Whathappenedtothatbrilliantideathatyouoncehad?Didyouignore(忽略)itbecauseyouthoughtthatitwasjustalittlethought?Haveyoueverconsideredwhatthatlittlethoughtwouldhavebecomeifyouhadactedon
Whathappenedtothatbrilliantideathatyouoncehad?Didyouignore(忽略)itbecauseyouthoughtthatitwasjustalittlethought? Haveyoueverconsideredwhatthatlittlethoughtwouldhavebecomeifyouhadactedonyourinstincts(本能)orifyouhadpaidmoreattentiontoit?
Imagineascenewhereyouaresittingathomewatchingtelevisionorreadingabooksuddenlyalightbulbisturnedoninthedarktunnelofyourmindasathoughtoranideacrossesyourmind.Thethoughtcatchesyourattentionbutseemssomeaninglessandyouwanttogiveitupbutwaitaminute!Thatthoughtcouldbethepotential(潜在的)beginningofthesuccessyouhavewantedsomuch.Asthethoughtcrossesyourmindyoursensesbecomealertandyousuddenlyseeapossibilityarealizationasolutionaconclusionorfindtheanswertoaproblemwhosesolutionhaslongescapedfromyou.
Itisalmostasifagreatbeinghasspokentheperfectsolutionquietlyintoyourearorawakenedyoursensestoarealitybythismeansbringinglighttoyourlife.Itislikefindingthelastpieceofjigsawpuzzle.ThisbecomesanAHAmomentandeverythingfreezesaroundyouasyouexcitedlytrytograspthepracticalityofthatlittlebutpowerfulthought.
Yourself-confidenceandinterestincreaseasyoubecomeawareofthegreatpossibilitiesthatcanariseifthatlittlethoughtisactedupon.Thisbecomesthemomenttobuilduponthatthoughtandtowritedownanyideasthatarestreamingfromthatlittlethoughtforlaterreview.Seeminglymeaninglesslittlethoughtsorideaswhenacteduponhaveapotentialtoburstintogreatprojects. Manysuccessfulprojectshavebeenbornfromthelittlepositivethoughtsthatwerecarefullynurtured(培育)andrecognizedasticketstogreatthings.
Youmayhaveheardpeoplesaymanytimesthatitjustcametomeinaflashmomentasmallideaorseeminglymeaninglessthoughtmaycrossyourmindaboutsomethingyouhavebeenplanningtocomplete.Don’twasteanopportunitytoactonapotentiallybrilliantidea.Youdon'thavetowaitforamajorpeer(同伴)foramajorideaamasterstrategyoragreementinorderforyoutoactonthatlittlethought.Thatlittlethoughtorideaisthebeginningofgreatthingsifyoudecidetofollowit.
57. Inparagraph3“anAHAmoment”referstothemomentthat________