Make it Happen

“Don’t let the imagined impossibility of execution get in the way of a great idea.”

It’s no secret: I’m an ideas person. I frequently have ideas when showering, on the streetcar or subway, when listening to music, or sometimes, just out of nowhere.

I’m guessing that I’m not alone when it comes to this ‘skill’ (if you can call it that). People are, by nature, curious and creative, and all of us — whether or not we know it — are problem solvers. We all think of ways to make things better, more convenient, more enjoyable, or more profitable.

If you’re one of these people, it’s sometimes easier to dismiss the idea as just a pipedream. After all, there are loads of reasons that it CAN’T be done: you don’t have money, you don’t have connections, you don’t have the know-how, etc. It can also be discouraging if someone beat you to it, or worse, someone tells you it’s stupid.

When you’re given an idea, your job isn’t to decide whether or not it’s possible. Your job is to decide whether or not it’s good. If it is, you only have one course of action: Make It Happen.

Don’t have money? Raise some, or find a way to do it without any.

Don’t have the know-how? Learn.

Don’t have the connections? Make some.

There will ALWAYS be barriers. But there will ALWAYS be ways to overcome them.

Some of your ideas may be stupid, or outside the realm of possibility. But most of them are probably really, really good. When you’ve decided you’ve got a good one on your hands (and if you’re like me, you’ll know), go break those barriers down. Don’t let the imagined impossibility of execution get in the way of a great idea.

After all: coming up with ideas isn’t a job. Making them happen, is.