Dhucks' Tips & Tricks
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September 2007
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An Idea Box
Ideas, dreams and oh, so many, opportunities come into your life each day. Many times they take paper form: An article in a magazine, the flier for an event, an advertisement clipped from a newspaper or even a note you've scribbled down. But where do they belong? Where can you put them so that they won't get lost? Where can the ideas stay safe until you are ready? Do you toss them on a pile of other ideas? Sweep them into a drawer with your other dreams? Or do you have a system to access and review those opportunities routinely to see if the time is ripe to try them out?
I started an IDEA BOX. A portable file box with 12 hanging folders labeled January through December. When I find an article of interest or an idea for my business, even a great vacation opportunity, I put it in my Idea Box. Sometimes I'll put it in the next month's folder; other times I choose a file a couple of months away; and sometimes I give myself a whole year to think about it. Then, each month I check the current file to see what possibilities have ripened for me. Some ideas I toss because they no longer interest me; some dreams I re-file as I'm not ready to make a decision yet; and sometimes I pull out a few opportunities, ready to act on them.
Whether you create your own idea box or find another way to organize your ideas, dreams and opportunities, make sure you have some fun and enjoy life.
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Shawndra Holmberg
Coach & Organizer
(808) 969-3800
dhucks@dhucks.com
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