I have many ideas and assumptions

Yesterday there are two bright and smart new graduates came to my house for dinner.

I asked them what are their plan after graduation. One has solid plan and plan B for her next step. The other one, claimed with charismatic personality, has a lot to talk.

He talked about his views on the world economic development, what technology can do for the world and it might go. It seems glamorous and grandiose.

Then I asked him, “How these development are related to you, to your situation?”

He seems stumbled with the question.

He is not alone. Many of us including me have many ideas and assumptions. These ideas and assumptions create little value till we form assertions and test them in life.

When we are confident to do things, we know we can test our confidence in action. We do things through trials and errors to get where we want.

Having ideas and assumptions are actually a good start. It may be your step one.

Step two is to form an assertion with them.

Step three is to bring the assertion to test in action.

For example, my assertion is: with the fast pace of technology development, our life becomes busier and may be stressful. People may be stressed out and lost their sense of direction, or even self. Therefore, business coaches or life coaches will become highly demanding in the next decade.

How do I test this assertion?

I will join various networking groups to check the feedback and their needs. Next step is to fine tuning to understand which areas are really people need help for.

With the above knowledge, I can form some tests and go back to the groups for further feedback.

I even can test my assertion online and through social network.

With the review I can get from my tests, I might be able to move some where and get some work done.