It is quite an amazing feeling when you come up with a novel idea, then you realize that a successful established company is pursuing the same idea. While it may sound discouraging or you may feel “scooped”, I think it is very rewarding when you feel that you came up with the same idea… or that the idea you generated is of the same caliber as an idea generated by successful industry leaders.
Which makes me think… there are two kinds of people: innocent bystanders/observers and there are impact players. Impact players do things, come up with ideas, start new ventures that others (bystanders/observers) read about. Generally speaking, entrepreneurs are impact players, because they try to capitalize on (their) existing knowledge to develop a new context, market, product, or service.
Are you an impact player? Do you act like one?
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