or

Do you have 20000 excuse why they would not work? No enough money, not enough time, no good enough…

Sound familiar? What if I tell you there is another way…

Create a journal of ideas, a manual that you can go back to when you need some inspiration… This is the discovery phase and remember that most successful entrepreneurs find that one big idea sometimes by accident.

Remember POST IT? That discovery came about no just because of one accident but two accidents that were put together after the original ideal was shelve almost five year because it was not considered valuable…

That is why I recommend that you don’t let them pass you by or just forget about them. Instead use a tool like a voice recorder, (your phone has one) so you can listen to it later and reignite those ideas

You can also choose to write them down in a journal of ideas so you can look back at these ideas later when you need to and can focus on one.

There are 1000 of choices in the market, one that we particularly like is:

 

Combine both the art of writing, drawing and talking when you are mapping or brainstorming your ideas by capturing them with a Livescribe Smart Pen on a special Livescribe notebook that you can use to later transfer directly to your smartphone, tablet, or computer. This would allow you the ease of writing on paper with the mobility of having a digital copy. Some of the choices they offer are:

The elegant Livescribe Symphony, easy to take with you anywhere you go

or the Livescribe Echo Version Smart Pen

Do not forget to order your special Livescribe notebooks

Now that you wrote them down, how do you filter thru them and find that bid idea.

Using the livescribe tools is so easy, they would not only allow you to record everything you write and hear so you’ll never miss a word but it would also let you replay your meetings or lectures simply by tapping on your notes.

Now that you decided in a method to capture and store your ideas choose the one that you want to go all in on. Do that by brainstorming and mind mapping by finding the X in that big map of your ideas.

1. Narrow them down by finding where your expertise, your curiosities and passions unites…

2. chose your top three main big ideas

3. Analyze the PROS and Cons of each of those 3 ideas.

4. Finally, go big on the ONE by acting on them and start generating revenue out of it…

Most successful entrepreneurs find that one big, sometimes by accident

Stay tune for more recommendations and more business advice for Entrepreneurs, and for Vetpreneurs, Veterans, Military & Military Spouses that are starting their own entrepreneurial journey.

Niurka Castaneda is the Founder and Host of Founders Time Media that aims to inform, inspire entrepreneurs.