Are You a Dreamer?

What makes a person a Dreamer?  Everyone knows a person that walks to a different drum or sees the multicolor of life and does not hold to just black and white. 

Over the years I have had ideas that have succeeded and some that have bombed. 

Have you ever seen a bug zapper that uses a sex scent to attract bugs?  While at one company I had a bug zapper at my home and noticed that if I was more that 25 feet away from the zapper, bugs would still bite and not go to the black light.  In talking to one engineer, I noted that there has to be some attractant for bugs.  The engineer said, "Bugs are born, they eat, they have sex for procreation, and then they die."   Humm.. .   So the major part of their life is procreation.  What attracts a one bug to another?  It is a scent that we found could be reproduced and so we placed it in a pellet and sat it in the bottom of a bug zapper.  The next morning the bugs were piled up so high inside that it has shorted our the electrical grid.  After some redesign we went to a test market with the new bug zapper.  This unit attracted bugs from as far as 2500 feet away.  The problem was it was so good that bugs would bite people on their way to getting zapped.  So the project was dropped.  That's just one of many my dreams that have been tried and failed. 

What dreams or ideas have come to your mind?  Did you write them down and placed them in a file?  My wife says that I am ahead of my time, so I just write things down and file them away in my computer.  You should write down your thoughts as they come to mind.  Then you need to determine if you should move forward with your dream.  First, does your idea resolve a problem?  Second, can your idea be produced on a mass scale?  Third, can I find someone who can help me get the product to market.  Lastly, am I willing to sacrifice time, energy, and money to see the project through to the end?  These are requirements for a Dreamer to move to the next level.

Are you are a Dreamer or just enjoying what other people create.  Challenge yourself to never overlook a thought that could be the next biggest product to hit the market.  Be a Dreamer that can make a difference in the lives of people around the world!