One of the biggest things that prevents many people from starting their own business, is a lack of ideas.

How frustrating it is – wanting to get into the game but not being able to come up with a good idea to follow!

If this sounds like you then I have two pieces of great news for you.

Firstly, you’re not alone. This “lack of ideas” isn't just stopping you from getting started - it's stopping millions of others too! So first things first, you can stop beating yourself up and wondering what’s wrong with you.

And secondly, there is something you can do about it. Once you understand what’s stopping you having great ideas, there are things you can do to start having great ideas all the time!

Over the next series of posts we’ll look at:

·         Common misconceptions about ideas and what stops you from having them

·         Where the best ideas come from and how to start having great ideas all the time

·         How to assess whether an idea is worth pursuing

Stay tuned for ideas Pt 1: The Number 1 Obstacle To Having Great Ideas

Richard Liew started his first business at the age of 23 and founded the Rev Sales Network, a personal and professional development network for salespeople when he was 27. Along the way he has helped develop sales strategies for several startup’s, helped extreme sport ‘le parkour’ (freerunning) find it’s feet in NZ, and is a regular newspaper and magazine contributor on the topics of sales and marketing. He is currently working on a recruitment related internet business. Email Richard here.