Mila Joshua Yona
Everyone is important regardless of your opinion about them. Sometimes we are quick to judge and yet sometimes we are arrogant to hear out just because we don’t like the person.
People are born with different ideologies so are their actions.
The reason our ancestors dwelled on the elderly was that they had sound advice and probably speak out of the experience.
You may discover in life that some people are talented and others are skilled. But there are people without the resources but have ideas that when carefully natured can easily come to reality.
Those are the people whose ideas you can leverage and forge your own success out of.
It may be a business idea or anything that can help you materially and financially. Be humble enough to learn from them rather than using such people. Here is how to leverage such ideas.
1. Be open-minded
In life, you will find people who appear weird and yet so confident about their beliefs. Such people may derive their confidence from the experiences or circumstances they went through.
Don’t be quick to judge. Understand them and be willing to listen to all the possibilities their mind can walk you to you. In time you will pick one or two things to learn from that conversation.
2. Seek to learn
There are people who have the skills but lack the resources. If you find someone who has a unique skill and you can use that skill to come up with a unique business idea, it will be perfect.
Become a servant and learn all you can from them and be sure to be appreciative when such an idea or knowledge makes you a fortune someday.
3. Research where possible
Don’t let your ego be your limitation. Research as much as you can about ideologies that challenge you. It might open doors for more wisdom and understanding.
A perfect researcher will always be ahead of everyone because they come across various content and materials that may be useful in the long run.
4. Test for its viability
When someone shares with you something, don’t take it the way it is out of excitement and amusement to start implementing it.
You need to test for its viability:- whether it will actually work given the environment and economic situation.
5. Take risks
Some things are worth taking risks on. When you don’t become bold enough to take the risk, you might end up regretting it when a life-changing opportunity passes you.
Just make sure to make enough research and clear your doubts.
It’s not wise to invest in things you have less knowledge about or hardly understand.
6. Partner
A partnership is very important in business. It will boost the business especially when different skills and knowledge are pulled together.
An example is a partner that provides managerial skills while you provide finances.
7. Pitch the idea to an investor
Some ideas are worth millions. When you happen to come across it, you can leverage it to your advantage.
Investors are always looking for fresh new ideas to make more money and more so beat their competition. So when you have an idea that is unique, you can decide to monetize it and sell it to an investor.
In Conclusion,
How do you leverage other people’s ideas? We are eager to know in the comments.
