As soon as an idea pops into your head, write out the details. Write out every nook and cranny of information that embodies your ideaIf you have an idea for a product, write down who the product is for, how it works, why it’s different from other industries, and why it’s going to sell like crazy.Details are refinement. Details matter. Details are the little things that make things work.

Write out the details

Outlining is a visual process that shows the beginning and the end. It’s taking something abstract and making it visible.Try starting at the end. Write what your idea will accomplish or what you want it to accomplish. Then work backward. This gives your idea a map.Your outline doesn’t have to be finding resources or something major. It needs to be something to give your idea a push.

Outline a beginning & an End

Persistent will outlast talent. Commitment will outlast spontaneous creativity. There are a million great ideas, but there are only a few of them that turn into something. The most successful ideas have a process. They have a process of, “I won’t give up on this damn thing.” It doesn’t matter if others don’t believe in it.

Don’t Give Up

<figure><img alt="Image for post" src="https://miro.medium.com/max/500/0*RRJM32eXqBkUZJVV" width="680" height="453"><figcaption class="ih ii cy cw cx ij ik cd b ft cf fb" data-selectable-paragraph="" dir="ltr">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@markfb?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral" class="cj il" rel="noopener nofollow" dir="ltr">Mark Fletcher-Brown</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral" class="cj il" rel="noopener nofollow" dir="ltr">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure>Everyone loves a brilliant idea.Until that idea gets implemented and you realize it sucks. The results are disastrous. You get blamed. The world comes crashing down.Now you hate your idea. Everyone hates your idea.If you’re an idea man or woman, you probably come up with a ton of ideas each day. You probably have an idea notebook that you use for anything.But that’s really where most ideas end up and die — in the notebook. Why is that?Answer — because we don’t have a process. We don’t have a process for our ideas. Anyone can think of ideas, few can map them out.Today, you’re going to learn how to map out your idea and write about them.<h1 data-selectable-paragraph="">Write Out the Details</h1>As soon as an idea pops into your head, write out the details. Write out every nook and cranny of information that embodies your idea.If you have an idea for a product, write down who the product is for, how it works, why it’s different from other industries, and why it’s going to sell like crazy.Details are refinement. Details matter. Details are the little things that make things work.You are taking a painting and giving it color. You are listing all the ingredients you need to make the perfect cake. Details are the outline of your story.Enough metaphors. You get the point.<h1 data-selectable-paragraph="">Outline a Beginning &amp; an End</h1>Outlining is what every high school teacher told us to do and what most of us ignored. We hate it. Outlines go against the grain of creativity! That’s what we tell ourselves.I don’t like outlining, but I know it’s going to keep me organized. Outlining gives my ideas structure, a beginning, and an end.Outlining is a visual process that shows the beginning and the end. It’s taking something abstract and making it visible.If outlining is your lifelong struggle, try starting at the end. Write what your idea will accomplish or what you want it to accomplish. Then work backward. This gives your idea a map.The beginning of an outline is just as important to your process. Your outline doesn’t have to be finding resources or something major. It needs to be something to give your idea a push.The beginning of your outline could be as basic as writing down a new detail at 5:30 am. This forces you to wake up early and polish your idea, and it gives you a process.<h1 data-selectable-paragraph="">Don’t Give Up</h1>Persistent will outlast talent. Commitment will outlast spontaneous creativity.Hard work pays off. And it really does. The process of creating a process is committing to the hard work.There are a million great ideas, but there are only a few of them that turn into something.The most successful ideas have a process. They have a process of, “I won’t give up on this damn thing.” It doesn’t matter if others don’t believe in it. You have to believe in your ideas and see them through.Everyone loves a great idea. But more people love an idea that actually works.

Until that idea gets implemented and you realize it sucks. The results are disastrous. You get blamed. The world comes crashing down. If you’re an idea man or woman, you probably come up with a ton…

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Everyone loves a brilliant idea.

Until that idea gets implemented and you realize it sucks. The results are disastrous. You get blamed. The world comes crashing down.

Now you hate your idea. Everyone hates your idea.

If you’re an idea man or woman, you probably come up with a ton of ideas each day. You probably have an idea notebook that you use for anything.

But that’s really where most ideas end up and die — in the notebook. Why is that?

Answer — because we don’t have a process. We don’t have a process for our ideas. Anyone can think of ideas, few can map them out.

Today, you’re going to learn how to map out your idea and write about them.

As soon as an idea pops into your head, write out the details. Write out every nook and cranny of information that embodies your idea.

If you have an idea for a product, write down who the product is for, how it works, why it’s different from other industries, and why it’s going to sell like crazy.

Details are refinement. Details matter. Details are the little things that make things work.

You are taking a painting and giving it color. You are listing all the ingredients you need to make the perfect cake. Details are the outline of your story.

Enough metaphors. You get the point.

Outlining is what every high school teacher told us to do and what most of us ignored. We hate it. Outlines go against the grain of creativity! That’s what we tell ourselves.

I don’t like outlining, but I know it’s going to keep me organized. Outlining gives my ideas structure, a beginning, and an end.

Outlining is a visual process that shows the beginning and the end. It’s taking something abstract and making it visible.

If outlining is your lifelong struggle, try starting at the end. Write what your idea will accomplish or what you want it to accomplish. Then work backward. This gives your idea a map.

The beginning of an outline is just as important to your process. Your outline doesn’t have to be finding resources or something major. It needs to be something to give your idea a push.

The beginning of your outline could be as basic as writing down a new detail at 5:30 am. This forces you to wake up early and polish your idea, and it gives you a process.

Persistent will outlast talent. Commitment will outlast spontaneous creativity.

Hard work pays off. And it really does. The process of creating a process is committing to the hard work.

There are a million great ideas, but there are only a few of them that turn into something.

The most successful ideas have a process. They have a process of, “I won’t give up on this damn thing. ” It doesn’t matter if others don’t believe in it. You have to believe in your ideas and see them through.

Everyone loves a great idea. But more people love an idea that actually works.

The Process Behind Creating a Brilliant Idea

Write out the details

Outline a beginning & an End

Don’t Give Up

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