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We hire people to sit on assembly lines, to watch identical parts, and to reject those that look different. That job must take a good deal of patience and concentration but not much higher-order thinking. On the other hand, it takes a real creative leader to recognize the germ of greatness in a half-baked notion. And to nurture that notion until its greatness is realized. Do you have what it takes? Say you lived in the woods a few centuries ago. Your mate comes back to the cabin after answering nature's call and says, "I hate running out there in the cold. Why don't we bring the outhouse in the house?" Do you turn up your nose? Or do you recognize the inception of indoor plumbing? Most great ideas, inventions, and innovations sound idiotic because they haven't been named yet. Wrap a clock on your arm? No way. Wear a Rolex? No problem. The best way to keep your cattle from wandering off is to stab them with little nails. It's called barbed wire. Would you give your money to a group of strangers who promise to give part of it back only if you die? What if I called it life insurance? Just because it's different, doesn't mean it's doomed. On the contrary, the fact that's it's different is often the first sign that it just might be a great idea. |
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Don't take my word for it. Dig deeper. |
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