If you find yourself in a fog of a lack of progress, this post might be for you. Incidentally, it’s for me, too.
We all have people we admire. Some of us admire those who are leading the charge in their field. What I mean by that is that they are pioneering a new trail. When they talk, we listen. Because they’ve stumbled onto something.
If we’re not careful, we’ll start to think that the “something” is what excites us, and not that person’s ability to process the idea in the first place.
You see, there’s a reason your good ideas aren’t gaining traction. I’m not here to diagnose that reason, but I’m going to take a wild stab that a lot of you have the same problem: execution.
Your brain is like a meth lab cooking up new ideas all the time (OK, bad example).
Your brain is like a factory, constantly pushing out new, creative ideas all the time. Better?
My guess is that you even have a place that those ideas happen. I have two of those: Starbucks and the Shower (true story). These bright, life-giving ideas light you up. Maybe they bring you to life inside; providing clarity to your life’s path.
Here’s the problem…
If you never chase your great ideas down, it doesn’t matter that you had them in the first place.
That may come off as harsh, but I’ll risk that in an effort to jump start us out of our paralysis of idea execution. We desperately need you to chase down your ideas. We need you to start that new thing. We need you to dream up that event. We need you to take that person to lunch and invite them into the madness inside your head.
We need you to take the risk. Because that person you admire took the risk. If your brilliant ideas never see the light of day, your impact will be less than your potential. And I’m in the school of thought that that is just not OK. Because your Creator has created you to bear His Image. He gave you a brilliant, mind-bending brain, with the capacity to dream big dreams!
So take the risk. Chase down those crazy ideas. Who knows? You might just change the world.
Recommended Reading: “Making Ideas Happen” by Scott Belsky
