"Don't let ideas escape. Write them down. Every day lots of good ideas are born only to die quickly because they aren't nailed to paper... Carry a notebook or some small cards with you. When you get an idea, write it down... People with fertile, creative minds know a good idea may sprout any time, any place. Don't let ideas escape; else you destroy the fruits of your thinking." ~ David J. Schwartz from The Magic of Thinking Big
I LOVE this idea. It's been one of my biggest keys to my own big thinking.
I can't remember the last time I was in a meeting without my journal. I'd feel naked without it. How else am I going to capture the great ideas I get from interesting people I'm chatting with?!? And I *always* have my little Moleskine journal or a folded piece of paper and a pen with me whenever I'm out on a hike or otherwise (gasp!) separated from my journal.
So let's not destroy the fruits of our thinking!
Capture your ideas!
And, remember: "The best way to get a good idea is to get lots of ideas." ~ Linus Pauling
Oh! And one more thing. You want to really catalyze your creativity? ACT on your creative ideas. If you're feeling totally inspired by an idea, don't put it on a to-do list! DO IT!!! That moment is the time when you can most powerfully convey the mojo of your idea—whether that's by making the phone call or writing the email or writing the blog post. There's NO WAY you will feel the same inspiration when you look at your notes the next day or the next week. Impossible. If you want your life to really take off, capture the ideas and act on them. NOW.
Ahem.
*steps off soap box*
:)
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