Do you believe in serendipity or divine intervention? Either way, your path to kicking off a new idea may come to you a number of different ways.
Sometimes the right ideas:
A. find you just at the time you are ready to implement them.
B. hit you hard prior to the date when you are ready and you are left frustrated and repressed
C. are late to the party, they are not the first you try but they are worth the wait
My path to this blog (and the ideas that were inspired as a result) came from many places over many years. But the decisive point came over a five month period last year when I was in between jobs. A great blessing to have time to think about life and the role you will play in it. How did I know it was finally time to dust off my idea book and pick a few?
Like everything else, it came in a set of three ...
1. I was at the library looking to see if root definitions were included in the dictionary for a possible website url. The Webster's Dictionary at the library was 1,571 pages. I grabbed the big 4" volume and the book flipped open to page 391. I looked mid-page and saw the word "Donor". What was right below it?
"DON QUIXOTE"
2. During my various networking events that year I met a fellow job seeker. I was gratified to provide her the lead that led to her new job. What was her last name?
"CERVANTES" - (also happens to be the author of Don Quixote)
3. One of the ideas I was experimenting with during this time was a new beverage for athletes. This project took me to a product development firm in Southern California. What was prominently placed on the wall in their conference room?
"PABLO PICASSO'S DRAWING OF DON QUIXOTE" (pictured above)
This was too much for me - I had all the rationale I needed. Will your idea come to you this way? Are your eyes and ears open to seeing and hearing these hints?
Or maybe I'm just mad. :-)
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