If you are like me you read a lot of business articles, print publications, websites/blogs, industry magazines, etc. You hear/read/see ideas from multiple sources everyday…

All of this reading and education is great but you can’t always put it to use at the time you find it, so you put it somewhere for future reference..that’s where the fun (or frustration) begins.

In the past, when I wanted to go back and find the interesting ad/article/nugget of information - I can’t find it. It’s either in my e-mail, in a stack of stuff, bookmarked in Internet Explorer…who knows.

In order to fix this problem I created an Idea Box. I went back in time and went with a LOW level of technology! Here’s what you do:

1. Grab a box.

2. On the outside of that box write, Idea Box.

3. Write a couple rules on the box…mine are:

1. Don’t put anything in this box without adding a sticky note to it that states what you found interesting/useful.

2. Review Idea Box every 4 months.

It’s as simple as that. Now - all of your ideas are printed out and kept in one place for you to reference as needed.

Everyone loves to save ideas and great thoughts. The key is to organize that information so that you can use it when the opprotunity arrises.

Create your Idea Box today.