I Forgot My “Idea”
Monday June 12th, 2006 @ 4:34 pmDear Valued Subscriber,
I was asked by one of my subscribers if I was currently working on any projects, and the answer is “yes.”
I have a super awesome product launch scheduled for late July… it will blow people’s minds! I am very excited about it. Stay tuned.
Anyhow, I write to you mainly because I want to give you a bit of advice about “Ideas”
Here it goes:
“WRITE THEM DOWN!”
Yes, yesterday I had this great idea for a product, and I thought to myself, “I have to write this down”
But then I thought, “Nah, It’s too good of an idea, I wont forget it”
Guess What?
I FORGOT IT! 
I still can’t remember what it was. All I know is that it was a “killer” web script idea, but that’s about it.
From now on, I’m going to walk around with a little notebook in my pocket so I can jot down my light-bulb moments.
I would advice you to do the same, you never know when that BIG idea is going to sneak up into that brain of yours, and you definitely want to be prepared.
Don’t take this “simple” advice lightly, I strongly urge you to come up with a system to keep track of your ideas, as one (or more) of them may help you succeed on or offline.
Take Care and God Bless!
Your Partner In Success,
Gabriel Aguinaga
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June 12th, 2006 at 5:53 pm
Gabriel,
The notebook is a great idea. A mini-recorder might even be better. I have found myself in your situation more than once, but no more.
June 12th, 2006 at 6:03 pm
Welcome to the ‘I forgot it again’ club. You know how many times that happens to me? Don’t ask! Just had to say that. I enjoy your emails tho’.
Take it easy or as I say, take it any way you can get it!
Here’s to you! James
June 12th, 2006 at 6:23 pm
Dear Gabriel,
I know what you mean, I did the same thing right down to the retail price and advertising campaign (including the jingle), the note pad is a good Idea, but make sure you keep one by the bed, if not one in every room because you never know when the insperation will strike, who knows it may come back as part of something-else or in an inproved form.
Anyway good luck and cheers.
Neville.
June 12th, 2006 at 6:32 pm
Hi Gabriel,
it’s too true, you have to write your ideas down, because they are gone in a heartbeat, but for me personally, it does something else, it gets the ideas out of my head, so I can focus on what I am actually doing.
All too often, I end up getting a lot of new ideas, or one really strong one hits me, in all it’s many different ways it could work out, running the whole gameplan in my head right away, that I totally forget what I was working on and often enough, the original project which may have been close to complete, is dropped for the new idea.
Jim Edwards calls it Entrepreneurial ADD and when I first heard that, I had to admit to having it.
So, to help me stay focused, I write all my ideas down, just a quick outline and then put my notebook away for later on.
Xavier
June 12th, 2006 at 6:50 pm
You make an important point. One method I’ve found of keeping track of ideas is to use Wordpress as a private blog- just save your posts as private instead of publishing them. Then only you (or someone with your login info) will be able to see them, and you’ll be able to access them from any Internet connection.
June 12th, 2006 at 8:27 pm
Hi Gabriel,
Another advantage of writing your ideas down is the ability to group them with similar concepts. One idea might be great by itself but when combined with two or more you’ve had while working on your current projects you might end up with one awesome product line or a course that builds upon itself.
You can also sit and review your ideas at a later date to see if they still feel really great or if they are going to be trashed.
Written ideas are the first step in creating an outline of the whole concept so why would anyone want to overlook something that’s so quick, easy and potentially the first step towards another income stream?
Daryl McCoy
June 13th, 2006 at 8:38 pm
Hi Gabriel:
I like the idea of a mini recorder, especially for times when a notepad or computer is not close at hand. The idea about making a post on your Wordpress, as ‘private’ is also a good one (if you have a blog!).
Another idea is that if you are at your computer when the idea hits, why not just send an email to yourself. Then later when you check the emails you can decide if it really is a ‘wow’ idea worth saving in your Idea File, or if it should just be deleted!
Elaine
June 29th, 2006 at 2:41 am
Gabriel -
Been there done that. There are two good possibilities to resolve it (in order of preference - and I get nothing for either):
First, one I’ve been using for about 20 years now, is called InfoSelect from MicroLogic . This is sometimes billed as a free-form note program, but I use it for everything - notes, contacts, articles, calendar, invoices, bills to be paid - everything. It’s based on your PC or PDA, allows you to go free-form or use templates (yours or theirs) and is just incredibly versatile.
The other is Idea Bucket, which is available free from just about every giveaway site on the Web (or, if you don’t have it, just e-mail me and I’ll send you a copy). You have to install it on your website and it’s really nothing more than notes with the date you made them. Still, you won’t lose the idea.
Cheers,
J.R.