The BIA Said "No"

The BIA Said “No”

It was a good thought. Novel even.
It had teeth in it, it was sound and I thought it was clever.

But the BIA said “no”.

Who is this BIA you ask?

The Bureau of Idea Approval, that's who.

You don’t know about that bureau?

They exist. Oh boy, do they exist.

Every time we come up with an idea of merit, there is always someone, even our own minds, to throw a dozen reasons at us as to why this idea will not work.

Will we listen to them?

Or are we going to believe in our own ideas?

The BIA exists solely to pounce on our ideas and pass judgment or blessing on any idea we may generate.

Ideas are abundant.

I have huge spurts of idea flow and sometimes I can’t seem to write fast enough to capture them.

What to do?

A few suggestions:


First:  Evaluate your idea.  Test it in as many ways as you feel is useful.  Talk with trusted friends and experts.  Do whatever research is demanded for the size of your idea.

Next:  Decide if you really feel passionate about the idea and then put your plan together and go for it. 

And if you do feel passion, then there is only one move left.

Do it!

Most of the time great ideas boil down to one’s passion factor.

How strong is your passion? 

After you answer these questions in the affirmative, then it is time to develop a plan and put your dream to work.

Don’t let the BIA (Bureau of Idea Approval) kill your dream before it gets out of the chute.  At least let it breathe the air of discovery and consideration.

I love creativity.

I hate governors.

Governors slow me down.  They stifle me.  They get in my way.

Sometimes it comes down to the “will of the matter.”

In the book Tribes, Seth Godin asks, do we have the "will to make the ideas happen?"

That is the secret.

The Will to Make Ideas Happen.

Sometimes we need to tell the BIA to take a hike.


P Michael Biggs
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