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I am constantly spitting out the ideas to friends, but I try to concentrate on elusivetreasures.com. My other ideas will get their day. So I document the ideas until I can address them with at least some dedicated time.

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Vincent Wilcox (a.k.a. KRAKR)
Drummer
My band: Letters Make Words

In the past, work and all things work-related was my entire life.  Then I started to have serious health issues - like blood pressure higher than my father (who was on blood pressure medication).  At the age of 35, I was told by my doctor that I was "a heart attack waiting to happen."  I had to make MAJOR changes in my life - including firing a client that was 80% of my business.

The biggest change for me was altering my life from "living to work" to "working to live."  I adopted a four-day work week.  I decided to "work less, charge more." With a partner having six+ weeks of paid vacation a year, I had to learn to take vacations and relax - or be left behind.

These days I just add new ideas/concepts to the constantly growing list and I don`t get stressed about it all.

The biggest thing I learned in the process was that we choose, and have complete control over, all aspects of the life we live.

- J.



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Sometimes when we get really busy and stressed, it`s time to take a step
back and resort our priorities. I know that is hard to do if you are in
business for yourself. With me it`s either feast or famine. Both of those
are very stressful. When I`m overloaded with work I`m stressed, when
work slows down I`m stressed. If you find yourself loosing patience,
blowing up at people try to slow down a bit and figure out exactly what
the stress in your life is. Life is too short. Even if you can`t get away for a
real vacation, try taking a day off, or heck sometimes even a few hours of
doing something you enjoy that is relaxing would help.

Good luck to you and welcome to the forum. There seems to be a lot a
wonderful people here. I`m sure you`ll find the support you need.

bizups... I was easy to "blow up" also. It took a while for me to realize that people around me may not have the same desire to overcome the challenges present in any new idea, or startup biz. Eventually, I had to stop letting THEM get to me. Now, I take a deep breath (hopefully not showing my frustration) and move on to someone else with the same vision. I have learned there are more people out there ready to argue why NOT to try something new, than people attempting something new. When my success appears (product idea, business concept... what ever) the nay sayers will know who`s is king. 

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Vincent Wilcox (a.k.a. KRAKR)
Drummer
My band: Letters Make Words

I became so stressed that I shut the business down, and let everyone go. the last 2 years really were bad, every person I hired to help made things worse. All of a sudden my kids were 14 and 15(when did that happen).I was the poster child for heart attacks and hypertension

So now i sell and consult with a little design thrown in in the field I love, Stone. My advice is focus focus focus, don;t do it all yourself, just because you can doesn`t mean you should, Leave it at the office. and as Vincent breath.       

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rock on

I have bursts of ideas, I write them down and the good ones I explore and secure in some way. 

I find new, innovative ways to work and promote my steady business (which brings the steady bucks) and being innovative always holds my interest and keeps me moving forward with it.  If I can, I try to tie the existing business with the new idea someway to be able to promote both at once.  

I`ll tell you one of the best ways is to get face2face with new people, new groups.  It`ll open doors of opportunity and get you excited about the possibilities which will propel you forward.  Oh, and check (or do) your life plan and make sure you`re aiming in the right directions!

Oh, one more thing.... If you`re burning out you need to take some time to re-center yourself.  If you don`t take care of your mind and body it WILL STOP cooperating with you without notice. 

Yea, I know the feeling...plus I have A.D.D.! Here`s what I did.

I came to the conclusion that all my brilliant ideas were worthless - garbage! They ment nothing to nobody as "ideas". My ideas didn`t help me get the girls - I am very happily married. They didn`t impress my friends and family - they have heard my many many other (brilliant) ideas a thousand times before. They didn`t make me any money -I couldn`t sell my ideas for a nickle. They only consumed my time and frustrated me.

So I carefully picked one idea that had the ability to yeild a good return with low risk, and small cash outlay. Something attainable. Something I would have fun doing. Something to prove to myself that my ideas can be more than ideas. Most importantly I picked an idea that I was passionate about. And I did it.

All my ideas, like yours, deserve the spot-light of success. They will all get get the chance. One at a time.

 

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