A few weeks ago, part of a big, beautiful tree by my house broke and crashed onto a parked car beneath. It’s just part of nature. If trees aren’t pruned, then their limbs will naturally break and fall off to keep the tree grounded. The limbs simply get too heavy to carry and gravity pulls them down.
The same thing can happen to us in our business because solopreneurs are by nature very creative people. We are constantly coming up with new products, services, or programs. However, if we don’t prune our tree of ideas, then we too can become heavy and overloaded. One thing I've learned about my own process is that I always have way more ideas than I can bring to fruition at one time.
The bottom line is that trees that aren’t pruned are a hazard. Your ideas can become hazardous to your business if you are taking on too many of them at once. That being said, don’t limit your ideas or your creativity. Pick a few of the really juicy ones and give them your time, energy, and attention so that they have a chance to weather the seasons and blossom. This whole line of dialogue has inspired me to:
1. Create an idea journal that will keep all of my awesome ideas close at hand for when I am ready to try something new; and
2. Take some time to prune my own ideas.
What do you need to prune in your own business and life?
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Prune Your Tree of Ideas
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2 comments:
great blog :) it will find a cozy spot on my "get entrepreneurial" section!
Misty Gibbs
Founder, My Inspiration Lounge
http://www.myinspirationlounge.com
Thank you so much, Misty! I just now noticed there was a comment. You are my first commenter. Yay! I was just telling a group of participants in my blogging presentations that I love this blog so much that I don't care that there aren't any comments. But, now there are comments and it does feel nice. So a great big thank you to you!
And your website is amazing! People, go check out the inspiration lounge :~)
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