I took the picture above earlier this week, when I stopped off at a local coffee shop for a think.
People often tell me it’s weird that I dedicate time each day just for creative thinking. I find it even weirder that most people wait until they have a problem, before they start looking for ideas and answers.
Problems turned into gold dust
How many times have you heard someone tell you that as a result of a problem they had, they came up with an idea or a new product, which was a huge success? Well, just imagine the progress that can be made when you get into that same mindset, for a period of time every week and NOT just when there’s a problem.
Usually, business owners will wait for a problem to motivate them to get creative. As a marketing guy, I see it all the time, when a business owner starts frantically marketing their services, because they lose a major client and are trying to replace all that lost income.
32 Questions to get you started!
The best way to get the answers you need is to ask yourself the right questions. To help you with this, here are 32 great questions you can ask yourself, which I use on a regular basis to generate more valuable ideas than I can even use.
What are you waiting for?