BRX Pro Tip: How to Move from Idea to Execution
Stone Payton: [00:00:00] Welcome back to Business RadioX Pro Tips. Lee Kantor and Stone Payton here with you this morning. Lee, let’s get kind of tactical for a moment. How do you move from idea to execution?
Lee Kantor: [00:00:14] Yeah. This is for all those idea people out there, you know, the ones that have millions of great ideas, but they never seem to get any of those into the execution stage. The first thing to do if you’re that idea person is just start an idea folder. And this folder can be in real life, it could be digital, and this is a place where you can capture all these great ideas. This way, you don’t have to worry about forgetting them because that’s one of those things where everybody’s like, “Oh, I had that idea 10 years ago.” It’s like, “Okay, now you have a place to put all your great ideas and you can keep them in there.”
Lee Kantor: [00:00:49] Then, what I want you to do is once you have this idea folder, I want you to block time on your calendar because we’ve already established how important calendars are. And if this is really important to you to execute some of these great ideas, we’re going to put it on the calendar and we’re going to really make it a priority.
Lee Kantor: [00:01:05] So, every month, I want you to block time on your calendar to assess those ideas. And this is how you’re going to do that. You’re going to put every one of those ideas and they’re going to fall into one of the three categories. One, do this now. This thing is too great of an idea. I am going to do this now.
Lee Kantor: [00:01:24] Two, delete it. This is stupid idea. You know, I thought about it. This is not worth my time. I’m getting out of here.
Lee Kantor: [00:01:31] Three, you know what? This is a great idea, but I’m not the right person to execute this. I’m going to delegate this to somebody else.
Lee Kantor: [00:01:38] And if you have a fourth area that you’re not sure of, well then you’re going to just leave it in the folder till next month. We’re going to kick the can down the road when it comes to those.
Lee Kantor: [00:01:46] But if you take action on your ideas more systematically, you’re going to feel less stressed about them. You’re going to feel less stress about, “Oh, I’m missing an opportunity. Oh, oh, if I would have done this, then things would have been different.”
Lee Kantor: [00:01:58] You’ve got to get rid of all of that stress and that anxiety. And this is a simple system to get those kind of back burner ideas that you’ve had that you dreamed of, you wish you could do, into the front burner and then just try them. And that hey, maybe this is going to accelerate the growth of your business. Hey, maybe this is going to free up more time for you to do other things, or you’re going to see that some of those great ideas are great ideas and it’s going to really kind of change the trajectory of your business, or you’re going to feel a lot better because you’re like, “Oh, all those ideas, I’ve tried them. And, you know, look, I’m not even thinking about them anymore. Now it’s opening up my brain for lots more new ideas.”
Lee Kantor: [00:02:36] So, having a system to move those ideas from idea to execution is critical, and this little system will help you hopefully do that. And, it’ll help you get those ideas out of your head and into the real world and see if they are really great ideas.
