Every great business product or service that exists today was once first conceived as an idea in someones mind. No matter whom you are or what your experience, everyone has that same ability to think of the next revolutionary idea as culturally enhancing as the paperclip.
1. Read books and magazines regularly and often. The more knowledge and information you provide your brain, the higher the probability it will be able to return the next million dollar idea.
2. Take 30 minutes to an hour each day to think up new and interesting ideas. The more you ask your brain to provide this kind of information, the better it gets and producing it naturally and spontaneously.
3. Work through ideas, and figure things out. Everyone has good ideas however, the most successful people are the ones who take the time to think the idea through and flesh it out.
4. Dont beat yourself up for bad ideas. You know youve had themthat idea that you were certain was a winner but turned out to be a stinker. Thats part of the process of working through ideas; accepting when you discover insurmountable flaws in your plan that its time to move on the next one even though you already...