Ideas...

July 11, 2009

My grandfather's brother Dr Ed Woldman an Internist, Invented a drip method for ulcers in the stomach. My grandfathers other brother Norman Woldman wrote the book that's considered the Bible of engineering alloys. Book Title: Woldman's engineering alloys By Norman Emme Woldman, John P. Frick As a child around the age of 7, I remember creating a gadget that I adhered to my bicycle to hold my AM Transistor Radio on the handle bars. So now while I rode my bike I could listen to my radio without having to hold it in my hands and steer. That day I knew i wanted to someday have a product that everyone used and loved as much as I did riding around on my bike listening to my hands free radio. Ever since, I've been coming up with a multitude of ideas for products and haven't really had the fulfillment of my dream which is the accomplishment of a successful product that helps people, makes things easier transforming people's life's and making a difference. It seemed like every time I came up with a idea I would see it on a store shelve 2 - 3 years later which told me my ideas were viable and my products ideas were on the track. The last Idea I had I won a National Great Idea Contest and ended up manufacturing the product. I had sales in the thousands, but only to find someone did something similar with better marketing skills and hit the jackpot with it. I love it when I get a new idea. There's nothing like that feeling of creating something new. It's been 50 years since that first idea and I'm still thinking of new ones most the time. Early on I was accused of day dreaming as a child by one of my teachers. She called me sleepy head. I now get it and take it as a compliment. My teacher made it seem like a bad thing. I realize now, what I was doing was exploring and having fun in imaginary way which has led to a lifetime of useful ideas.