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Brainstorming as a Solopreneur with Carrie Anton & Jessica Nordskog

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Carrie & Jessica met while working at American Girl, and are now the business owners of Wonder: An Idea Studio where they offer creative training sessions and guided brainstorming services when product, process, and other ideation solutions are needed. On today's episode they're sharing a few of their favorite brainstorming techniques for solopreneurs that are featured in their upcoming book: Me, Myself & Ideas: The Ultimate Guide to Brainstorming Solo.

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Carrie & Jessica sent me a copy of the book to share with one lucky listener! Enter on instagram for your chance to win a copy!! (Y’all - it’s AMAZING! and so stinking cute!) The winner will be selected on Friday, April 19th at noon Pacific.

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Inside the episode:

  • Stepping away from their corporate jobs to create a business that fueled their creativity as idea people

  • Tips and Techniques on how to brainstorm solo

  • Places you can go to be more productive and creative when you're away from your home

  • Moving from work mode to brainstorm mode

  • Brainstorming while going for walks

  • Using the "bucket list" plus thesaurus technique when brainstorming

  • Creating an "over caffeinated" list of ideas that need to come out, but you may not actually use

  • Why it's important to get feedback from your audience

  • How to let ideas "Sit and Simmer" - once you have an idea, let it be, don't do anything. Walk away from that idea and patiently sit and simmer with the idea

  • Knowing the difference between excitement of an idea and whether or not the idea needs to be put on the back burner

  • Finding creativity in unique places

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Today's Permission Slip:

Each episode I give you a permission slip - a reminder to give yourself permission to run your business and live your dream life on your own terms.

In today’s episode Carrie and Jessica are sharing a few of their favorite brainstorming techniques for solopreneurs.

So the next time you’re brainstorming a new idea, I want you to take some time and pause, allow the idea to really sink in, before you take any sort of action.

I give myself permission to do the brainstorming and allow myself to pause before I take action on any ideas.


Remember, It's not always about what you can come up with on your own - it's about having a starting point and then throwing it out to your audience or friends and getting feedback.

For the rest of Carrie and Jessica’s brainstorming techniques for solopreneurs, be sure to pre-order their new book: Me, Myself & Ideas - https://wonderideastudio.com/me-myself-ideas

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