Whatever you see around you started in someone’s mind as an idea. Every product or service started as an idea. One idea that is well thought out and clinically executed can guarantee your breakthrough. That’s the breakthrough idea.
Four guys sat outside a gate at a time of national crisis. Things were so bad that there was no food and everyone was starving. Their country had been hit very badly by the war. The situation was similar to the Russia/Ukraine War—just that theirs was worse.
One of them just had an idea as they were talking about the fate of their country. It was a very simple idea. Most ideas are so simple we don’t even care to give them a second thought.
The idea was also risky. You can even call it foolish. You’ll be taking a great risk if you decide to pursue some ideas. That is why many ideas never take off. We are unwilling to consider the risks or dimension them appropriately.
Another thing was the guy with the idea. He had never done anything good in his life for anyone to take his ideas seriously. No experience on his CV. No big title. No pedigree. Had never attended school. No one knew his name. He pitched his idea to his three friends.
Good thing was the other three guys with him were just as ‘stupid’ as their friend. They bought into his idea and started brainstorming. Right outside the gate, they had an idea bootcamp. They debated the idea, stretched it, fleshed it out and dimensioned the risks involved.
If the idea failed, they would not only be dragged on social media, they would be roasted alive. But what if it succeeds? Many times we only think about the traps of failure rather than the possibilities of success.
Don't let the fear of failure stop you. Sometimes, the most 'stupid' ideas lead to the biggest biggest breakthroughs. 🚀 #TakeTheLeap Share on XSometimes, all you need is a few people willing to take a risk on your idea. These four guys had very little choice anyway. When you’re down and almost out, you don’t really care. You’re just thinking of any way to survive.
Any idea you don’t act upon is a mere wish. A dream. These four guys decided to act on their idea. There was no time to waste. When you procrastinate, your ideas lose their potency. An idea is powered by the zeal of its execution and not by the abundance of its plans.
The only way to know if an idea is great or not is to act on it. They quickly moved.
The four guys tested the idea and they couldn’t believe its success. The outcome was simply amazing. They patented the idea. It was a beautiful partnership.
However, to fully explore the possibilities of the idea, they had to sell it to others. The idea had to be well packaged to look attractive to others. They had found a product that solved their national problem. Your idea, product or service must solve a problem.
Their initial attempt to sell the idea was met with skepticism. They told others they had an idea that could solve their national problem. People laughed at them. They persisted and showed proof of the efficacy of their idea.
One man agreed to test their idea. It worked. It was unbelievable. There was a rush. The orders started coming in. The four guys became the talk of the town. For them, it was a breakthrough. For the nation, a major problem had been solved.
Those four guys are the four lepers in 2 Kings 7:3-16. What happened to them shows us what to do with ideas.
Brainstorm on ideas.
Act on them immediately.
Don’t let anything stop you. Those guys were lepers.
Find a way to sell your idea to others. Develop it into a product or service. That’s the way to monetize it.
Selah.