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Write out the details
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.
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Don’t Give Up
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’...
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Outline a beginning & an End
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 id...
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Generalist. Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people.
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Plan Out Your Morning
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Write to be read, not ignored
- We write to share a message. To sell a product. A service. An idea.
- Unclear messages mean you lose the opportunity to connect
- It means you exclude people. You piss them off. And you lose out. It could mean a lost follower. A lost sale. A lost event participant.
- Re...
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