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Computers are amazing. You plug them in, tell them what to do, and as long as they have consistent power and good data they will keep doing that over and over. And over. And over. Humans are not computers. Humans are biological beings with attention spans and distractions. Also, don’t forget those icky things called feelings. No matter how exciting something feels, or how interesting a topic is right now, at some point, that interest and excitement will fade. Think about it. You are surrounded right now by vast quantities of potential. You could go write a program. Author a book. Create a life-saving device. Design an algorithm to end world hunger and save the environment. Pick your poison here. The possibilities are endless. The world is your oyster and the opportunities abound. Yet you are sitting there reading these words instead of doing something amazing. Why is that? Don’t…

“If wishes were horses then beggars would ride” is a quote that I remember hearing at home often while growing up. There is also no use crying over spilled milk. The fact of the matter is, wide open big opportunities are all around us every day and we routinely miss them each and every day. We all have thoughts and dreams. We all have random shower thoughts. The gap to be bridged here is whether or not each of us can first envision how that one big idea would grow into a viable business and then find the motivation to take the first steps down that path and start doing something about it.

Whether it is money or fame, for a sense of passion or a sense of duty everyone that leverages their ambition and pursues these ideas feels the motivation to do so. Therefore, from these statements and the story above we have isolated three key elements that are required for going all carpe diem on a Big Idea: Identification, Vision, and Motivation.

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