An interesting interview on NPR this morning. The Morning Edition segment called "The Long View" interviewed Wilbur Ross, the billionaire investor. He discusses his investment strategy and near the end provides his take on the value of ideas. Here are a few of the quotes:
"Good ideas really are simple ideas."
"It's important to have a sound idea, but the really important thing is the implementation."
"I'd rather back a mediocre idea that was brilliantly executed than a brilliant idea that was poorly executed."
"The idea is the easier part if you're careful. The harder part is implementation. And that's what really makes or breaks any of these things."
As a big fan of NPR and always being appreciative of discussions on the topic of ideas, I found myself strangely defensive as I listened to this last part of the segment. After some thought, I realized that my impulsive desires that helped to launch and "power" this blog were somewhat in conflict with his more structured, "brilliantly executed" mantra.
In truth, was my launch of this blog brilliantly executed? Was it ever a brilliant idea? If neither, should I have just stayed on the shore avoiding the raging surf? What do YOU think?
And then I realized that the real value in my launching this blog was not to execute brilliantly - although I hope I please a few people out there who love to create and nurture ideas. The real value was somewhat selfish. I have ideas in my head and my heart that simply need to be released and after years of ignoring them, my impulses got the best of me.
This is my Don Quixote moment in the sun . . . and I'm relishing every impulsive minute.
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