HOW ABOUT DOUBLING YOUR INCOME? - part 5

Articles In This Section:

· You Are Twice as Good as You Think You Are - part 1

· You Are Twice as Good as You Think You Are - part 2

· HOW ABOUT DOUBLING YOUR INCOME? - part 1

· HOW ABOUT DOUBLING YOUR INCOME? - part 2

· HOW ABOUT DOUBLING YOUR INCOME? - part 3

· HOW ABOUT DOUBLING YOUR INCOME? - part 4

· HOW ABOUT DOUBLING YOUR INCOME? - part 5

· BE HAPPY!

Step 3. An idea becomes something tangible the moment you do something about it. An idea has its greatest intensity at the time of its birth. Preserve it before it begins to fade. Start an idea file. Each time an idea comes into consciousness, write it down, unless you are so situated that you can work on it immediately. Put down everything which comes into mind regarding that idea. The very act of describing the idea in writing prevents it from fading. If the idea can be pictured—and you are adept with a pencil—make a sketch of it. Remember: the more you do in connection with the idea, the bigger it grows.

Review your ideas frequently to keep them alive in your mind. Also, should you gain additional ideas which pertain to those already in your file, bring it up to date by adding the new thoughts.

As I glance back over the material I have been writing, I wonder if I am not too conservative when I say you are twice as good as you think you are. It is easy to prove to your own satisfaction that you are worth many times what you think you are.

A metal stamper in a factory was bored doing the same thing eight hours every day. He didn't think that ideas played any part in his work.

After becoming conscious of the fact that his mind could and would create new ideas, he began, with open eyes, to study his work. In die-cutting small objects from large sheets of metal, large quantities of scrap pieces resulted. Formerly, this scrap was sold at a small price per ton to steel companies to be melted and made into new sheets.

The man who was formerly bored with his work conceived a novel use for the scrap pieces. He passed the idea on to his superior, who made profitable use of it. In a short period of time the man with the idea was promoted to a foreman's job at more than double what he had been receiving.