October 04, 2006

You Need an Implementor

To have a great idea and have a knack to get others excited about it is a huge motivator for me.  I think all of us feel that this can showcase how smart or clever we are and when you share it and they agree, it’s instant validation.  It’s an ego trip.

However, the ability to take this great idea and implement it - make it come to life - is what separates the 22 year old Mark Zuckerberg’s from the rest of us who don’t have $1.5 billion websites.  Without Implementors, we never would have had the Model-T, Disneyland and penicillin.

Right now you’re thinking, yeah duh.  Of course we need implementors to get things done.  The reason I’m spending the time to write this is to say, don’t get the big idea guys confused with the implementors.  Many big idea guys have the motivation to either get their idea implemented or implement it themselves but many many more never take it to that next step.

So the next time you have a big idea, think to yourself, "Self, how am I going to get this implemented?"  Waiting for someone to walk up to you and say, "Hey, do you have any big ideas I can implement?" just isn’t going to happen.

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