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Simple Outlines Help You Take Action

by Zeus66
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When I can't seem to get myself going on a new idea, moving it from idea stage to taking action, I find that writing down a very simple outline that lists the areas I need to cover really helps. I just open Notepad and write 'Things to cover:' at the top. Then I try to think of broad categories and then follow that with a comma separated list of related ideas.

I find that the act of getting the jumble of ideas out of my head and onto "paper" (typed into Notepad) really helps me to organize things. Seems simple - and it is - but something about the very act of going from thought to written makes taking action on it all a lot easier.

So, if you're like me, you probably have 100 ideas every day. None of them are making us any money until we take action, though, so I have to find a way to get them out of my brain and in a form that allows me to take action on them. You might find this helps you, too, or you might discover that something else is what works for you. The point is, don't just let all those ideas swim around in your noodle. That isn't putting any money in your account. Get them out of your head however you need to so you can take action and turn them into cold, hard moolah.

John
#action #outlines #simple
  • Profile picture of the author George Wright
    John,

    Your OP is right on the money. Thanks for the reminder.

    I remember the former tonight show host and comedian Steve Allen once said he carried a tape recorder around all day and every time he got an idea he would speak the idea into his recorder.

    At the end of the week or month, he would give the recorder to his assistant and she would transcribe it.

    Later when he read the transcripts he would read thing that he had forgotten he had thought of.

    Those "forgotten" ideas made him millions. He had an endless supply of scripts, jokes and books from his notes.

    George Wright
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  • Profile picture of the author paulie888
    John, this is so very true. More often than not we have hundreds of ideas flitting around in our heads, and if we don't write them down on paper (or use Notepad/Word) we'll have a hard time organizing them, let alone remembering them! When we write them down (or type them out) these ideas become more tangible and you recognize them for what they are, and it also makes it infinitely easier for you to take action on them. This may seem like a trivial matter to many of you, but as George mentioned above those ideas you have lurking in your mind could very well be worth millions!
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  • Profile picture of the author richgrad
    Always keep a journal beside your bed...

    Sometimes, you get the craziest money-making ideas from dreams... and the only way to remember them is to force yourself to write them down while they are still fresh in your head.
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    • Profile picture of the author Zeus66
      Originally Posted by richgrad View Post

      Always keep a journal beside your bed...

      Sometimes, you get the craziest money-making ideas from dreams... and the only way to remember them is to force yourself to write them down while they are still fresh in your head.
      This is a great idea, too! I keep a small personal recorder on my bedside table and every now and then I'll grab it and record some idea that pops into my noggin late at night. I'm one of those people who thinks best at those times, when it's totally quiet. Whatever works is what you should do. But get those thoughts OUT of your head and onto something tangible so you can ACT on them!
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  • Profile picture of the author good2go4
    I totally agree that getting things down on paper helps you to sort things out - and as you get a little older you are also less likely to forget that great idea you had in the shower or while you are doing something else. (well that is my experience anyway, lol).
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  • Profile picture of the author mitashseo
    Bottom line is the moral of the message. Though it looks as if it was already said, good things always inspires!
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  • Profile picture of the author Gary Pettit
    I try to write down (quickly, with no more thought or consideration at the moment) every one of those 100 ideas I have every day.
    For 30 minutes every evening, I look at the ideas. Scratch some instantly. Circle or "star" others.
    For 2 hours each week, I review my starred and circles ideas and give them a moment, so I can let my mind's "back burner" ruminate on them; they percolate back there. And, just as "cream always rises," the ideas that have merit and are a natural outflow of Who I Am, do not go away, but bear fruit.
    Then I implement them as part of a process of Continuous Improvement in the course of my next week or two. Some then bear results.
    (John Hall, of Hall & Oates, said he writes one new song every day. At the end of a year, he has 12-15 that will end up on an album. Wow.)
    It doesn't seem like Magic, does it, when you see the actual system.
    But it most certainly is.
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  • Profile picture of the author ryanbiddulph
    Hi John,

    That's a good idea.

    Writing down a goal is the first step in making it tangible. It creates an orderly mind which fixes all the mind jumble which you mention.

    Thanks for sharing the helpful tip.

    Ryan Biddulph
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    • Profile picture of the author kintee
      I will use the first 10~15mins (just an estimation) to think about my online business before I sleep, to me, this is the best time to think and many times some ideas actually flashes on my head but only to forget when I wake up and no matter how hard I tried, I cannot recall. A simple recorder will be useful to me. Thanks.
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  • Profile picture of the author warriorkay
    Absolutely correct. Writing down as many tiny details
    of what you want to do, before you get started on it,
    REALLY helps you to achieve it.

    I can't remember where I heard it from, but someone
    once said that acting from a list helps to make you
    keep going and keeps you from procrastinating.

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