Getting to 10K
There are a few ways to get 10K ideas off of your own head. Writing sporadically. Writing daily. Publishing daily. Journaling. Prototyping. Running an idea inventory. They all need one thing, though: consistency. It’s hard as hell. I can tell: on my Clifton Strength Assessment, consistency is my VERY last one. Yet it’s the only way to look for ideas, and find clarity in the way. Clarity in your thinking. Clarity in your approach. Get those 10K bad ideas off your head. 🙂
10,000 bad ideas
“We all have 10,000 bad drawings in us. The sooner we get them out the better.” Attributed to Walt Stanchfield Same is with your ideas. Quality over quantity, yes. Although, to get to that quality you first need quantity. Repetition. Brain dump. You need to get your ideas off your head, so that you can think of the new ones in queue.
Calibrating
You’re in a conversation with your client and they seem closed to anything you propose? Ask them this: “Do I have your permission to put you in an uncomfortable spot?” You’re asking for a No. Because with that, it’s one more red flag on. If they say Yes, then you can ask them directly whatever you’re thinking. And now you can go with your craziest idea, thinking big for your client.
Naturality
The time you’re able to say 500 000 (dollars, euros, etc.) as naturally as when you say 600 is the time you’re in control of the conversation. Until then, your counterparty will have the upper hand.
The customer is always right
Your customer knows what they want. And the don’t know what they want. Both at the same time. Knowing what they want is about the desired outcome they’re after. In that, they’re always, absolutely right. Knowing exactly what the thing to get there… they’re mostly wrong. And that’s where you come in. It’s your job to move the conversation from their self-prescription to what they desire, and from there, figure out a way to help them get there. That’s your expertise.
Customer is King
“The customer decides when and where to spend their money. They have the power.” What do you think of it? Is it true? Approaching your market like this means that you have little to no power in the relationship with your prospects, customers, competitors. It means that they are above, and they need to be accommodated. That they say, and we do as said. That what they say is rule. That we don’t challenge. That we don’t speak our minds out. That we don’t know better. That we’re not experts. And…
They will, too
What you believe you pass it on to your prospects, customers and market. If you believe you have too expensive products or services, your customers will believe so too. If you believe your quality is not the best, they will, too. If you believe that you don’t have power with your prospects, they will, too. If you believe you can only get business based on the lowest possible price, they will, too. Here’s the thing: your beliefs are valid. Are they true?
Wings
Yesterday’s message on this Super Deluxe book for 4 105.00 EUR is Wings, by Paul McCartney. A limited edition, signed, with a numbered copy. Is people paying for the time and materials he put into it? No. Is people paying for how long it took him to get the book done? No. Is people paying because of the story in the pages? Maybe. What they’re paying for is for what having that limited edition, signed copy means: that they’re having something rare. Furthermore, is the price fair? To the ones…
Wings
Yesterday’s message on this Super Deluxe book for 4 105.00 EUR is Wings, by Paul McCartney. A limited edition, signed, with a numbered copy. Is people paying for the time and materials he put into it? No. Is people paying for how long it took him to get the book done? No. Is people paying because of the story in the pages? Maybe. What they’re paying for is for what having that limited edition, signed copy means: that they’re having something rare. Furthermore, is the price fair? To the ones…
Super Deluxe
Super Deluxe Hardback Book in Cloth, Slipcase with Exclusive Blue Color LP. 4 105 EUR Would you pay for this? Material production costs. 35 – 50 EUR Effort put into it. A lot. Does it make this worth it per se? Signature. 0.5 EUR in the ink used. It’s just a book, after all. Unless, the price is not about what’s the book made of. Or the cover. Or its story. Or the attached LP. Or because it’s “deluxe”. Or even the signature.
