It’s clearly not enough to have a great idea. It helps, but it’s not enough. In the gap between idea and execution sits validation — not the “you always come up with great ideas!” kind, or the “do you think I should do this?” kind either, but the should I, and can I commit kind.
The trap is the first two — and it’s surprising how often we mistake them for the real work. So here are a few questions worth sitting with:
Is your idea a solution or a problem?
If it’s a solution, are you sure it’s solving a problem?
If it’s a problem, do you have the solution?
And does anyone else care?
Figure that out, and the only thing left is to see if you can create the change you seek.
Ymlaen!
If you’ve built a course, event, or workshop that didn’t land the way you hoped, or you’re holding back because you’re not sure it’ll work — tell me about it in the comments.
And if you’re interested in working through it alongside others — not inside a system, but in a cohort of coaches and creatives committed to the change they want to make in the world — here is a short form to get the conversation started.