Creative Constipation

Ever feel like you have a lot of great ideas, but are fearful that they will never come to fruition? Sometimes I wish there was a company that specialized in idea refining. All they would need is a building, some smart people, and a few white boards. Then a person could walk in, spill their guts about a certain idea they've had floating around in their heads, then the specialist would tell them how good their idea is. If it stunk, they would say, "Sorry bud, probably not worth the time and effort, come back next week with something better." Or if it was brilliant: "Wow. That has a lot of great potential. Let's draw up some preliminary steps we can take to get the ball rolling. First, let's define......" That would help out a lot, because everything sounds like the next best thing when it's in my head. I think of it, I develop it, I judge it, I anticipate stellar responses, I then become ridiculously famous. But as soon as the idea slips past my lips and someone else hears it, that's a whole different ball game. The good news however, is that peer review and collaboration leads to much better ideas. There are a lot of great projects out there ready to be launched. Still, even if I found out my idea was great and would be successful, there's no guarantee that I would have the discipline, energy, or smarts to follow through. Sigh.