How to turn their ideas into reality: usually 72 hours
Productivity Motivation / / December 19, 2019
To come up with an idea and implement it - two different things.
And, despite the fact that each of us from time to time finds inspiration on how to improve your life, change it really only a few. What do you think, why? Luck? Perseverance? Talent? Is not a fact!
German business consultant Bodo Schaefer believes that the implementation of any human ideas separates only 72 hours.
It is for a period of time since the emergence of the idea, he recommends making at least the first step towards a long term goal.
According to Schaefer, if you put off the execution planned for more than 72 hours (or 3 days), most likely, you will never do it no longer.
If you begin to act, you have 72 hours 99% of the 100 that you will succeed, and only 1% - to fail. All you need to do - just make an informed decision to realize the idea.
How it works
Going immediately from thought to action, we automatically program ourselves for success, sending the brain signals that this goal is important to us. It is not necessary for these 3 days to fully realize what you come up with. It is only important to make the first step, for example, taking the collection of information, the total market analysis, discussion of ideas with someone whose opinion matters to you, etc.
If you have an idea of the new project, to immediately get to work. You can even start with, just write it on paper and flesh, answering a few questions:
- What is my goal (what I want to achieve)?
- For some time I want to do this?
- Who can help me with this?
- Are there any obstacles that may hinder me in this? And what?
- What alternative ways are available in case of difficulties?
So you not only concretize that come up, but also to identify their own plan of action, getting the big picture and complete the path to its realization.
the main obstacles
Hasty conclusions and value judgments
In other words, negative. And really be done? As far as my idea is good? I had never before this is not done. I have too little time or no money... This kind of negative thoughts - it is quite normal when we are faced with something new, unusual and ambiguous. However, they often destroy our opportunities to change their lives for the better. We are afraid and prefer to leave things as they are.
What to do: instead specify for yourself 3 reasons why it works, and discard the negative away. You're still nothing not even taken, so do not be afraid to hypothetical difficulties. Even if you start working with "raw" idea, a positive attitude will help to refine it to a better option.
And suddenly fail?
Another stumbling block most of us - the fear of making a mistake and make the wrong decision. At this point it will be useful to hold the view that there is no wrong decisions. And remember any obvious example.
I was not mistaken. I just found 10,000 ways that do not work.
Thomas Edison
Even if later it turns out that you made a mistake or the idea was not so brilliant as it should, you just draw a conclusion, and since the lessons learned will improve it as needed. In fact, this story can be repeated more than once, but only because of your efforts and belief in yourself, you will get the result of which dreamed.
There is a big difference between failure and temporary defeat.
Napoleon Hill
Personally, I Bodo Schaefer idea very much. And I believe that his method has value. Regardless of whether to create any installation in our brain or not, inspiration and energy, which appear at with the idea, it is quite enough for the first step. The main thing - to have time to use them. And 72 hours - enough.
So if you have an idea, put all your fears and negative thoughts away, take a pen and notebook and start to work.
Tell, and what techniques and methods you use to implement your ideas? And whether a notice of how procrastination affects the likelihood of success?