Become An Inventor
Before you start your day, invent it! Program your mind for success before your feet hit the ground. Ask yourself what it is that you would like to accomplish this day. Who do you want to meet? What do you need to complete today in order to have a free mind? Then organize your day. Group all of the calls you need to make, all of the physical tasks you must complete, all of the errands you need to run, and any computer communications you must follow-up on. Look at your life and organize it first. Once you have organized your day you are ready to begin the exploration of inventive thinking.
So, as you begin your daily chores you will consciously look at life differently. You must begin to see everything around you as though it has been waiting for you to discover it., From your toothbrush to the hangers in your closet, into your kitchen, out through the yard and into your car you will begin to see the world around you with the eyes of an inventor. You will be listening to the problems people face in their daily lives too. You will listen intently when you hear someone frustrated with an item or a process, or their health.
An inventor looks at life differently than the average person. He or she looks past the solidified objects, or technology, or thought processes and quickly moves into the blueprint of creation. The blueprint of creation is what must come to be before anything becomes manifest. In order to become an inventor you will need to identify “something” that is not effective, costs too much, isn’t convenient, is made poorly, isn’t yet available as a product, or designed poorly. You can look at processes the same way. Think about how many steps it takes to accomplish a task at work, or what the cost to use the copier is versus sending paperless communication. Think about the elements that comprise a product and how changing even one element might improve it. Soon you will begin going through the inventive steps that will lead you to accomplish a “good idea.”
If you think about life in terms of cost savings, convenience, safety, saving time, comfort, being stronger, smaller, taller, left handed, lighter, heavier, etc. you will soon discover that most everything in our lives can be upgraded. And we can then move to eliminating the unnecessary and designing something better.
Time Magazine lists the best inventions of the year. In 2001 a remarkable invention saved the life of a 59 yr. old grandfather who was destined to die due to congestive heart failure. There were no hearts available for transplant, but thank God for the inventive minds at Abicors, in Massachusettes, they saved his life with an incredible invention; an artificial heart. The miracles in the medical field are becoming possible because of the minds of mechanical engineers that know little if anything about congestive heart failure. All they needed to know was how a heart functions, and the materials that would be most compatible with the human body. Certainly there are more improvements to come, but at last reading his heart was beating strongly…truly a miracle.
Seeing-eye buses are now being produced to help eliminate driver error. I f you saw Sandra Bullock’s hit movie, Speed, you will remember how that bus had a mind of its own because a bad guy had wired it to explode if it went below 50mph. Now in Las Vegas buses are really on autopilot. A camera mounted on the dashboard of the electric-powered Civis reads stripes painted on the road. If a bus strays even slightly from the markings, a motor on the steering wheel nudges the bus back in line. Human drivers, who control the brakes and accelerator, play only a bit part in this action flick.
Now take a look at your daily job. What is it that is mundane? Is there one task that is repeated over and over? Why? Do you see a need that hasn’t been met. Is anyone suffering? Begin to ask yourself why things may be the way they are. Then ask yourself if that is necessary. How might you improve just one element of your daily life? Give yourself a small goal. Start an inventor journal. Keep a spiral notebook handy and jot down ways to improve life around you for one week. You can look at tasks, toys, machines, cars, furniture, pet items, formulas, kitchen items, clothing, accessories and more. Just choose one idea from your journal after observing life for one full week.
Let go of your preconceived notions that you have to be an engineer, or a scientist, or a chef, or an attorney, or anything else, in order to improve upon life. The average person if often the answer to many of life’s improvements. But it is those with the inventive minds that perceive the problems by observing life differently that get paid for the inventions.
An inventor sees what everyone else in life sees but he/she thinks differently about it. You are already an inventor. No doubt you have come up with some inventive way of fixing something through your life. Maybe you taped something together, pounded a tool a different direction to fit a hard to reach screw, or designed a dress because you couldn’t find one you liked at the store.
Say these words to yourself, “I am an inventor waiting to happen.” Believe it because it is true. Now take the necessary steps to place yourself in the opportunity of moving your design to a prototype and then get it safely into the hands of a trusting patent attorney, or consultant. Never give up your ideas without having security documents in place. Be sure that anyone who sees your invention (outside of Mom, Dad, spouse,family…) signs a Non-disclosure form. You can obtain these on line or through your attorney’s office.
Sometimes inventions are snatched up before they are able to be protected. Sad, but true. I come from an inventive family, and I have worked closely with inventors in my life. Please take the necessary steps to protect your ideas. But don’t let the paperwork scare you, get your ideas flowing and when you are ready to talk with an attorney to find out what steps you need to take to secure your invention or ideas. There is free information on the United States Patent and Trademark Office website.
Happy inventing! I’ll be looking forward to hearing about your success.
Janet Angel is a sought-after wellness expert with advanced degrees in nutritional biochemistry and psychology. She believes that everyone needs to educate themselves on the wellness opportunities available around the world. Dr. Angel has counseled many prominent citizens across the United States and has participated in several international research programs surrounding health. She has been a guest on many radio programs, is a public speaker, author and seminar leader. Dr. Angel believes that the body has the innate ability to heal itself in most circumstances, given the right environment, the right elements and the opportunity. For further information on her drive to help others reach their fullest potential, please go to http://www.Totallywell.com For financial wellness ideas go to http://www.LinkToCashNow.com
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