Ideas are always great, when you first get them. It is during the process when one contemplates the enactment of these ideas, that they all seem so possible and grand. Finally it is when you open your mouth, and first begin to tell someone your idea, that one needs to be ready for just about anything. In reality however it is very rare that a single person would ever be likely to share your enthusiasm.

The problem is, all kinds of people have great ideas, every day. It is normal to want to share an idea with someone. It is also very likely that others would be extremely likely to criticize your idea. So I came up with a new way to make sure that my various plans, goal, and ideas get completed and/or implemented. I came up with this idea when I realized what the date was, and then I had a clear signal that it is okay to begin the countdown. Get ready, because the countdown to completion has begun: 11/10/9.

So when you tell someone your idea, and they of course begin to tell you why it could not possibly work, instead of getting on the defensive, just let them know that you have a time frame for its completion, and you will be sure to let them know when it arrives so you can hear their arguments then. As for now, you truly appreciate their insights, and will take them into consideration, when the time for implementation, or action gets closer.

This way, you can let the world know what you are trying to do, in case someone truly wants to assist you, and at the same protect your precious idea, while it develops and grows. Try it out, with someone you know, or perhaps even just an acquaintance of yours. Make up some kind of idea if you like, just so you do not put your real idea at risk. If the people ever follow up, you then realize that they were actually listening and that they might even care. These are the kind of people who perhaps could really help in the future.

The idea that I am grappling with here is a concept which I learned long ago by listening to a Napoleon Hill tape on goal setting. There are two types of goals according to Napoleon Hill:

A give up goal. This type of goal according to Hill is one that you should tell everyone, like, oh, I am cutting down on carbs, or giving up smokling. Then People will be happy to help hold you to it.

The other type of goal is about something you want to do, or accomplish. His advice is to tell no one, because their negativity will tend to bring you away from your resolve to accomplish this goal. It is the idea of keeping a good idea quiet, that I am taking issue with. I am looking to develop a better understanding, of how to proceed with a a goal where I can actually accomplish several ideas, possibly even simultaneously.

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