Thinking differently is key to many successful people advancing in their businesses and their lives. Those of you who are strong creators can change the world through innovation. Those who are less creative at coming up with the initial concept, can be the high value support that helps another bring a great idea to market.
This weekend I was watching the London Marathon. Something that has special significance as I have run it myself. I can therefore feel the pain and excitement of every mile. What is fascinating is that there are clearly people of all kinds participating. Some in amazing fancy dress outfits. Like the man in the snail outfit currently sliding along the ground at about a mile per day to raise money for charity. There is also clearly a massive and complex support network that has come together behind this idea and is building on it year on year.
A key to bringing great ideas to market like the London Marathon is to be able to ensure that you have the right people helping you make it happen. Now your ideas may initially be much smaller in scale than this, however, year on year where could they grow? Do you find yourself though coming up with lots of ideas and just not quite managing to follow through with them to bring them to fruition? If so, this is an issue most creative people find.
Change the Circumstances
If so, you need to change the circumstances around you so that the only route forward is forward. This is something that Be More. Achieve More really stands for ie the techniques to following things through. This is why I am currently working on co-writing a book with one of the world's leading authorities on this Dr Steven Levinson. I am not only fascinated by the subject which I think has great value, however, who could be better at keeping me on track to writing a book?
Think Different and Take a Stand
So here is an inspirational video about creative genius's who thought different. These people stood for something and made it happen with action and the help of others. What do you stand for? What does your business stand for? If you don't believe this stuff works look at Apple! Look at the London Marathon, Google, Facebook. How can you think differently, take a stand and follow through?
So where do your unique talents fit best?
So are you a creator or someone who can leverage ideas for others? Note that millions of people are hugely successful at helping bring other ideas to market whether running teams, connecting people, doing deals, managing the finances, taking tough decisions, building systems. As mentioned the Marathon support network must be huge.
If you are keen to understand what your entrepreneurial profile is and the action you should take to move forward, I have personally found 'Wealth Dynamics' hugely valuable in the creation of my businesses. This profile more than any other (and I have used many) is great at helping you with the strategy to build a business around where you are best in your flow. If you are building a business you might want to check it out. It is something I currently use within every mentoring or coaching relationship with a business leader.
Be Careful who you take your advice from
A final thought in this blogpost is ensuring that you are not put off by discouragement from people around you. Mix with people who will help keep you feeling positive about your ideas. People who add energy to them. As Seth Godin would say 'Build a tribe'. Once an idea becomes more than just you then it starts to take on a life of it's own.
If you have people around you who are saying you can't, only listen to them if they are credible experts in their field. For those who put you down whether intentional or not, use it as motivation to keep moving forward. Prove them wrong! Meeting them can be like running a marathon ie hitting the wall. However, when you do the best marathon runners move on and pick up the pace.
The world needs people who can think differently and transform their talk into making it happen,
Be More. Achieve More.
Chris