“A good idea is like a
wheelbarrow; it will go nowhere unless you push it.”
– Unknown
One of the
things I love about taking to boys at Scouts is that they are full of
ideas. Walking along on a hike or
enjoying some down time, you hear so many ideas of what they hope to be and
what they plan to do in life. I do not
take these lightly like simple boy dreams.
Oh no, I see them as planning the future of the world I still intend to
live in, so this is serious business.
Ideas are powerful things. It only takes one good idea to make a million
dollars. An idea can and does change the
world as we know it. The great industrialist
and founder of Firestone Tires, Harvey Firestone once said, "What is
important is ideas. If you have ideas,
you have the main asset you need, and there isn't any limit to what you can do
with your business and your life."
So what do you do when you have
an idea. Most of us think that our ideas
are great and important, and they are, but we end up not doing anything at all
with them. So what happens - they
die. I have four things you can do to
keep them alive and who knows, they may be worth millions.
Write then down:
Always, I mean ALWAYS, have a pen and paper with
you. When you have an idea, write it
down. Do not think you will remember
later because you will not. How many of
us have said, "I will remember this later", only to say "What
was that I wanted to remember?"
Write an idea down in as much detail as you can so when you look at it
all will come back to you and you can use it as the foundation for a complete
vision.
Take action:
After you have written down the
idea, do something - anything - to begin the action process. No matter how small or large, taking some
kind of action will anchor the idea in your mind and the process to see it come
to reality is underway. Make sure that
every idea you have and feel is worth going for, no matter how far out or impossible
it seems has action behind it. That
action is the key to making this a reality.
Build passion:
Passion is the fire that drives
us to our dreams. It is seeing the
vision as we want it to be. This builds
an excitement and enthusiasm that will keep you moving toward the achievement
you desire. Every day review the idea
you have written down. Feel the excitement
and allow the fire of passion to build in you.
Now use all that energy to drive you to action and action will always
bring success.
Be persistent:
No goal is ever achieved without
hard work and persistence. Success does
not come over night. We have heard of
overnight successes, but the reality is that is not true. As you study the lives of successful people
you will find that it took hard work and a deep determination to achieve the
success that others think came overnight.
Never dismiss your ideas as
crazy or worthless. Grab them as million
dollar tickets and work them with all that is in you. You may just have the one great idea the
whole world has been waiting for.
Someone has to come up with it, why not you?
You
matter! You matter to the world and to
yourself. Remember to be your best, love
God, have good manners, achieve the unknown and change your world.
John Patrick
Hickey is an author, speaker, Life Coach and proud Scouter. To read more from
John Patrick Hickey or to get his books, training and book him to speak to your
church, business or group, visit our website at http://www.growthcenter.net or www.johnpatrickhickey.com.
© 2014 John
Patrick Hickey
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