What You Need to Do to Have Your Best Ideas
Struggling to find purpose? You just need to find the right idea to be passionate about. Here’s how to get those idea-generating juices flowing. (Photo: Stocksy/Alita Ong)
When you have an incredible idea, what do you usually do about it?
Some early research? Talk to your friends? Forget about it?
What we sometimes forget is that all great achievements started out as just ideas. The difference is someone took action on them.
A guest I had on The School of Greatness is a powerful example of taking action and creating something extraordinary. Jeff Krasno, along with his wife and best friend, are the founders of Wanderlust festivals, the incredible transformational experiences that intertwine yoga, music, art, and food around the world.
In our conversation, Jeff told the story of how they first got the idea of these festivals, how they pulled off the first one (on a big scale), and how they have built Wanderlust into a powerhouse company that will more than 130,000 guests at its festivals this year.
Since Wanderlust’s festivals are so centered around this idea of finding your purpose, I asked Jeff what he believes this feels like and how to do it.
He suggested that to be in line with your purpose (or “in the zone,” as many call it), you need to create the space to have your best ideas. That means you might have to slow down a little and carve out some time daily or weekly to let ideas come to you.
His tips for doing this include yoga, meditation, time in nature, any form of exercise, cooking, creative hobbies, etc. Jeff recommends creating your own practice of these same exercises (whether or not you’re actually able to make it to an organized event, like a Wanderlust festival).
In fact, he shared his own quirky workout routine that gets his creative juices flowing each morning. He calls it “joga,” a combination of running and yoga that he does in nature (when no one is around to see him).
What kind of unique space can you create for yourself to get your best ideas? Chances are, you already know. Now, go do it!
To hear my full interview with Jeff) listen below:
For more on Jeff, click here.
ABOUT LEWIS HOWES: Lewis is a pro-athlete turned lifestyle entrepreneur who hosts the top-ranked podcast The School of Greatness. He interviews the best and brightest minds in health, entrepreneurship, relationships and lifestyle. Follow Lewis on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
