Creativity doesn’t come without inspiration. Ideas don’t drive themselves forward. Persistence doesn’t appear without payoff.
An ember of an idea floats down from another bonfire and catches a new bundle of kindling alight.
The idea starts small then can’t be ignored.
It sounds right. It becomes a personal reference point.
It remains familiar. It becomes a central point connecting to other ideas.
It’s become durable. It becomes a test against other ideas.
It becomes a persistent in driving central questions. What if… or what happens when…
The ideas that won’t go away are usually attached to people who can’t let them go. Look into what drives them, what has kept them on the chase, and you’ll find the spark. More importantly you’ll find what an idea was able to do to propel someone over this time.