When Good Ideas Go Bad: A Cautionary Tale

I have a confession. I almost named this site Thought Plunger. No, really. After deciding to move forward with the site, I brainstormed ideas for names. Then I took my list to check for available domains.

Three hours later, I was starting to think that every possible word combination had been registered by evil-doers intent on slowly driving me batshit insane.

There I was, trucking along with ideas and inspiration and then FWAP! Face plant on the very first step to building the site. I couldn’t get to the fun design and writing part because I was snagged on an administrative detail.

I had the sense that time was ticking down so I was making choices out of desperation. But the deadline was self-imposed and there were no real consequences for missing it.

Lucky for me, my husband walked in the door just as I was trying to convince myself that Thought Plunger was indeed a good idea. After a quick chat about my ridiculous and frustrating journey, I threw some of my ideas out and we identified Spark Lab as the leader almost immediately.

For me, that short bit of collaboration immediately changed the flow of energy and ideas. It’s also made me more aware of the need to change my thinking when I come up against an obstacle.

So now that I’ve put my own embarrassingly bad idea out there, let’s see what you’ve got. What are your obstacles and how do you overcome them?

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