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Idea Discovery – Book List for Entrepreneurs

One of the best ways to get more – and better – ideas is by reading. Here are the top 100 books for entrepreneurs according to followers of IdeaMensch. BOOK LIST FOR ENTREPRENEURS

Idea Discovery: Napoleon Hill Lectures – In His Own Voice (Rare Recordings – Full Series Playlist)

As a student and evangelist of Napoleon Hill’s success principles and his principle of the master mind, finding a complete series of his lectures is a gold mine. The idea of the Idea Success Network is in sync with many of his principles so I share with you access to the Napoleon Hill Lecture Series – in his own voice. These are rare recordings of him speaking his principles and values. .

10 Powerful Innovation Principles for Market Disruption

10 Powerful Innovation Principles for Market Disruption Contrary to common thinking (which is what innovation and disruption are all about anyway), Jeff Bezos says to focus on the things that won’t change and then put your energy and effort into those things. Contradicts what you’re doing in your business? Is this what you think when you think of ideas that can change the course of your business, life…or the world? Innovation is necessary to avoid being part of the statistics that Vijay Govindarajan and Anup Srivastava state, that: “80% of the companies that existed before 1980 are no longer…

Where Good Ideas Come From (TED Talk – Steven Johnson)

People often credit their ideas to individual “Eureka!” moments. But Steven Johnson shows how history tells a different story. His fascinating tour takes us from the “liquid networks” of London’s coffee houses to Charles Darwin’s long, slow hunch to today’s high-velocity web. I love this video because it confirms my belief that ideas worth spreading may be the mission of TED and TEDx, yet ideas worth implementing (and putting into action) are my personal mission and passion! Steven Johnson examines the input stage to what has become the title of my signature speech, “The Science of Transforming Ideas to…

What’s Your Word?

News flash! The end of a calendar year is nearly upon us and a new year begins just one moment after the current year ends. One of the key actions we take is to make resolutions; set intentions; reset goals; make commitments. We trash old calendars and hang up new ones. We physically clean up, organize, and weed out to make room for the new. We take time for family and friends, and re-establish relationships we’ve dropped throughout the year because our schedules are so busy. With all of the “start anew” that happens at the intersection of years, do…