A lot of times I have seen young people complain of being
out of ideas, thinking there’s nothing new they can come up with, or say
someone else is already doing better at an idea that come across their minds
already. Truth is there will always be an excuse till you actually decide to
ignore and make a first step. There are always new grounds to be discovered
even in existing fields. What matters the more is your passion for something
you want to work with. We have all had excuses not to do something we currently
are doing but the choice to ignore those excuses, take the risk and plunge
right in or work on those excuses is what separates the thinkers from the
doers.
“There are always new grounds to be discovered even in existing fields.”
When an idea pops up in your mind, chances are it has and is
also popping up in lots of other minds all over the world and will probably
keep popping up in more people’s minds by the minute. Some of whom may be in a
better position and with available resources to execute the idea as soon as
possible. So sometimes when I hear people say someone stole or borrowed my idea
I wonder, what if this person had thought of it before you and was unable to
work with it at the time, or even started working on it but then got stuck at a
point or probably the idea dropped in their minds at about the same time it
dropped in yours. Truth is fact that someone executed an idea before you
shouldn’t be a milestone to judge your ability, your chances of also succeeding
or give up totally. You can still excel with that same idea if you also have a
great plan for it, I have seen cases of people who started off great looking
concepts and later dropped them probably because they got something better or
for other ideas they were more comfortable with, now imagine you gave up on an
idea simply because you see someone else working with the same idea only to
find out the person has abandoned the previous idea and switched on to
something else in say a year or even ten.
Not that all ideas are guaranteed to be a hit, there will
always be challenges but if you are willing you will learn and only get better,
there will also be failures and mistakes. But then trying and failing is normal
for most start-ups and you haven’t failed until you decide to stop trying. This
is something we are hardly taught in school, if you really want to be an
entrepreneur or build a brand, do not wait to start even with whatever is at
your disposal, chances are you still have a lot to learn also no one ever
really gets to know it all. So the earlier you start the better giving yourself
ample time to grow into the whole process. With time only the really passionate
one will remain standing and probably reap the full benefits as a lot will
fizzle out or switch paths along the way.
“If you really want to be an entrepreneur or build a brand, do not wait to start even with whatever is at your disposal.”
Also having a mentor is important as it helps to set a
picture of what you intend to become as well as possible steps to take, if you
want to follow in your mentors footsteps, however you can also create your own
way. I do hear people at times getting the mentorship deal wrong by expecting
their mentors to be their personal coach. Honestly not all mentors can reach
out to their intending mentees and that’s fine, they probably have a lot on
their plates too. Notwithstanding you will find a way especially in this
internet age where you can read up virtually everything you need to know
online, also if you’re unable to get the attention of your ideal mentors you
can seek mentorship from other people who probably may not yet be as big but
are willing and able to work with you to at least start off. Besides you may be
put off by some of your mentors once you really get to know them as some of
their views may be totally different from what you may have expected especially
on certain issues which may be sensitive to you, so whatever you can learn from
a distance, start with that.
And if unfortunately you are getting tired of trying over
and over, its fine to take a break, cool off, try something different, do some
more research or come up with a better plan.
Sometimes not all ideas are seen through but the experience and story
will be worth it and may be all someone else may need to kick off. Personally I
always advice to have backup plans or at least a couple of backup ideas you can
always build on or probably execute alongside one another. This is one of the
reasons why it is important to keep a good record of ideas that come up in your
mind and if possible have a ready-made step by step guide you feel can be used
to execute those ideas drafted down somewhere even if you are not working on
them yet, you may get the chance or see the need to give them a shot in the
future.
Kindly feel free to share thoughts, contributions or
questions in the comments to enable better learning, have a great and
productive day ahead… CHEERS…
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