Brainstorming
The term “ brainstorming ” is now very well known in business life . The main rules of the brainstorming session are
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there are no stupid ideas |
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everyone must share their ideas . |
It is some�mes among the unreasonable ideas that something great is discovered . Brainstorming works so well because the usual restraints against stupidity are li�ed . It ’ s okay to be unreasonable and far out .
What most people in business don ’ t realize is that this powerful technique can be used by an individual , alone with himself or herself .
On the top of a piece of paper , put a problem you want to be solved or a goal you want to be reached . Then put numbers 1 through 20 on the paper and begin your brainstorming session . The rules are the same as with a group session . You have to list 20 ideas , and they don ’ t have to be well thought out or even reasonable . Give yourself permission to flow .
Your only objec�ve is to have 20 ideas scrawled down within a certain short amount of �me . If you do this for a week , you will end up with 100 ideas ! Are all of them usable ? Of course not , but who cares ?
When you began the process you probably didn ’ t have any usable ideas . It works so well because it relaxes the normal tensions against crea�ve , outrageous thinking . It invites the right side of your brain to play along .
Self-mentoring is the best mentoring you can get because your mentor knows you so well . And although it ’ s o�en beneficial to get specific outside personal coaching , the best coaching teaches us to look within .