Author: Garth Beyer

Worried About Your Idea Being Stolen?

Garth Beyer

A lot of people don’t follow through with an idea because they think others will just rip it off, essentially stealing it.

Aside from the fact that their idea was likely stolen from some other artist anyway, I’ve decided to write today with the intention of putting this worry of theft to rest.

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A great idea never just happens. A great idea is a good idea actually executed, created, put to the test. Great ideas require a deep investment; both time and emotion. The myth is that great ideas are worth hanging on to.

They’re not.

If the market sees a great idea become a successful idea, then the market will naturally spit out artists that will attempt to mimic your great idea. Twitter became a success, and then dozens of other apps that run just like Twitter were developed.

Do you believe the founders of Twitter are still there running it? Think again.

They are off creating something else while the market is wasting its time and energy on replicating (stealing the idea) of a successful business to earn small profits off the laggards.

If you have a good idea, implement it and turn it into a great one without the worry of it being stolen because if it’s a great idea, it will.

And that goes to your advantage because you’re off developing the next great idea while everyone is trying to steal your first idea.

Having your idea stolen just means that you’re in the lead.

 

Stay Positive & Keep Creating

Garth E. Beyer

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Your Tongue Functions, But So Does Your Fear

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There’s no frog in your throat or cat having your tongue. You have a voice, you have curiosity (obviously what killed the cat, emphasizing the cat can’t have your tongue), and you have an interest. So why are you quiet? Why are you standing still? Why are you incapable of doing anything but breathing and fidgeting in your seat?

Fear grips us all at times. The better chance of accomplishment, the larger the opportunity, the increased likelihood of getting what you want – that’s when fear really gets to us. That’s not okay.

I was recently in a conference where everyone attending was interested in the speaker and what he had to say, but they didn’t show it beyond just being there. Fear had them and they missed their opportunity to stand out, to be recognized as the courageous one, to be remembered by the speaker, to accept the authority, the accomplishment, the opportunity. Why? They feared being disappointed.

Can you guess what they felt anyway? – disappointed.

 

Stay Positive & Fight Fear With Movement, With Voice, With Accomplishment

Garth E. Beyer …and don’t… don’t forget to ask questions

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How They Will View It

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is going to be different from how anyone else will view it, read it or gather from it.

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I’m not one for math, but I am one for numbers and trends. If you have a small group of people saying that your work needs to be restructured or that it’s not good, keep asking more people before you make drastic changes to the way you do things.

In college, a professor put up a picture of a magazine spread and asked people in the class what was the first thing they noticed and then asked the order that they would read the content. Five people answered differently.

Fortunately there was enough people in the class to come to a majority conclusion about the best method to layout the spread.

On a similar note, I’ve written a lot of articles that have been criticized up the kazoo, but by the same token, those stories were remarkable to many readers. Had I not sought out massive feedback, I may not have created such strong content.

Yes, there is the Law of the Few, but there is also the Law of the Many.

 

Stay Positive & The More (Feedback), The Merrier

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Death Of A Good Idea

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Good ideas don’t have that long of a life span. Idea journals are great for keeping an open mind and reviewing concepts to apply to something in the future. But an idea journal doesn’t have too many good ideas so long as those ideas stay in the journal.

Think of a good idea like a freshly inflated helium balloon.

It only takes a few days for it to start deflating.

Unless, of course, you use it before it deflates.

 

Stay Positive & Good Ideas Only Stay Good If You Follow Through With Them

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Here’s A Quarter

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Now here’s a story about a quarter and his quarter friends.

A local art museum requires you to put your jacket and bags in a locker before you can begin browsing the gallery. You need a quarter to use the locker. (You put the quarter into a slot in the locker and then you’re able to turn and take the key. When you return the key and close the locker, you get the quarter back.) Fortunately the guards at the front desk have a lot of spare quarters for people to use and return before they leave.

This is fascinating to me for a few reasons.

1. It’s a reminder of how important everyone is – even museum guards. The interaction with the guards (the simple transaction of “you need to do ‘this’,” “here’s a quarter to do it,” and “just be sure to return it when you’re done.”) is paramount to the gallery viewers experience. There’s very little human to human interaction at an art museum, so any interaction that does occur will influence the experience of the gallery viewer.

2. If you’re going to promote safety, you might as well do it through human interaction. Signs telling customers what to do work, but they don’t add anything to the customers experience.

Lastly, the experience reminded me that “extra steps” are opportunities, not meant to be a hassle for customers, rather a chance to turn customers into friends.

 

Stay Positive & Quarter For Your Thoughts

Garth E. Beyer