Ideas, reason process and success

 

Most of us experience more failures in life than success. We can easily count the number of successes, but we would all agree that we have numerous, sometimes uncountable failures, whether it’s something simple like convincing someone for a small benefit, or something major like marriage, career, power, or wealth accumulation.

Why is that so?

Achieving a goal involves three things: a unique idea, a strong reason, and a relentless process toward success. In other words: idea → reason → process → success.

Once, a bird asked a bee, “You work so hard to make honey, but humans steal it. Don’t you feel sad?”

The bee replied, “They can steal my honey, but not the art of making honey.”

Someone may steal an idea, but they cannot execute it as perfectly as the one who conceived it. Many people around the world may have similar ideas, but the success of an idea largely depends on the strength of the execution process. In other words, the quality of the idea depends on the quality of the process.

In most cases, the creator of the idea also knows the best execution process necessary to achieve optimal success, but certainly not the person who stole it.

There are many musicians in the Tamil film industry or even globally, creating endless sounds. But there is only one A.R. Rahman. Only one Ilaiyaraaja. Only one Michael Jackson, one Ed Sheeran, and one The Weeknd for examples.

Don’t limit yourself because you fear others might steal your ideas. Instead, keep evolving through your creative process. Creativity not only distinguishes you from others, but also keeps you young and expands your mental horizon.

At the same time, don’t create too many ideas without taking action. Refine your idea, work on the process, and find your unique flavour, your signature, the special ingredient that distinguishes you from others.