What is really happening to your idea!

Hi there,

Yes, today it’s all about goals.

Having the right goal is very important

Because 

It keeps you motivated and reminds you why you are doing whatever you are doing

It lets you check whether you’re progressing on the right track or not

And 

It helps you prioritize your tasks in the right order

Believe me...

Your success and greatness are only as good as your goals

I’ve seen a lot of people are stuck when it comes to priotizing  their goals

It’s not easy to set the right goals...especially when you are just starting out.

Instead of telling you how to set your goals…

 

I will tell you what happens to your goals and ideas when you don't do nothing about it

You must have heard that procrastination is bad for goal achievement

You might have heard also that as you are concieving an idea, so is 1million others conceiving same idea!

Now you are scared, right?

Could this be true?

I am here to tell you, it is absolutely TRUE!

A quick story...

Sometime ago, I had an idea called 'Efiko' as a mother brand of many products.

I concieved the idea thinking that 'efiko' means someone intellectual in the modern Nigerian slang,

It means someone who never runs out of ideas and that was it.

When i discussed with few people, I was convinced I had a fantastic idea.

So I thought of buying a domain name to build my website and infuse other products on it.

But guess what? Oh yeah, someone else has already registered the domain.

I felt shattered and shed a tear. I cried. I imagined the person being a devil sent to spoil my dreams

But I quickly braced myself and thought of another domaiin

I tried, oddideas dot com, Urbrand dotcom etc...

But ALL were not available.

Wow, it was a big challenge. I thought within me, why on earth is the world against me and my dreams?

Then, the truth struck me!

That for every one person thinking about an idea, there are several millions thinking of same idea!

It is hard to swallow but it is a fact!

I found out the hard way but pretty soon.

So what do you do about that idea or goal you want to achieve?

The best is first do your research.

Yes, do your research if someone else is riding on that same idea

And find out who's behind it. It is only then you can know for sure what is really happening to your 

Idea.

Because yeah, ideas are unique but it doesn't mean it is uni-directional.

If someone isn't already doing it which is scarce anyway, then wait no more

Slack no more and start working on it now.

My advice is if you really want to be global, the best is register a platform; a website.

That is a kind of security for your idea.

And start other follow up activities. Don't wait till idea-hunting spirits hunt your idea away from you.

And if your idea has been snatched already, the best is quickly re-route and think of a new one.

Most times, all you need is a new name.

When I discovered my 'efiko' was taken, all I did was sectionalize my idea and work on them differently.

I decided that instead of trying so hard to get a domain name, why don't I just re-ignite my blog and build my personal brands on it?

Why don't I infuse my ideas on my blog and campaign around it?

That is the result of the NCC page on my home page.

So, the best it thinking of a new name with same idea.

Sometimes with a new approach, because the truth is even those who 'snatched' the idea might not even be running it the way you envisioned. It might just be a name thing!

So, I implore you today, start working on your idea.

 

The more you procastinate, the more chances of you not being able to run that idea.

 

That’s when I realized.

No one except me can work on my idea the way I envisioned it.

 

I wanted to be an entrepreneur, something like Richard Brandson who has many businesses and assigned a visioneer to push it  and grow it big.

And it is really happening this time. It is and I can't say I am regretting!

 

That’s what you should do.

Takeaways:

Before picking the goal

Think about your dream…

What do you want to achieve in your life?

What will give you happiness and satisfaction?

Write everything down

Then order them in the sequence that makes sense to you.

But, don’t set too many goals.

Remember…

Goal setting isn't about what you'd like to talk about. 

It's about who you want to become and what you want your life to feel like.

I knew it’s not as easy as the sentence I wrote.

I’m married, have a kid, and got used to a certain lifestyle.

I decided to create products that I can sell to my potential customers.

That has become my short term, smart goal.

Before the end of 2018, I have to create and sell a product to my potential customers.

To sell, I need to grow the email list and Facebook audience. 

Takeaways:

You need to be honest and realistic with your goals.

Most people fail to achieve their goals because they didn’t factor their situation and limitations.

It’s not that you have to change the goals if they sounded impossible considering your situation and limitations

You need to find the right approach to achieve them

And break the grand goal into smaller ones.

I broke the grand goal ‘quit the job and become an entrepreneur’ into three small ones

Grow the email list

Grow the Facebook audience and

Create and sell a product

 

Now, the idea is thoroughly tested and validated.

All I have to do is scale it up.

So, I  began my entrepreneurship journey.

Now, at the beginning of 2018, I’m running my own business and planning it’s growth for the next 10 years.

And, finally, I’m pursuing the goal that gives me complete satisfaction.

There’s still a long way to go before I can conclude ‘I’ve succeeded.’

But for now, I’ve doing well enough to achieve most of the goals I’ve set.

Takeaways:

Don’t blindly pursue any idea.

Before investing time and effort, test whether the idea will work.

If it works, see whether you can replicate it again to validate.

Once validated, do everything you can, and you need to scale it up.

Don’t relax or feel elated at the first success

Because…

It’s just the beginning…

And there is a long road ahead to success.

To Your Success,

SISI TITI

PS: What do you think of this blog Take a moment to reply and let me know. It’ll help me to improve and provide you better, relevant content.

PPS: Have you set your long-term and short-term goals? If yes, I’d love to hear about them. If not, what is it stopping you? Reply me.