Where good ideas go to die

On a recent request for presentation ideas, a friend of mine pointed me to a site called Flowgram that assisted in creating awesome presentations.

To my dismay the link was broken, and as a final try, I Googled "Flowgram", hoping that the link only needed correction.

What I discovered was that Flowgram, as brilliant as it was, had been shut down and sent to the eternal cemeteries for dead ideas... It exists! And it is called Deadpool.

When we talk about creativity, in the back of our heads we all want to be Facebook, Paypal, Google. A good idea that changed the way things worked. What we forget is that there are a myriad of (very good) ideas that just didn't work.

Creativity and good ideas have to supported by pragmatism, good implementation, and lastly, a viable and sustainable commercial business model.

Where do you find meaning in your life?

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About a year ago I had the priviledge of having a cup of tea with an elderly man (74 years old) and I was telling him about my aspirations, starting my MBA and the direction my career was heading....
What he told me was that when you reach the last 'trimester' of your life you would have forgotten that job promotion, that killer deal won and all the money you made. He told me what you really think about is the people in your life - your family, friends and in his case his grandchildren MEANT the whole world to him. He admitted that he was glad he worked hard and made a good living but that those memories fade away so fast and his purpose was actually about the amazing people in his life. That's what he lived for!

So I've been thinking about this notion of meaning for some time and one realisation I had was that my friends and family mean so much more to me than I give them credit for. I have realised that I need them far more that they probably need me and my actions relate this. Without them my life would be meaningless.