Your brilliant ideas are vanishing (fix this today)
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You know that moment when you have the perfect solution to a problem you've been wrestling with for weeks?
You're in the shower. Or driving. Or falling asleep.
Your brain lights up: "This is it! This is the answer!"
You tell yourself you'll remember it. Of course you will because it’s brilliant.
But by the time you get to your desk, it’s gone.
(Relatable, right?)
The reality is that you’re not just losing ideas. You’re losing them to chaos.
That genius thought? It’s scribbled on the back of a napkin from last week’s coffee run.
The perfect tagline? Buried in a notebook you started when you were super inspired to get organized.
The solution to that client problem? Jotted on a sticky note that’s now stuck to the back of a junk mail envelope.
Your ideas are scattered across napkins, notebooks, random stickies, and the margins of yesterday’s to-do list. And your brain is trying to keep track of it all.
The Hidden Cost of Scattered Brilliance:
Every idea that vanishes is a missed opportunity. And not just for your business, but for the people who need what you’re creating.
Think about it...
If someone asked you to list every business idea you’ve had in the past six months, could you do it? What about every solution you’ve thought of for problems you encounter daily?
Most of us can’t, because we’re trying to be human filing cabinets.
But here’s the thing- you can’t act on ideas you can’t see.
Your Two-Second Solution
After years of letting brilliant thoughts disappear (and kicking myself for it), I learned the "get it out of your head" rule:
Every idea gets captured immediately, and I only use two methods:
A notebook I carry everywhere
Texting myself
That’s it. No fancy apps. No complicated systems. (Believe me… I've been there. Done that.)
Now it’s just two simple, always-available capture points.
Why This Works:
Ideas leave your brain (freeing up mental space)
You can actually see your options (hello, strategic thinking!)
No decision fatigue about where to put things
Ready to Simplify Your Capture System?
For the next seven days, try this:
Capture every single idea you have using just one method. Pick:
A small notebook you carry everywhere, OR
Texting (or emailing) yourself every idea, OR
That fancy app you want to try
Don't organize them yet. Don't judge or over think what you add. Just capture.
Watch what happens to your mental clarity when you stop trying to remember everything.
Give your ideas a safe home AND stop overwhelming your brain. Win-win 🙌
Cheers to getting a little unscattered!
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