Today I was scrolling through Twitter when I saw a link retweeted by Kate White. Kate White is the former editor-in-chief- of Cosmopolitan she is amazing with career advice. She has few career books out and her twitter is full of advice and tips that she tweets out. The link that she was retweeted was to an article she had written for xojane.com and it was a list of steps to take when bringing an idea to life. The focus was mainly on entrepreneurial ideas, but could be applied to smaller ideas as well. I think this is a really great list for anyone going into entrepreneurial journalism and I especially liked it because it's coming from someone in the magazine world, which is where I want to be.
Some of the things she talked about in her list are the same things we've done in class so far. Step one is to "Play Shark Tank With Your Concept," which we did by pitching our ideas to the class. Step two is to get feedback, which we did with our blogs, as well as in class after the presentations. I really like her step called "Slice the Salami" which is about taking little steps to achieve the overall big idea. It's true that you can't just jump right in and go for everything at once, so I like that she talked about breaking it down. I also like her step called "Let it Go" about how you can't keep planning forever and how you actually have to start. Kate White said that most people try to get their idea perfect before showing anyone or starting with it, but that after a certain point you just have to do it. I've found myself doing this, whether it's with ideas for a new blog site or an idea for a book I want to write. I do it all in my head, trying to get it all perfect, when really I should just start it and I'll make a lot more progress.
Overall, I think this is a great advice list that could be helpful to anyone in class, as well as any entrepreneur in general.
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