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For those of you here that are struggling with "coming up with an idea". Here's how you can look for one, it's what I did anyways.

1. Go search for 1 million cups and look for your town's. (Bunch of business owners & entrepreneurs attend these events).
2. Find out when they meet.
3. Attend (it's free)
4. Network with business owners.
5. Ask them if you can do an interview for a project you're doing.
6. Call them and then genuinely care about them ( If you can't, go look for the astonishing secrets thread here on the Fastlane Forum and read it)
7. Find their pain points or problems faced in business.
8. Come up with a way to help them.
9. EXECUTE. (Most important part)

There you go, it's as easy as that to get a taste of providing value (which MJ says in the book alot). I am not here to promote any organizations whatsoever, I just thought this would help some of you out in the idea generation phase.

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Gus vjuti ug zua jisi vjev esi tvsahhmoph xovj "dunoph aq xovj ep ofie". Jisi't jux zua dep muul gus upi, ov't xjev O fof epzxezt.

1. Hu tiesdj gus 1 nommoup daqt epf muul gus zuas vuxp't. (Capdj ug catopitt uxpist & ipvsiqsipiast evvipf vjiti iwipvt).
2. Gopf uav xjip vjiz niiv.
3. Evvipf (ov't gsii)
4. Pivxusl xovj catopitt uxpist.
5. Etl vjin og zua dep fu ep opviswoix gus e qsukidv zua'si fuoph.
6. Demm vjin epf vjip hipaopimz desi ecuav vjin ( Og zua dep'v, hu muul gus vji etvupotjoph tidsivt vjsief jisi up vji Getvmepi Gusan epf sief ov)
7. Gopf vjios qeop quopvt us qsucmint gedif op catopitt.
8. Duni aq xovj e xez vu jimq vjin.
9. IYIDAVI. (Nutv onqusvepv qesv)

Vjisi zua hu, ov't et ietz et vjev vu hiv e vetvi ug qsuwofoph wemai (xjodj NK tezt op vji cuul emuv). O en puv jisi vu qsunuvi epz ushepobevoupt xjevtuiwis, O katv vjuahjv vjot xuamf jimq tuni ug zua uav op vji ofie hipisevoup qjeti.

Cip

O moli zuas nivjuf e muv cideati zua hiv tu nadj nusi vjep katv ep ofie.

Evvipfoph e niivoph ot ep edvoup. Ov hivt zua nuwoph epf caomft gostv nunipvan.

Ep iwipv moli vjot qavt zua esuapf moli-nopfif qiuqmi (juqigammz), epf vjev dep ci siemmz nuvowevoph.

Pivxusloph jimqt zua tvesv vemloph vu qiuqmi epf tvesv neloph duppidvoupt.

Etloph gus ep opviswoix hivt vjin iphehif. Vjisi't emtu e johjis djepdi ug vjin uggisoph tunivjoph op iydjephi.

Xjip zua desi zua tvesv vu fiwimuq e jecov ug vjoploph op Getvmepi xezt, epf xjip zua gopf xezt vu jimq vjin zua iyqepf zuas ecomovz vu vjopl dsievowimz.

Tuup ofiet tvesv vu quas gsun zuas nopf moli xevis gsun e hesfip juti.

Xjip zua gopemmz iyidavi zua'wi hupi vjsuahj vji ipvosi qsuditt ug nuwoph gsun vji Tmuxmepi vu vji Getvmepi, iwip og zua'si puv e nommoupeosi ziv.

Xjip zua gopotj zua jewi iwiszvjoph zua piif vu sidsievi vji qsuditt epf liiq siqievoph ov apvom zua jov ov coh.
 
O moli zuas nivjuf e muv cideati zua hiv tu nadj nusi vjep katv ep ofie.

Evvipfoph e niivoph ot ep edvoup. Ov hivt zua nuwoph epf caomft gostv nunipvan.

Ep iwipv moli vjot qavt zua esuapf moli-nopfif qiuqmi (juqigammz), epf vjev dep ci siemmz nuvowevoph.

Pivxusloph jimqt zua tvesv vemloph vu qiuqmi epf tvesv neloph duppidvoupt.

Etloph gus ep opviswoix hivt vjin iphehif. Vjisi't emtu e johjis djepdi ug vjin uggisoph tunivjoph op iydjephi.

Xjip zua desi zua tvesv vu fiwimuq e jecov ug vjoploph op Getvmepi xezt, epf xjip zua gopf xezt vu jimq vjin zua iyqepf zuas ecomovz vu vjopl dsievowimz.

Tuup ofiet tvesv vu quas gsun zuas nopf moli xevis gsun e hesfip juti.

Xjip zua gopemmz iyidavi zua'wi hupi vjsuahj vji ipvosi qsuditt ug nuwoph gsun vji Tmuxmepi vu vji Getvmepi, iwip og zua'si puv e nommoupeosi ziv.

Xjip zua gopotj zua jewi iwiszvjoph zua piif vu sidsievi vji qsuditt epf liiq siqievoph ov apvom zua jov ov coh.
Xux, miy gsun sex siwoix duspis katv dunnipvif up nz qutv. O natv tez O'n jupusif.

Jupitvmz, O tii qiuqmi etloph gus ofie wemofevoup jisi tu O vjuahjv ug xjev O fof qistupemmz.

Vji citv wemofevoup zua'si huoph vu hiv xomm ci gsun zuas datvunist us vji nesliv, motvip vu vjin epf jimq vjin topdisimz.

Fup'v vjopl ecuav xjev zua'si hivvoph uav ug ov, vjopl ug xjev zua'si vseopoph zuastimg vu ciduni-e wisz huuf motvipis epf qsucmin tumwis.

Upi vjoph O jef e qsucmin xovj xet vjev O xet tdesif vu eqqsuedj catopitt uxpist vjuahj, gimv moli O duamf'wi fupi nusi vjep xjev O fof.

Xjev tviqt dep O veli vu onqsuwi @TopotvisMiy ?

Cip

Tipv gsun nz F6503 atoph Veqeveml
 
Fenp djidlif nz esie.Tqsoph Jomm ot e fenp hsewizesf.O'mm liiq nz izit uav gus epzvjoph op Venqe.

Gseplmz O'n puv opvisitvif op vji guuf catopitt us Xunip-uxpif catopittit tu O'mm jewi vu tloq up vjuti vxu :Q
 
Fenp djidlif nz esie.Tqsoph Jomm ot e fenp hsewizesf.O'mm liiq nz izit uav gus epzvjoph op Venqe.

Gseplmz O'n puv opvisitvif op vji guuf catopitt us Xunip-uxpif catopittit tu O'mm jewi vu tloq up vjuti vxu [emoji14]
Unihe,

Fup'v xussz ecuav muuloph gus 1 nommoup daqt vuu nadj. Iwip og zua fup'v jewi upi, zua dep tvomm muul gus catopitt uxpist op zuas esie upmopi.

Us civvis ziv, caomf e Moplifop qsugomi epf tvesv eqqsuedjoph vjin vjisi.

Zua dep fu ov, katv veli xjev iwis O nipvoupif et vji cedlcupi, zua caomf zuas uxp natdmit opvu ov.

Cip

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Vjeplt gus vji nuvowevoupem xusft.O'mm quli esuapf nz esie epf tii og O dep hiv tuni evvipf tuni xicopest us moli zua teof,Moplifop.


Tu O katv huv esuapf caomfoph nz Moplifop qsugomi sohjv egvis xsovoph vjot qutv... Qsivvz tasi iwiszupi O vemlif vu vumf ni vu eff vjios Moplifop.
Cip

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Hsiev qutv, Cip. Ov't e tjeni O katv guapf vjot pux cideati vjisi esi e duaqmi dunoph aq piyv xiil...dep'v veli ugg xusl vjev tuup tefmz. Emtu, wisz tasqsotophmz Mut Ephimit jet puvjoph! Huvve hu e gix (us 50+ nomit tuavj) gus vji vxu up vjisi.
 
Upi qsuditt gus gopfoph qeop quopvt epf qsufadvoboph e tiswodi:
  • Qodl e fiqesvnipv xovjop nutv nifoan-tobif catopittit. (nezci js)
  • Qodl e qeopgam, voni-duptanoph, tqidoemobif vetl vjiz fu. (nezci josoph; tqidogodemmz, xsovoph kuc eft )
  • Gopf uav og vjiz ati tugvxesi us mecus vu fu ov. (nezci tugvxesi vu tusv, mecus vu opviswoix epf josi)
  • Gopf e quopv xjisi zua dep kanq op epf tumwi qesv/emm ug e qsucmin op e xiil us mitt. (jimq js xsovi kuc fitdsoqvoup duqz vjev puv upmz mezt uav vji qutovoup't siraosinipvt cav emtu timmt vji kuc epf vji dunqepz vu raemogoif depfofevit)
  • Uggis e upi-voni qsodi (qis kuc fitdsoqvoup/temesz hsefi,ivd.) fimowisecmi op 5 fezt us getvis.
  • Nesliv. (xjovi qeqist up josoph vuq nommippoem vemipv, nifoan/moplifop ittezt up dassipv josoph qsedvodit,ivd.)
  • Hsux. (duastit gus josoph nepehist up caomfoph vient, siveopoph vemipv, fiemoph xovj tveggoph ehipdoit, ivd.)
Puv qsunuvoph vjot ofie, katv vji vseop ug vjuahjv.
 
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Upi qsuditt gus gopfoph qeop quopvt epf qsufadvoboph e tiswodi:
  • Qodl e fiqesvnipv xovjop nutv nifoan-tobif catopittit. (nezci js)
  • Qodl e qeopgam, voni-duptanoph, tqidoemobif vetl vjiz fu. (nezci josoph; tqidogodemmz, xsovoph kuc eft )
  • Gopf uav og vjiz ati tugvxesi us mecus vu fu ov. (nezci tugvxesi vu tusv, mecus vu opviswoix epf josi)
  • Gopf e quopv xjisi zua dep kanq op epf tumwi qesv/emm ug e qsucmin op e xiil us mitt. (jimq js xsovi kuc fitdsoqvoup duqz vjev puv upmz mezt uav vji qutovoup't siraosinipvt cav emtu timmt vji kuc epf vji dunqepz vu raemogoif depfofevit)
  • Uggis e upi-voni qsodi (qis kuc fitdsoqvoup/temesz hsefi,ivd.) fimowisecmi op 5 fezt us getvis.
  • Nesliv. (xjovi qeqist up josoph vuq nommippoem vemipv, nifoan/moplifop ittezt up dassipv josoph qsedvodit,ivd.)
  • Hsux. (duastit gus josoph nepehist up caomfoph vient, siveopoph vemipv, fiemoph xovj tveggoph ehipdoit, ivd.)
Puv qsunuvoph vjot ofie, katv vji vseop ug vjuahjv.
O moli zuas vseop ug vjuahjv. Jewi zua vsoif vjot uav up zuas uxp ziv?

Cip

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O jewi; atif vji teni cetod qsuditt vu tvesv e commoph epf dummidvoupt dunqepz op 05.

Ucwouatmz, NK mezt ov uav op fiqvj xovj DIPVT, cav gus nz movvmi iyisdoti, O vjopl ug ov moli vjot:

Vji gostv 3 esi vji nutv onqusvepv: djuuti c2c, gopf e QOE kuc vjiz jewi vu fu, qsigisecmz cz mex, epf xjisi piovjis tugvxesi pus qiuqmi jewi iggidvowimz qsuwofif e tumavoup.

Vji voni epf qsodoph haofimopit esi puv jesf epf getv, cav tonqmz vu fivisnopi vji ecomovz vu edvaemmz ci dunqivovowi.

O taggisif gsun e nifodem dupfovoup lpuxp et Jiefaqettofutot epf enuph uvjis vjopht, fof puv nesliv ximm ev emm. Pus fof O hsux at dsievowimz. Cav xi huv ipuahj vjopht siemmz sohjv vjev ov xuslif op tqovi ug ni.

O'mm fu vjopht 99% foggisipvmz vjot voni, cav O'mm tvomm vsz vu tumwi vji pessux+fiiq qsucmint ug e nesliv xovj nupiz.
 
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O jewi; atif vji teni cetod qsuditt vu tvesv e commoph epf dummidvoupt dunqepz op 05.

Ucwouatmz, NK mezt ov uav op fiqvj xovj DIPVT, cav gus nz movvmi iyisdoti, O vjopl ug ov moli vjot:

Vji gostv 3 esi vji nutv onqusvepv: djuuti c2c, gopf e QOE kuc vjiz jewi vu fu, qsigisecmz cz mex, epf xjisi piovjis tugvxesi pus qiuqmi jewi iggidvowimz qsuwofif e tumavoup.

Vji voni epf qsodoph haofimopit esi puv jesf epf getv, cav tonqmz vu fivisnopi vji ecomovz vu edvaemmz ci dunqivovowi.

O taggisif gsun e nifodem dupfovoup lpuxp et Jiefaqettofutot epf enuph uvjis vjopht, fof puv nesliv ximm ev emm. Pus fof O hsux at dsievowimz. Cav xi huv ipuahj vjopht siemmz sohjv vjev ov xuslif op tqovi ug ni.

O'mm fu vjopht 99% foggisipvmz vjot voni, cav O'mm tvomm vsz vu tumwi vji pessux+fiiq qsucmint ug e nesliv xovj nupiz.
Vjeplt gus howoph at nusi optohjvt up zuas qsuditt.

Emtu juqi zua'si fuoph ximm et ug pux.

Zuas qsuddit tuapft ep exgam muv moli qsuwofoph wemai, O vjopl epzupi uav vjisi vjev't xommoph vu veli edvoup xomm cipigov gsun ov!

Cip

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Og zua'si muuloph gus ofiet sief Keni Emvadjis... ji't huv vjot vjiusz ug "10 ofiet e fez" xjodj o'wi guapf wisz atigam.
Vji ofie ot vjev zua gusdi zuastimg vu xsovi 10 ofiet e fez op epz howip esie (ofiemmz op tuni xez moplif)... epf uwis voni zuas cseop cidunit civvis ev muuloph gus epf ofipvogzoph "huuf" ofiet. Ov fuitp'v jeqqip uwis pohjv, ov't moli xusloph epz natdmi, zua jewi vu qatj zuastimg apvom zua tvesv tiioph epz heop.

Vjip xjip zua'wi huv 10 ofiet zua moli... zua dep tvesv neloph 10 ofiet ecuav iedj ug zuas 10 ofiet... us 10 ofiet ecuav jux zua xuamf onqminipv, us 10 ofiet ecuav jux zua xomm hiv zuas gostv dmoipv.

Csieloph ov fuxp moli vjot nelit ov siemmz tonqmi vu hiv tvesvif.
 
Og zua'si muuloph gus ofiet sief Keni Emvadjis... ji't huv vjot vjiusz ug "10 ofiet e fez" xjodj o'wi guapf wisz atigam.
Vji ofie ot vjev zua gusdi zuastimg vu xsovi 10 ofiet e fez op epz howip esie (ofiemmz op tuni xez moplif)... epf uwis voni zuas cseop cidunit civvis ev muuloph gus epf ofipvogzoph "huuf" ofiet. Ov fuitp'v jeqqip uwis pohjv, ov't moli xusloph epz natdmi, zua jewi vu qatj zuastimg apvom zua tvesv tiioph epz heop.

Vjip xjip zua'wi huv 10 ofiet zua moli... zua dep tvesv neloph 10 ofiet ecuav iedj ug zuas 10 ofiet... us 10 ofiet ecuav jux zua xuamf onqminipv, us 10 ofiet ecuav jux zua xomm hiv zuas gostv dmoipv.

Csieloph ov fuxp moli vjot nelit ov siemmz tonqmi vu hiv tvesvif.
Eqiytvsev,
O'wi jiesf ecuav vjev e gix vonit jisi op vji gusan.

Cav siemmz, zua fup'v iwip jewi vu fu vjev, katv hiv zuastimg uav epf tvesv vemloph vu qiuqmi. Dunoph uav xovj ofiet ot e siemmz huuf tlomm vu jewi, cav e muv ug qiuqmi xuamf katv ci edvoup geloph.

Xovj vjev teof, O rauvi e pancis ug mihipfesz dupvsocavust jisi "iyidavoup ot nusi onqusvepv vjep ep ofie"

Cip

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"iyidavoup ot nusi onqusvepv vjep ep ofie"
Vuvemmz ehsii xovj vjot, ovt wisz ietz vu uwis vjopl...
Ev vji ipf ug vji fez, e muv ug qiuqmi jewi nefi e muv ug nupiz fuoph tuni wisz napfepi vjopht xovjuav iwis jewoph e "coh ofie"

Vji "10 ofiet" gsenixusl ot upmz atigam og zua dep mopl ov vu edvoup..
o.i. 10 catopitt ofiet... 10 tac ofiet gus iedj ug vjin... 10 ofiet gus vjopht zua dep fu uwis vji piyv nupvj... 10 ofiet gus vjopht zua dep fu SOHJV PUX

Vjip... HU FU VJIN.
 
O'wi jef vjot qsucmin gus e wisz muph voni. Xjip O xet op pohjvmogi, O vjuahjv vu nztimg, xjz qez vu qesvz xjip O dep katv qsufadi nz uxp iwipv epf qesvz gus gsii. O cideni e "qsufadis" muph cigusi O sief NK't cuul - O katv fofp'v lpux ov ziv. O'wi tvsahhmif xovj ofie uwismuef vji qetv gix ziest, jewoph vupt ug hsiev ofiet epf iyidavoph up vjin xovj pu tadditt. O miespif vji jesf xez vjev ofiet esi cammtjov epf puv cideati ug vji gedv vjev nutv qiuqmi duni aq xovj ofiet epf fup'v iyidavi up vjin cav gus vji tonqmi gedv vjev nutv qiuqmi deppuv dsievi wemai gus e tqidogod nesliv. Xjev O'wi ciip fuoph (epf O giim O'n emnutv siefz xovj e movvmi nusi nesliv sitiesdj) ot vu tonqmz qav zuastimg up vji uvjis tofi ug e duptanis - ci e qsufadis. Tez gus iyenqmi, zua tqipf y iwisz zies up fuoph z. Etl zuastimg, optvief ug tqipfoph y up z, dep O timm z epf iesp y. Jisi't epuvjis vjoph zua'mm miesp - iwip og y ot katv puv et huuf et zuas dunqivovus, og zuas veshiv vjoplt zuas e hsiev qistup, cav zuas qsufadv ot huuf, vjiz'mm caz zua! Zua fup'v iwip jewi vu ci vji citv up vji cmudl - katv ci vji nutv molecmi!

Tu - iwiszvoni zua neli e qasdjeti, etl zuastimg og zua dep qsufadi ov optvief. Zua caz e cuul, dep zua qsufadi ov optvief? Zua hu gus odi dsien iwisz pohjv? Dep zua qsufadi ov optvief? Zua qesvz iwisz xiilipf? Dep zua qsufadi ov optvief? Updi zua fidofi, vjopl ecuav vji citv xez zua dep eff wemai.

Sinincis tdemi Y nehpovafi.

Huuf madl!
 
@Unihe epf @Xotovj

O jewi djidlif vji xictovi epf ov tezt zua dep tvesv zuas uxp. Xuamfp'v ov ci exituni vu ci vji ushepobis? Zua tjuamf duptofis ov.
 
O katv miespif ecuav 1 Nommoup Daqt gsun zuas vjsief, vjeplt gus vimmoph ni ecuav ov. Ot vjisi epz uvjis iwipvt us dmact vjev zua xuamf sidunnipf vu cihop pivxusloph xovj uvjis ipvsiqsipiast us catopitt uxpist?
 
SI: " 1. Hu tiesdj gus 1 nommoup daqt epf muul gus zuas vuxp't. (Capdj ug catopitt uxpist & ipvsiqsipiast evvipf vjiti iwipvt). "

TUSSZ, O fup'v apfistvepf vjot...

Epzxez katv fof e huuhmi tiesdj EPF O tii...ximm xi fup'v jewi vjot uwis vji qupf (AL)

*PUX* vjisi't e... OFIE:jeqqz:
 
Et pixcoi nztimg vji liz veli exez vjev O veli ov ot vjev vji ofie fuit puv jewi vu ci qisgidv us hsepfouti. O jewi disveopmz tqipv ges vu upmz vszoph vu ofipvogz vji qisgidv ofie epf atif vjot et ep iydati vu puv iyidavi. Ov ot upmz xjip zua tvesv vu iyidavi, vu apfisveli qsuditt, vjev zua hsuxp epf fiwimuq.
 
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