How many times have you gone to seminars, conferences, listened to podcasts or webinars, taken great notes, and then couldn’t remember where they were when you got ready to implement them? Many instructors will tell you to write down 1, 2, or 3 things that you will do as soon as you get home.  Leroy Houser calls these “My Einsteins”. 

It works but what about all the other ideas that come your way via blogs, emails, discussions with your peers, etc?

Here is an idea I had while pondering an innovative thought a colleague was asking my opinion on this morning.  Create a Word Document that is titled Great Ideas or Ideas to make my business or the way I live my life more successful.  Once you have it in place, you now have a very easy way to keep all of these “ah ha” moments in one place.  Adding to it becomes very easy.  You just cut and paste from emails, blogs, web sites, etc.  That way those hundreds of emails don’t have to be saved and the agony of trying to remember what email had that one great idea you need goes away.  If you have gone to a conference and taken notes, transcribe what you learned onto the Great Idea document.  That will remind you about what needs to get done right away while safely storing these nuggets of info for later reflection all in one place.  Before the document grows too much, make a decision to alphabetize or add them in a topical manner so you can get to them without too much searching.

It seems like an easy way to organize and keep things in one place.  In a month or two, I guess I will know if it works.