Today I'm creating my first blogcast and it reminded me that everything starts as an idea. As a catalyst for change (aka a success coach), I know that an idea comes before action if it's to be successful. "A vision without action is a daydream. Action without a vision is a nightmare." 

The most valuable thing in the world is not an object, but an idea. Every object you see came from an idea that somebody had and then took steps to birth. Your laptop, cell phone, Blackberry, iced latte with extra cream. Your glasses, shoes, house, car. Your Sunday newspaper, favorite TV show and that yummy burger that's making your mouth water. All these things started with an idea and somebody who took action to turn an idea into reality. Others may have had the same idea, but they often lacked the courage to move forth with it.

An object is finite, limited, and can come and go. However, a good idea contains within it the seeds of untold possibilities, including not just the idea at hand, but all the important ideas and products that may proceed as offshoots of the original one. Space travel is possible because of the discovery of electricity, the creation of computers, and the manufacturing of heat shields to name just a few. Microwave ovens and frozen dinners were created in response to a need for faster ways to get food on the dinner table. Air conditioning and heating units were the result of people having ideas about how to live more comfortably 12 months of the year. 

Courageous people created the modern conveniences that we take for granted. They put up with ridicule, financial disasters, exhaustion because of the number of prototypes they had to create before they found one that worked the way they visualized it. Their creations often were not even recognized until long after they were dead. They kept taking one step after another because it gave them internal satisfaction.