Ideas Are Tools

So often people will ask me after I've shared a leadership concept with them: "Great. Now can you give me some tools to apply that idea?" I'll most certainly agree that tactics that create results are ever so important. But may I equally suggest that sometimes, the very idea is the tool. A single big idea is often all you need to make the change you want to make. An example:nnLast week I saw a billboard that said: "Stop using plastic. Drink tap water." Fortunately, I live in a place where the water from the tap is more than safe to drink. So the idea was a sticky one. I wondered why I buy bottled water. It's not only expensive. A package of 12 means 12 plastic bottles to dispose of. Pure waste.nnThe idea itself drove the change. It shifted something within me. No tactics nor tools were needed. I just stopped buying water. Cold. Started drinking tap water.nnI guess what I'm suggesting is that let's not be so focused on practical applications around rich ideas that we forget the transformational power of rich ideas.nn nnRead more from Robin Sharma at www.RobinSharma.com.nFREE audio program available from Robin Sharma - Download Here!