A million ideas are thought up every conceivable second. From a new electric car to a new artist’s rendition of the statue of liberty, good and bad ideas come and go as frequently as a bullet train in Japan.
I am sure that you and your friends have often found yourself saying, “Wow that would be a great idea, I/we should totally get started on that”.
What’s the next thing that happens? Does the stars align and a once sad computer programmer leave his life of recluse in order to pursue his dream of being a top chef in a 3 Michelin star fine dining establishment? Not likely.
The opposite usually occurs; the idea comes and goes faster than fresh entrant into amateur pornography.
So the obvious conclusion is that ideas suck.
But even if they do or don’t, how do you turn an idea into something tangible?
Action
Getting started is the first bullet point towards a thesis on the next big thing. From the internet to IKEA, every major idea started from a place of action and not a place of idea farming.
Want to start a website? Go buy a domain name,
Looking to break into the hotel business? Start scouting property locations.
Want to invent interplant space travel? Better hit the physics books kid.
That’s the difference between getting started and having a great idea; the action will actually allow you the option of holding onto your dream instead of just fantasizing about how great it could have been.
Abandon all ideas and get started
Gabriel
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