The book “Insight Out” by Tina Seelig describes a framework for getting ideas out of your head and into the world called the Invention Cycle.
https://medium.com/@tseelig/inventure-cycle-e89579b328da#.u09ptpfm6
Imagination: Engage & Envision to identify passions
- Be curious: explore and engage in experiences that may lead to passions.
- Generate ideas and use your imagination to visualize how you will solve the problem that has captured your passion.
Creativity: Motivate & Experiment to explore challenges
- Use motivation to work toward solutions. Fill out a grid of passion & confidence at Mastering Your Motivation on Medium.
- Experiment to find a solution, try different approaches.
Innovation: Focus & Reframe to generate unique solutions
- Make time to focus, keep workspace uncluttered.
- Look at ideas from different perspectives.
Entrepreneurship: Persist & Inspire to bring your ideas into reality
- Push through the point where others stop by developing grit. Understand that challenges and mistakes are to be expected. Take steps that are the right size: neither too small nor too large.
- Manifest your ideas by sharing your dream. Inspire others to join or support your cause by telling stories. Tell stories that inspire emotion and provide a clear path for action. See Kurt Vonnegut’s story shapes, the story spine and more about storytelling on Pinterest.
Tina Seelig’s TED Talk: A Crash Course in Creativity
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Know that willpower is 1) a limited resource, and 2) can be strengthened. (from 
Make change as easy as possible. Shawn Achor’s 20 second rule says that if you can make a positive habit 3 to 20 seconds easier to start, your likelihood of doing it increases dramatically. Take small steps. B J Fogg advocates Tiny Habits in his 
Tip the scales by stacking the deck. On one side of the scale are all the reasons you don’t want to do something: excuses, the time cost, etc. On the other side are all the reasons you do want to do something: the benefits, rewards, etc. You aren’t going to invest your resources in something that doesn’t provide enough value to offset the price. We’ve got to stack the deck in favor of motivation with plenty of benefits to outweigh the costs and 
Have a plan B, a back-up plan in case you encounter obstacles. Music is essential to my workout, so I keep extra earbuds in the glove compartment in case I forget to bring them. If you are trying to quit smoking, can you substitute something else like gum instead of cigarettes?
Set a goal and make it 
Make failure painful…put money on the line and lose it if you fail.
Add accountability…report progress (or lack of it) to others. Social pressure can be effective.
Add sweet to the bitter. Add a positive experience to sweeten one that is unappetizing. Choose something that won’t undermine the results you want. Instead of eating cupcakes while exercising, try watching a show that you enjoy and look forward to seeing.
Use negative pairing. Reduce temptations by imagining something negative connected with them.
Make progress visual. Choose a habit tracker app, use a Seinfeld chart, or simply mark a calendar. Expect that 
Visualize success. Imagine your future self, and how good you will look and feel when you exercise, quit smoking, or whatever. You might want to make a 
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Take action…begin, even if you don’t really want to.
Run a “Dash”…commit to only five minutes and you might just keep going.
Reduce distractions. If focus is needed, turn off notifications and use headphones.
Clear thoughts. Write down thoughts that are distracting you from what you need to do.
Take a break and recharge. Notice when your 
Create a habit and use 
Celebrate progress!!! Check in regularly to look over results and congratulate yourself.
Procrastinate productively. If you’re not going to do what you planned, at least accomplish something else that needs to be done!
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