Lessons of a Lipstick Queen
Finding and Developing the Great Idea that Can Change Your Life
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You Already Have Ideas
Have you ever daydreamed?
Have you ever thought about doing something different?
Have you ever thought "If only..." or "I wish..."?
I am sure you have. We all have. Most of us just aren't conscious that we're doing it. Nor are we aware that some genuinely good ideas are lurking within these throwaway thoughts.
Anyone who has seen an idea through to a reality has started right where you are -- just by thinking about it. That is exactly how I began my lipstick business. Who would have imagined that a multimillion-dollar company could spring from what seemed like the small and insignificant thoughts of a schoolgirl?
Lesson 1: Everyone has ideas
In cartoons, when characters have ideas, lightbulbs appear above their heads. Eureka! This is how we think ideas should come to us. Like bolts of lightning -- sudden...clear...visible.
In real life, most ideas are much hazier. They ebb and flow like flotsam and jetsam, bobbing around on our stream of consciousness. And just ... read full excerpt from Lessons of a Lipstick Queen: Finding and Developing the Great Idea That Can Change Your Life ebook