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12 Ways to Get Breakthrough Ideas
Which approach intrigues you enough to try it today?
Looking for a breakthrough idea? Here are 12 simple ways to increase the odds. You don’t need to do all 12. Even one will suffice. Which one will it be for you?
1. FOLLOW YOUR FASCINATION
If you find yourself fascinated by a new idea, chances are good that there’s something meaningful about it for you to consider. Fascination, quite simply, is nature’s way of getting our attention. Well beyond seduction or attraction, it’s an indication that we are being called.
Don’t dismiss it as trivial. Give it room. Give it time to breathe. Honor it. If you have any doubt, consider the origins of the word “fascination”. It comes from the Latin “fascinus,” meaning to be “enchanted or delighted.”
What enchants or delights us is sacred — or could be sacred — a clue that something significant is knocking on our door. Indeed, if we are willing to let fascination grow inside us, a kind of immaculate conception can occur, the illogical, miraculous becoming pregnant with possibility.
What new idea is fascinating you? What new possibility has captured your attention? In what ways can you honor this inspiration today?
