Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Dreamers Beware...Execution is the Key

This world is full of dreamers.  I'm one of them.  But there are not a lot of dreamers who execute.
So you have a great idea, invention, concept, patent idea, but you think it's crazy.  This blogpost
will be brief.  Just a note to encourage dreamers with crazy ideas.

Ideas that are crazy, sometimes become threatening.  After they pass through that stage, they become cutting edge.  After that stage they become popular, then the norm.  After that it's time to think ridiculous again.

You have a great idea, but can't imagine how to accomplish it.  It's like eating and elephant, just take one bite at a time.

As a cinematographer and visionary, I often come up with "great" ideas in my head, and they just sit there.  One idea I'm glad I didn't sit on was becoming a shutterstock video clip contributor.  It took me 6 months of thinking of video scenarios, filming them and uploading them to make my first sale.
I made $20! YESSSSSS......    Lets fast forward 4 years later.  I've made over $18,000 selling little 5 second clips on shutterstock.com and the rate is increasing exponentially.  I'll probably make an additional $10,000 this year on clips that I've already put the work into. 

I'm glad I didn't just dream about it...
Execute your dreams, you won't regret it.