More ideas, step one (yes again)

Stop killing your own ideas

I know its the same step over again, but it bears repeating because it really takes work. A lot of work. I didn't want to be the guy that had bad ideas, and it felt like a big risk to put them out there. Even when I was the only one looking at them.

Here's an exercise I started doing to get rid of my own negativity. Try it the next time you need an idea. It's really just a simple one person brain storming session.

Make a list of at least twenty five and don't edit yourself. Write down whatever crazy thoughts come to your mind. Take all negative thoughts about anything you write down out of your mind. This list is just for you and you can shred it, burn eat, or even eat it when you're done.

What I found is that the more I did this, the easier the ideas came. And the further down I got on the list, the better they were.