There are four words out there that, when used together, can inspire great things to happen. Or convince people that a solution is on the way. Now you may have four words of your own to inspire (but be careful, there are kids in the room).
The four words I am thinking of?
I have an idea.
Simple, short and very promising. Deceptively simple.
They can follow a number of other statements or situations. Things are looking pretty rough and the crew is getting worried. The problem is not being solved, it just seems to be getting worse.
Then someone says: "I have an idea". These four words are powerful because of their optimism and because they suggest that someone has been thinking. Thinking beyond the scope of others in the room. Thoughts perhaps that have been germinating for days or weeks. That just now became apparent.
Maybe it is someone who doesn't talk all the time. Someone who has been a good listener and has been waiting for the right time to take all that perspective and offer a well-thought out suggestion.
And, yes, there is a risk that the idea may not be spine-tingling. It may even be naive or unworkable.
But it's an idea. And I love ideas.
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