The best freelancers are those creative people who decided to live their lives in freedom, but their creativity is not enough, they need a way to “Make Ideas Happen”.
Creativity is the most important thing for every freelance since it is what clients look for, but as all good drivers know, a great sporting car like a Ferrari is nothing without control.
That’s why creativity can sometimes become your worst enemy and slow down your business.
Scott Belsky, CEO & founder of Behance , strongly believes in creative people and has committed his life to helping organize creative individuals, teams and networks because he thinks that a creative mind without organization cannot “Make Ideas Happen“.
He starts the book that we are going to review here by destroying the misconception that great ideas lead to success, having the idea is just a small part of the process, just the 1% of the journey or as he likes to quote from Thomas Edison in his website “the99percent“, “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration”.
While reading “Make Ideas Happen”, I realized, page after page, that all creatives have something in common, ideas come and go fast and this “creative flow” is the cause of death for many potentially great ideas.
The solution that Scott suggests to avoid that good ideas get lost is organizzation, a clear and schematic way to organize each day and each project.
As you may already know, one of most known Behance’s products is “Action Method” and Scott explains how Action Method works and how much can help every creative to stay organized and find a safe place for those ideas that otherwise would get lost during the day.
Analyzing many cases of creative people that had success, Scott shows us how, together with organization, there are also two more elements that can help to turn creativity and ideas into a great products, the force of community and the capacity to lead.
It’s not easy to summarize this book in a few words, you can actually feel that Scott is writing of something he really master and he really knows how to teach it.
He knows what you feel when ideas come to your mind and you haven’t the right tools to bring them to life and create a business from them, he also knows what are your doubts and questions and simply shows you the way without forcing you in any way, just makes you realize that you have to change your workflow.
I find this book a great resource and really a must for everyone into freelancing and in general for everyone who has a creative attitude.
The book will be out in stores on the 15th of April so many thanks to Scott and Penguin Group for giving us the opportunity to review it before the launch.
GIVEAWAY
Scott and Penguin Group kindly offered 2 free copies of “Make Ideas Happen” for this giveaway ending on the 16th of April
To win just you have simply to :
become a facebook fan of TheLanceLife and Scott BelSky
AND
twitter the following text (simply click to tweet) :
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comment here writing your twitter ID and explaining why you would like to win a free copy of “Make Ideas Happen”.
The giveaway will end on Friday the 16th of April 2010 and the winners will be chosen using a random number generator.
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April 12th, 2010 on 10:25
http://twitter.com/skuneva/status/12035872474
I would like to see what’s the best way to put everything that rolls in your head into action.
April 12th, 2010 on 10:31
“Make Ideas Happen” i’m very interesting with reading this book. it’s creative book. i love it
April 12th, 2010 on 15:19
Love it .
April 12th, 2010 on 17:31
I would love to read more on how to organize my creative thoughts, and I would like to know how to use Action Method effectively.
TwitterID: @compoundj
April 12th, 2010 on 17:40
Hi, I’m denhartenweg on Twitter: http://twitter.com/denhartenweg/status/12051914448
And I love books that motivate do actually do something and turning ideas in to real actions. Short: I can’t wait to read this book.
April 12th, 2010 on 17:46
My twitter id is: @DesignCoyote.
I would love to win this book simply because organizational skills do not come easy to me. This book seems like it would really help in putting me on track in that department, especially when it comes to my freelancing. All in all, it looks like a great book.
April 12th, 2010 on 17:57
I have been immersing myself in books & whitepapers about the creation or development of ideas. I’m very interested in reading Mr Belsky’s book… plus I just love the website The 99 Percent.
http://twitter.com/joannsondy
April 12th, 2010 on 19:28
As a design student developing his own process still, a book by the CEO of Behance just might be one of the greatest things to happen.
Twitter ID: lethyl
April 12th, 2010 on 19:40
Twitter id: @yanfaith90
I want to win this because.. I believe I NEED this! THANKS!
April 12th, 2010 on 19:49
nice book ..
April 12th, 2010 on 22:37
As someone who greatly admires the work that Belsky has done with Behance and “the99percent,“ I believe that there are many insights within this book that would benefit my own endeavors and pursuits. It is my hope that I can utilize this information to progress and pass onto others.
@ghostlabds
April 13th, 2010 on 02:15
Twitter.com/Esvienne
….I would like this book because every since I can remember, I’ve been coming up with creative ideas for business and on the path to being an entrepreneur. I feel like I’m running into walls or just can’t get over that one hurdle that could possibly push my ideas into success. I’m DYING to get my hands on this book as I feel it might give me an insightful look into what I’m doing wrong and what I can do to change my steps
April 13th, 2010 on 02:17
I have too many great ideas sit unrealized. I need help!!!
twitter: @ewangdesign
thanks
April 13th, 2010 on 06:32
for motivation and inspiration purposes
April 13th, 2010 on 07:16
@hbrooks
really enjoy behance and scott’s commentary on american express open
April 14th, 2010 on 03:25
Twitter ID: KytteeDesign
For creative people, I believe this book will be an excellent source of motivation. I’ve already seen the author’s work with Behance and The99percent and I’ll looking forward to walk into his steps
April 15th, 2010 on 15:40
First off this offer is great, I’ve always been told that I’m a creative individual, however sometimes my ideas are never shared as I always feel that something is not right. I hope that this book will help my creative ideas flow and I will turn out to be an excellent designer.
@eddiesdesigns
April 15th, 2010 on 21:04
Hey! I’d like to win this book to make all my friends jealous then make my next idea the new big trends instead of letting others do it before.
April 15th, 2010 on 21:33
Twitter ID : peckgfx , twitter.com/peckgfx
Hey ! I’d really like to win this book. I mean seriously! I was about to buy it ahah , But I’ll just wait one more day to see if I’m lucky enough to win it
As a web developper / web designer, Behance is for me a really awesome product. Efficient and clean, we can’t expect more. Good job to Scott BelSky and his team!
Tx
April 16th, 2010 on 09:44
@r27 I just need to make it happen – grabbing a copy first that is, the rest will follow ; )
April 16th, 2010 on 20:28
twitter id: @bluenabi
i really love the work done by behance and the book sounds like a great read to help me progress as a designer and business woman.
April 16th, 2010 on 21:18
@tabithakarcher I am a fresh out of school designer and looking for any and all information to help my career flourish.
April 16th, 2010 on 21:35
http://twitter.com/x20lix
I came across TheLanceLife just today, and I’m already a fan! What attracted me to the book is the title – Making Ideas Happen.
Brief story – I uploaded my work onto facebook a few months ago, and one of my friend who’s in the creatives as well left a comment saying that ‘oh I had this idea before too!’. I read the comment and felt rather uncomfortable. And so I thought… if you have an idea, why not make it happen before someone else does? That’s what made me interested in the book, I have no idea what the book is about the just the title already attracts me.
April 16th, 2010 on 21:41
Giveaway is now CLOSED !
Winners are :
@ghostlabds
@peckgfx
Congratulations !
April 16th, 2010 on 22:23
tweted this: http://twitter.com/SWAGBUCKSIGNUP/status/12302647737
i think this would be awesome in order to inspire me with my ideas more!!
April 19th, 2010 on 13:58
I really need to get organsed and motivated
June 7th, 2010 on 19:30
Just finished this book and it revolutionized my workflow as a “freelance guy” check out my blog about it at: http://joewoolworth.com/making-ideas-happen/
August 13th, 2010 on 14:38
I ordered the book online…Can’t wait! I am super excited to start reading it!!!!