Ever Ask Yourself What Would Happen If?

The Big IF of New Years

By DrD, published Jan 13, 2007
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"What would happen if," you ask yourself, and, at that point, you have opened your creative mindset to see a new horizon. But the process you are taking yourself down may not result in anything beneficial; which is why folks who have great ideas don't get them to the action phase- they stay stuck in neutral gear. "What would happen if," becomes, "aw it probably wouldn't have worked anyway." If you've ever found yourself thinking such, and, eventually not doing what you were dwelling on, this column is for you, it will show you something about that thought, you may never have heard before. If you've never had such a thought, you're probably not being honest, but let's say you are and you've just never thought such, then this column is for certain going to be rewarding in the time you spend consuming it. And; it won't give you indigestion.

The thought you dwell on about a business, wanting to own one, wanting to start one, even when it's not unique, probably especially when it's not unique, is a great thought that you should consider, here's why. Every great business has to start somewhere, and that place is in the mind of the person who first sees it as worth attempting. Most business professors teach the concept of need- meeting a need- in fact one of the most successful entrepreneurs around pushes a concept that he calls FANFI- find a need and fill it [See Conference Guru Entrepreneur profile], which worked well for him, but the question needs to come home to you; will it work for you? Can you apply it in your life, you might see the need, but you can't fill it; at least, not from where you are. Does that mean that your vision should be negated? You are the one having the thought, it is your idea, it's likely not singular, but why negate its worth?

Ever Ask Yourself What Would Happen If?

Author Dana Richardson dips feet in Fountain of Dreams

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Takeaways
  • Life works in forward only- but we can learn from the past, and what might have happened if.
  • Not following up on thoughts that are creative can lead to frustration and non accomplishment.
  • The idea you have may not be unique to you, but it is your idea, using it can be very productive.
Did You Know?
There is no way to measure how much creative business knowledge is lost by people who succumb to the question, what would happen if?
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I really worry about business moves that are unique because there's less to judge by (consumer wise) where is if you know something is popular I have more confidence.

Posted on 07/24/2007 at 11:07:00 AM

 
Whenever I find myself thinking about doing somethin on a regular basis and it starts consuming my thoughts I stop everything and go do it. No more wasted times wondering how it would be to do it and I et to move on with my life! This has saved me tons of time that I would normally spend only thinking about it!

Posted on 03/21/2007 at 5:03:00 PM

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