I am an idea person. No question. Every single day I'm bombarded with new ideas. Driving by an empty storefront, lot, or abandoned house, without effort, I envision its possibilities.

Admittedly, while I'm mostly a COLLECTOR of ideas, I also have a habit of being a starter of ideas yet not a finisher.

So this year, God challenged me to be a FINISHER. Part of that meant agreeing to not starting anything "new" this year. 😳

Granted, to follow through with one specific idea, you need others to implement said concept. But in this case, the "new" ideas are cohesive - working together to finish and complete a project.

For example, we have a vintage typewriter business. Vintage typewriters are, well, vintage, thus, limited. And, we can only repair so many in a given week. Thus, our capacity is fixed.

How do you grow a business and keep it interesting and thriving when you're maxed out?

Add related products that are not as time-intensive and limiting.

Last Fall, I added typewriter covers. My mother makes them, I sell them. They are going like wildfire! We also added typewriter pads. Unlimited stock, no time requirements from us, and an easy upsell on typewriter listings. Then, last month, I inadvertently stumbled on another new concept for our business that is launching this week: typewriter art. I already have the photographs and the need is out there (because I was looking to buy some for my office space and couldn't find anything good, so I made my own. Then, it hit me that I could easily sell it).

This is a perfect example of a new idea that isn't starting anything new-new but expanding on something that is existing.

Another example is my desire for writing/teaching. I've been all over with that and never launching anything, just thinking about it. I know that it is my primary call. But to actually put myself out there requires the implementation of new ideas. Granted, THOSE NEW IDEAS MUST USE AND BUILD ON SOMETHING THAT IS ALREADY EXISTING FROM IT TO SUPPORT MY GOAL OF BEING A FINISHER.

This KWIM channel is just one avenue, while, last week, I launched a Telegram channel by the name of "The Narrow Life". In that, I am taking content from my many years of writing in notebooks and turning it into video Bible lessons and blogs.

So - while it seems like there is so much NEWNESS in my life, it is really a result of becoming a FINISHER of something I already started. It's the implementation of ideas instead of admiring an idea like a trophy on a shelf - it doesn't do me any good there and an unused idea is always a bad idea.

I'll finish with this short thought from Seth Godin:
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“Where do you get your ideas?”

The thing is, everyone has ideas. All the time, every day. Having ideas is part of the human condition.

The right questions might be:

Are you exposing yourself to new inputs and new situations, and challenging yourself to find more interesting ideas?

Are you pushing the ideas you have further, making them more complete, turning them from hunches to notions to ideas to theories?

Are you publishing your theories, sharing your reasoning, and having your ideas collide with the real world in service of making things better?

• Seth Godin

May your day be blessed,

Laura

(p.s. KWIM is also on Telegram! t.me/kingdomwomen )