I had the privilege this afternoon of hearing three dynamic speakers at an event I attended.  Upon reflection, what I came away with was this one very important observation:  there are so many great ideas out there that can help you improve your business or your profession.  The hard part is actually implementing those ideas.  Why is that?  Isn’t being innovative and remarkable what we all strive for?  You would think that taking just one great idea and applying it wouldn’t be that hard but it is. 

How many times have you attended a conference or seminar, furiously scribbled notes and returned to your office, only to get sucked back into email, phone calls, meetings and other daily duties, forgetting all about the great ideas that left you jazzed and pumped earlier? It’s happened to all of us. The challenge, and one that I am accepting, is to take one idea that I heard today and implementing it with my employer.  I’m not sure yet what that one idea will be, but I’m working on it.  Just that not so simple act can make a huge difference.  So the next time you think “How great!  We should try that at my company”, go ahead and do it!  And please, let me know how it goes.