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What does it mean?
The author states that all achievements and riches begin as ideas.
In plain terms
Everything you achieve or earn starts as an idea.
What can you take from it?
Ideas are the source of all success.

Where it applies

  • business
  • creation
  • planning

Putting it to work

  • cultivate ideas
  • start early

Questions to consider

  • Where do your best ideas come from?
  • How do you turn ideas into action?

Another view

Execution is often more important than the idea itself.

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