Posts Tagged ‘ideas’
Why A Better Business Story Matters
Santoso and Dian live within a kilometer of each other in the once sleepy town of Ubud, in Bali. Both men are master wood carvers and work for hours every day hunched on the floor of their tiny workshops. Happily for them Ubud is now the thriving arts center of the island and thousands of…
Read MoreThe Best Ideas Don’t Start With Solutions
Have you ever wondered why your ‘big ideas’ get stuck in mind map central, never to see the light of day, or don’t end up being as groundbreaking as you hoped? Part of the answer lies in the way you’ve been working on implementing those ideas. Those moments of genius and excited clarity that you…
Read MoreSeth Godin On Being An Entrepreneur, Telling Stories And Making Ideas Matter
It’s not every day you get to speak with one of your heroes. I had the opportunity to do just that when I talked to Seth Godin recently. Seth and his work need no introduction and I hope you get to take something away from the conversation we had about being an entrepreneur, telling stories…
Read MoreThere’s Something You’re Forgetting To Tell Us
It’s time for me to get really honest with you and let you know that there’s a reason why people are not crossing the street or the Inter-webs to buy from you, and it has nothing to do with how good your idea is. People might be noticing you left and right, but you’re not…
Read MoreWhat’s Stopping You Making Your Idea Matter?
The most brilliant idea, with no execution, is worth $20 ~ Derek Sivers You’ve got lots of great ideas and more than a few stuffed Moleskines to prove it! An idea, even the most fantastic one, only begins to matter when you can take it from scribbles in your notebook to implementation. So what’s stopping…
Read MoreClose The Gap Between Dreaming And Doing
Everyone wants to sit around and think up cool stuff. Sooner or later, you’re going to have to actually build something. The energy isn’t in the idea, it’s in the execution. ~ Seth Godin I think you’ll agree that sometimes we get stuck, even when we know we have a great idea. Sometimes it’s easier…
Read MoreThe Idea Validation Roller Coaster
“There’s a difference between achieving your goals and realising your work matters.” Seth Godin Yesterday was a good day! You logged on first thing and found you’d sold a dozen eBooks overnight. You had five email queries about your latest online program and ten enrollments…..not bad. Your blog post got eighty retweets and your designer…
Read MoreUnderstanding How To Spread An Idea
“Everyone who’s ever taken a shower has an idea. It’s the person who gets out of the shower, dries off and does something about it who makes a difference.” Nolan Bushnell So how do you begin to make an impact and spread an idea? 1. Create something that people want to talk about. 2. Give…
Read MoreYour Best Idea….
“There is no map. You are the mapmaker.” Shoshana Zuboff Your best idea….. … is not always the one that will make the most money. … may be the one that people laugh at. … is true. … could be tested or implemented for close to free. … can be explained in 140 characters or…
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