Generate Great Ideas Like Bill Gates. What makes the difference between a good idea and a great idea? Good ideas come along all the time and help people solve minor problems in work and daily life. Great ideas appear a little less frequently and require a little more work to execute. Great ideas aren't necessarily the result of highly-paid think tanks or drug-induced vision quests in the desert. Often they are unexpected moments of inspiration that help keep the napkin companies in the business.

The big challenge of generating great ideas is freeing yourself from the conventional, mundane thoughts that occupy most of your brain time. Here are seven tips to help you open your mind and stimulate your great idea generator.

Here are the routines i listed in this podcast. 1. Have a Meditation Session Daily 2. Think Outside the Box by Socializing Outside Your Normal Circles 3. books 4. Randomly Surf the Web on a Single Subject. 5. Keep a Regular Journal 6. Use Structured Exercises. All of these methods require a commitment of time and energy, but that's the key to great ideas. You need to give your brain the time and space to work for you. If you try each of these methods, you are bound to come up with a great idea or two. Make sure you record them and set a plan of accountability. The execution is up to you.

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