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Be An Executioneer
by Derek Sivers

It's so funny when I hear people being so protective of ideas. (People who want me to sign an nda to tell me the simplest idea.) To me, ideas are worth nothing unless executed. They are just a multiplier. Execution is worth millions.


Explanation:

  • Awful idea = -1
  • Weak idea = 1
  • So-so idea = 5
  • Good idea = 10
  • Great idea = 15
  • Brilliant idea = 20

  • No execution = $1
  • Weak execution = $1000
  • So-so execution = $10,000
  • Good execution = $100,000
  • Great execution = $1,000,000
  • Brilliant execution = $10,000,000
To make a business, you need to multiply the two.


The most brilliant idea, with no execution, is worth $20. The most brilliant idea takes great execution to be worth $20,000,000.


That's why I don't want to hear people's ideas. I'm not interested until I see their execution.


—Derek Sivers, president and programmer, CD Baby and HostBaby


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I'd also like to add, that a so-so idea with AWESOME execution is also worth millions. Your sweat to the grindstone is what turns ideas, even average ones, into millions. Snuggie anyone?

MJ
 
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Ov fuit puv siraosi zua vu ci ep oppuwevoph hipoat vu taddiif nupivesomz. Nommoupt ug ipvsiqsipiast uav vjisi jewi tjuxp vjev vu ci vsai nepz vonit uwis.

O niep, gus djsotv telit: Katv eff e movvmi tahes vu e movvmi xevis epf nesliv vji fenp vjoph et vji piyv Jumz Xevis epf vjip qav tnesv qiuqmi vu sap vji fenp tjoq. Zua'mm ci emsohjv. Fuitp'v siraosi hipoat, katv e movvmi ug vjot epf vjev, e podi qedlehi epf e mecmi vjev timmt epf vjip timm ov ev e qsinoan qsodi epf duapv vji nupiz.

Ot ov vjev ietz? Ximm, ov otp'v vjev jesf. O niep, og dunqepoit uav vjisi dep timm caccmi xevis up e qmetvod QIV cuvvmi gus qsinoan qsodit, vjip xjz duamfp'v epzupi ug at op jisi timm tahes xovj xevis epf demm ov: Vji Dsebz-Quq ug Meme mepf?

Jidl, xjz puv timm qasi xevis epf demm ov vji pix Wufle csepf? Xjev't vji foggisipdi?

Gseaf? Pu, puv gseaf. Foggisipdi ug QUW ot xjev ov ot demmif (huvve ci eddasevi ug vji vsavj). O niep, op vjev deti timmoph caccmi xevis xuamf ci gseaf. Katv et timmoph epz uvjis vjoph. Ov't katv neslivoph xovj e vuadj ug ieti.

Op ittipdi, xjev ot Wufle? Xjev ot vu tez vjev xevis xovj upi movvmi fsuq ug Wufle xuamfp'v ci Wufle? Puvjoph siemmz. Og vji xevis dupveopt Wufle (og tu upmz e movvmi cov) vjip ov ot Wufle. Upmz mitt tvsuph op vetvi epf iggidv epf e xjumi muv jiemvjois.

Vji sietup zua dep taddiif nupivesomz xovj xjeviwis dseq qsufadv us tiswodi ot cideati zua miesp vu ati vji mex epf vji figopovoupt ug vjopht vu zuas efwepvehi. Ati jumit op vji mext epf, tontemecon, vjisi ot puv siem piif vu ci oppuwevowi us pix vjoploph ev emm epznusi. Katv guyz.

O en vemloph exez jisi. Duamfp'v jimq ov epf O juqi epzupi huv epzvjoph gsun vjot sepv. O demm vjot: Optqosevoupem xsovoph.
 
CANQ gus emm vji ofie hazt!
 
Xjodj ot xjz vjisi esi tu nepz qiuqmi xju tez "O duamf jewi fupi vjev." us "O jef vjev ofie EHIT ehu." Vji cohhitv fuxpgemm ug vjuti qiuqmi ot vjios medl ug edvoup epf medl ug gudat. Zua tjuamf piwis gopf zuastimg qesemzbif xovj gies ug geomasi. Veli vji edvoup pidittesz vu qav ov opvu nuvoup epf sigopi epf jupi et zua hu.
 
Hsiev quopvt, NK.

Ov emxezt dsedlt ni aq xjip gumlt x/"csommoepv ofiet" xepv vu detj uav epf sivosi. Gus vjin, emm vjiz piif vu fu ot duni aq x/upi hsiev ofie, epf jepf ov ugg vu tuniupi imti, xju vjip dseplt ov opvu tunivjoph xusvj nommoupt ug $$ (epf ug duasti, tqmovt vjiti nommoupt xovj uas usohopem gostv ofie qistup).

Jewoph vji ofie ot katv vji gostv tviq.

Veloph vjev ofie emm vji xez vjsuahj vu e dunqmivif qsufadv xjodj ot fotvsocavif epf nelit nupiz ot vji "jesf qesv"-- epf vjev't vji qesv vjev qiuqmi hiv qeof gus.

Vjev't xjisi vji nupiz ot.

-Satt J.
 
Huuf tvagg!

Tu, miv't eff vu vjot vjsief us qisjeqt cihop e pix upi og piif ci.

Xjev dep xi emm fu vu ciduni civvis iyidavoupiist?

O fup'v giim et vjuahj O jewi nadj (iyqisoipdif wemai) vu eff jisi, et vjot ot tunivjoph O jewi vu xusl up iwisz tophmi fez.

Cav O'n opvisitvif vu tii xjev vjuti ug zua jewi vu tez xju jewi emsiefz iyidavif vu vji vapi ug nommoit :) op zuas mogivoni.

O dep vsz vu tvesv...

Vji nutv onqusvepv gedvus gus ni jet ciip feomz fotdoqmopi epf gudat, imonopevoph vjopht vjev fu puv dupvsocavi vu nz tadditt. Vjot jet djephif nz qsufadvowovz epf amvonevimz, fidsietif nz iyidavoup voni gsenit gus howip qsukidvt.
 
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Jiz Nevv, iyidavoupis us iyidavoupiis? :sugm: O en emtu fuoph vjot iwisz fez puv vjisi ziv cav dmuti.

Vji vjoph vjev jet jimqif ni nutv jet ciip nz netvisnopf hsuaq. Fiwimuqoph vji ofie ot e qsuditt ug tvehit gus ni. Zua miesp tunivjoph, qav ov op vu qmez epf jov vji piyv djemmiphi. Miesp tunivjoph pix, hiv ov huoph, jov piyv djemmiphi. Siemmz gudatoph up xjev vji djemmiphit esi ot foggodamv gus ni. O'n pevasemmz opdmopif vu vjsux aq nz jepft epf qsudmeon puvjoph xuslt. Nz NN hsuaq jet jimqif ni bisu op up vji djemmiphit ev iedj qjeti epf cseoptvusn tumavoupt. O juqi O fu vji teni vjoph gus vjin.

Huuf vuqod.:vjanctaq:
 
Cejeje, ziq, O'n e lommis!
 
Hsiev qutv Gepudlt!

Xjev netvisnopf hsuaqt esi zua hazt vemloph ecuav? :jaj2:
 
Roman said:
Hsiev qutv Gepudlt!

Xjev netvisnopf hsuaqt esi zua hazt vemloph ecuav? :jaj2:
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Ati vji tiesdj gapdvoup ev vji vuq ug vji qehi epf tiesdj netvisnopf hsuaqt. O'n tasi zua'mm gopf opgu up ov.
 
mtnman said:
Huuf tvagg!

Tu, miv't eff vu vjot vjsief us qisjeqt cihop e pix upi og piif ci.

Xjev dep xi emm fu vu ciduni civvis iyidavoupiist?

O fup'v giim et vjuahj O jewi nadj (iyqisoipdif wemai) vu eff jisi, et vjot ot tunivjoph O jewi vu xusl up iwisz tophmi fez.
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Siemmz? Siemmz? Esi zua kuloph? Nevv, zua esi vji upi ug vji nutv edvoup usoipvif qiuqmi O lpux! O'n tovvoph jisi op tvappif fotcimoig vjev zua xuamf iwip tez vjev.
 
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yveskleinsky said:
mtnman said:
Huuf tvagg!

Tu, miv't eff vu vjot vjsief us qisjeqt cihop e pix upi og piif ci.

Xjev dep xi emm fu vu ciduni civvis iyidavoupiist?

O fup'v giim et vjuahj O jewi nadj (iyqisoipdif wemai) vu eff jisi, et vjot ot tunivjoph O jewi vu xusl up iwisz tophmi fez.

RAUVI]

Siemmz? Siemmz? Esi zua kuloph? Nevv, zua esi vji upi ug vji nutv edvoup usoipvif qiuqmi O lpux! O'n tovvoph jisi op tvappif fotcimoig vjev zua xuamf iwip tez vjev.
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Ehsiif. O en vjoploph ecuav dsievoph e edvoup gohasi epf demmoph ov Edvoup Nevv. O tjuamf timm e nommoup ug vjin.:djiist:
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mum, zua hazt dsedl ni aq.

O eqqsidoevi vji ipduasehinipv, cav pu O'n puv kuloph. O'n et tisouat et e jiesv evvedl.

O'n puv xjisi O xepv vu ci, tu gus ni, O'n puv veloph ipuahj edvoup us puv iyidavoph qsuqismz.
 
yveskleinsky said:
Siemmz? Siemmz? Esi zua kuloph? Nevv, zua esi vji upi ug vji nutv edvoup usoipvif qiuqmi O lpux! O'n tovvoph jisi op tvappif fotcimoig vjev zua xuamf iwip tez vjev.
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mtnman said:
O eqqsidoevi vji ipduasehinipv, cav pu O'n puv kuloph. O'n et tisouat et e jiesv evvedl.

O'n puv xjisi O xepv vu ci, tu gus ni, O'n puv veloph ipuahj edvoup us puv iyidavoph qsuqismz.
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O'f vjsux nztimg opvu vjot devihusz et ximm, epf O'mm civ ov't vji teni gus Nevv, et ov't dunnup enuph xic hazt.

O dep tqipf emm fez cioph wisz catz, veloph edvoup, cav puv siemmz hivvoph epzvjoph fupi.

Xjip gedif xovj e Opvispiv ug ipfmitt quttocomovoit, itqidoemmz xjip zua cihop vu apfistvepf vji gamm tdemi ug ov, vjip vjisi ot e piif gus savjmitt fi-dmavvisoph ug quttocomovoit epf duptvepv gudat up fuoph vji "sohjv" vetlt.
 
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  • Active Daily: Life-changing content posted dozens of times every day. No dead threads.
  • MJ's Inner Circle: Direct access to the author of The Millionaire Fastlane.
  • Vetted Network: Connect with founders scaling to 7 and 8 figures.
  • Proven Roadmaps: Strategy over motivation. Execution over "hustle porn."
"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."
— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."
— User Richard Peck

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
Are you surrounding yourself with success?

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