Shhh! SILENCE: Business Ideas In Progress

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Silence is the great teacher, and to learn its lessons you must pay attention to it. There is no substitute for the creative inspiration, knowledge, and stability that come from knowing how to contact your core of inner silence.                 –– Deepak Chopra ––

I have had occasion, and severally come across the phrasing; The Lord is the SILENT listener to every conversation in this house, in reference to their homes. In essence, the Lord is present, whether or not we see or appreciate His presence. The key words here are Silent Listener. How many times are we ever just silent (observers) listeners of whatever is going on around us? Silence is an art not endowed to many. Mostly seeking an opportunity to complain or express our grievances at any level. It is a lot easier to complain than give compliment. Well, now it is time to learn the art of silence. Being quick to hear BUT slow to response.  

Why, you may be wondering. Well, still focused on generating new business ideas and our focus this time round is on SILENCE. Remember in the previous article we spoke of Brain Storming to generate moneymaking ideas? Well, now silence is one art that can make you rich fast too. This does not mean you should keep mum in the presence of others. No. what it actually suggests is that you do more listening in, with perspective to where the money is. You need to come out from the crowd here to make this work for you. Silence here allows you to focus in on the possible solutions and not the problem.

In the silence lies the money. Here is how. Where there is a problem, there is money making potential. More so if the numbers permit and the need for a solution is high. Therefore, if you are able to stay clear of the debates for a while, you just might see it. One of the ways that you could contribute is by drive the discussion/debate towards a solution. Ask the present group what they imagine would bring resolution to the situation that has irked them. You could even use them as your survey listing and find out if they would be willing to pay for that solution were a service to be provided. Push it even further by asking how much they would be willing to pay for that nature of service.

You are practically getting the problem PLUS its possible solution. Moreover, without leaving the grounds you even have a possible clientele for the service. You could then go and mull over the information you have gathered. Talk to them again when they are sober (not pissed off) and ask if they would seriously and genuinely pay for the service were it to be rendered them. People when angry can say just about anything out of spite, even that which they know for a fact not to be true. So please confer with them again and give the process more time.

It would also be nice to inquire from other possible users of the service what they think about it. If you are still getting a positive feedback, you just may be onto something! Bearing in mind for any idea to have any meaningful value, it has to have a need it is catering for. Short of that, you may end up with a bummer on your hands. Not good. Getting the idea is only a part of a series of things you would have to do. But in all, you would have an idea, a possible business and clients to boot.

“Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact.”
― George Eliot, Impressions of Theophrastus Such

“Silence makes idiots seem wise even for a minute.”
― Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Angel's Game