&quot;It's not about ideas. It's about making ideas happen.&quot;

“Shadow Careers” & Going From Amateur to “Pro”

By Steven Pressfield

Why We Need to “Ship” Our Ideas & Work

By Seth Godin

There's no shortage of remarkable ideas, what's missing is the will to execute them.

- Seth Godin

Puzzles, Quilts & Putting Ideas Out In The World

By Tina Seelig

Plans vs Strategies & Knowing The Difference

By Roger L. Martin

What It Takes To Build Something From Scratch

By Alexis Ohanian

The Power Of Starting Something Stupid

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By Richie Norton

Writing a Book: How to Do It (& if We Should)

By Ryan Holiday

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Tips & Webisodes

By Benjamin Hardy, Mind Tools, Marie Forleo & Quickread

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TED Talks & Lectures

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By Amy Wilkinson

Clips & Interviews

By Amy Wilkinson & Scott Belsky

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Insight

Forbes
The 12 Things That Successfully Convert a Great Idea Into a Reality

Daily Stoic
So You Want To Write A Book? “Want” Is Not Nearly Enough

Unmistakeable Creative
The Ultimate Guide To Making Things Happen

Forbes
Strategies For Mastering The Art Of Getting Started

Entrepreneur
4 Steps to Making Ideas Actionable

Inc.
9 Ways to Turn a Great Idea Into Reality

99u
Are You Trapped in a “Shadow Career”? The Artist vs The Addict

99u
Seth Godin: The Truth About Shipping

Lifehack
How to Turn Your Ideas Into Reality

Daily Stoic
The Strategies That Helped Me Write 3 Books in 3 Years

Audio

Startup School
The ShipIt Journal

Audio Clips

Steven Pressfield
Shadow Careers Are Adjacent to Your True Calling But Entail No Risk

Tim Ferriss
Before Writing a Book, Have an Answer to This Question

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Book Extracts

Ditch The Line
Taken from The Third Door, by Alex Banayan.

My Life As An Amateur
Taken from Turning Pro, by Steven Pressfield.

ShipIt
The Shipit Journal, by Seth Godin.

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Inspiration To Implementation
Taken from Insight Out, by Tina Seelig.

In Strategy, What Counts is What Would Have To Be True - Not What Is True
Taken from A New Way to Think, by Roger L. Martin.

Why most Ideas Never Happen
Taken from Making Ideas Happen, by Scott Belsky.