［美］卡罗琳.加兰果/Caroline Jalango

　　你曾经有过的那些很机灵的想法现在怎么样了？你是否忽略了它，因为你觉得那只不过是一个小小的想法？

　　你是否想过，如果凭自己的直觉，或者给予它更多的关注，那些小小的想法会变成什么呢？

　　想象这样一个场景：你坐在家里看电视或看书时，脑海中突然灵光一闪，冒出一个想法。这个想法引起了你的注意，但它好像毫无价值，于是你准备丢弃它。但是，请等一下！

　　这个想法可能就是成功的潜在起点，而成功是你渴望已久的。当它掠过你的脑海，你的感觉变得敏锐起来，你突然看到了一种可能、一种现实、一套解决方案、一个结论，或是找到了许久以来一直困扰着你的问题的答案。

　　这就好像是一位圣人悄悄地对你耳语一个完美的解决方案，或者唤醒你的某种感觉成为真实，由此给你的人生带来光明，这种感觉就像找到智力拼图的最后一块一样。

　　这将成为一个令人振奋的时刻。当你激动地试着抓住这些微小却很实用的想法时，周围的一切好像都凝固了。

　　那个小小的想法如果被付诸实践，就极有发生的可能。当你意识到这点时，你的自信心和热情都会大大增加，以此为基础激发其他的思想，其中一些你可以写下来。这些伴随那个小想法而来的思想，可以等以后再来回顾。

　　表面上，这些小想法或观念毫无意义，然而一旦付诸实践，它会有很大的潜能来激发更伟大的计划。

　　很多成功的计划都是从那些积极的小思想中诞生出来的。它们经过细心的培育，被认为是成就伟大事业的入场券。

　　你可能听别人这样说过很多次：它只在我的脑海中瞬间闪现。在闪现的那一刻，一个关于你计划要实现的事情的小观点，或者看似毫无意义的想法可能掠过你的脑海。

　　不要浪费任何一个机会，去实践一个有潜力的机灵想法。你无须为了等待一个更大的想法、更高明的谋划，或得到同伴的认可之后，再去实践你的小小想法。

　　如果你决定坚持到底，那么，小小的想法或念头将会是你成就伟业的起点。

　　What happened to that brilliant idea that you once had？Did you ignore it because you thought that it was just a little thought？

　　Have you ever considered what that little thought would have become if you had acted on your instincts or if you had paid more attention to it？

　　Imagine a scenario，where you are sitting at home watching television or reading a book，suddenly a light bulb is turned on in the dark tunnel of your mind as a thought or an idea crosses your mind. The thought catches your attention but seems so meaningless and you are tempted to discard it，but wait a minute！That thought could be the potential beginning of the success you have so much yearned for.As the thought crosses your mind，your senses become alert and you suddenly see a possibility，a realization，a solution，a conclusion，or find the answer to a problem whose solution has long eluded you.

　　It is almost as if a divine being has whispered the perfect solution into your ear or awakened your senses to a reality thereby bringing illumination to your life.It is like finding the last piece of a jigsaw puzzle.

　　This becomes an AHA moment and everything freezes around you as you excitedly try to grasp the practicality of that little but powerful thought.

　　Your self-confidence and enthusiasm increase as you become conscious of the great possibilities that can arise if that little thought is acted upon.This becomes the moment to build upon that thought and to write down any ideas that are streaming from that little thought for later review.

　　Seemingly meaningless little thoughts or ideas when acted upon have a potential to explode into great projects.

　　Many successful projects have been born from the little positive thoughts that were carefully nurtured and recognized as tickets to great things.

　　You may have heard people say many times that it just came to me in a flash.In a flash moment，a small idea or seemingly meaningless thought may cross your mind about something you have been planning to accomplish.

　　Don’t waste an opportunity to act on a potentially brilliant idea.You don’t have to wait for a major idea，a master strategy，or approval from your peers in order for you to act on that little thought.

　　That little thought or idea is the beginning of great things if you decide to follow it through.