Birthing A Great Idea

Welcome to #BAGI- Birthing A Great Idea

I was in search for some refreshing knowledge and like I should i found some. That's what I want to share

So like most discussions, we might need a definition of an Idea.

My definition of an Idea is a thought developed to solve a problem or meet a need. As long as there is a need, there will always be an Idea. No matter how stupid it might sound to you. So what’s the problem with having a great idea? The truth is as long as a little time is used to think, an idea usually pops up. Why don't people now accept ideas or why don't great ideas quickly sell? great ideas alter the power balance in relationships. That is why good ideas are always initially resisted. Anybody with a great idea always seems to be superior to people who don't have one. This is the first knowledge we need to know at the back of our minds. The fact that your idea might not have been accepted in the past might be based on the fact that good ideas alter the power balance in relationships. So note this.

The second point is great ideas comes with responsibility. Great ideas come with a heavy burden. Which is why so few people have them. You need to break out from the "I don't want an extra wahala" before you can have a great idea. Have it at the back of your mind, few people can handle great ideas. So the true question is are you ready to be one of the few?

The idea doesn’t have to be big. It just has to change the world. That’s what makes it great. Never expect your idea to be big before you can term it great. Changing the world is a function of time so you need to be patient to watch your idea grow and do what it is meant to do. We all spend a lot of time being impressed by folks we’ve never met. Somebody featured in the media who’s got a big company, a big product, a big movie, a big bestseller. So we call them a big shot. This in itself isn't wrong if they act as a source of inspiration to us.

You need to know what you do. Know it very well. It’s in the place of knowing it, great ideas are birthed. Knowing what you do doesn't only mean trying to improve your skill. It means being sure that’s what you do. Focus brings clarity. Clarity is improved as ideas are birthed. The sovereignty you have over your work will inspire far more people than the actual content ever will. Your idea doesn’t have to be big. It just has to be yours alone. The more the idea is yours alone, the more freedom you have to do something really amazing. The more amazing, the more people will click with your idea. The more people click with your idea, the more it will change the world. The more it will be termed a GREAT idea.

To do this you need to put the hours in. Doing anything worthwhile takes forever. 90% of what separates successful people and failed people is time, effort, and stamina. Put the hours in; do it for long enough and magical, life-transforming things happen eventually. If your business plan depends on you suddenly being “discovered” by some big shot, your plan will probably fail. Nobody suddenly discovers anything. Things are made slowly and in pain.

Everyone is born creative; everyone is given a box of crayons in kindergarten. Then when you hit puberty they take the crayons away and replace them with books on algebra etc. Something in us screams for the crayons. They’re only crayons. You didn’t fear them in kindergarten, why fear them now?

If you make something special, powerful, honest and true, you will succeed. This is what’s called a great idea. The creative person, one who is trying to come up with the great idea basically has two kinds of jobs. One is the sexy, creative kind. Second is the kind that pays the bills. Wherever you are, either one or two you can turn one to two eventually.

Don’t try to stand out from the crowd; avoid crowds altogether. It nerve wrecking to but if you accept the pain, it cannot hurt you. Doing something seriously creative is one of the most amazing experiences one can have, in this or any other lifetime. Merit can be bought. Passion can’t.

The only people who can change the world are people who want to. And not everybody does. Remember only great ideas change the world and ideas are birthed by people.

Finally, don’t worry about finding inspiration. It comes eventually. Remember, it’s in the place of focus clarity is born and ideas give more clarity. I hope I've been able to inspire someone to Birth his great idea.

Have a great night