I’m starting to think that if I continue to wait on a grand, extravagant, next-big-thing idea to hit me, I’m going to die an old, broke (yet still hopeful) loser.

One thing about me: I’m an aspiring entrepreneur. Whenever the fit hits me, I start surfing through ideas in my head, with the hopes of finding a good one, and dropping the “aspiring” part that constantly haunts me.

Today, it has become clearer that the reason I’m stuck at this stage is because I let my thoughts over-complicate what’s in front of me. I expect my hopes and dreams to be answered with this rare nugget of intricate business genius, that’s so unique that no one else could keep up with it, and I’d be remembered forever for it. Reality is, a lot of good business ideas use tried-and-true models, and rarely is there something novel in that category.

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