{"id":20574,"date":"2016-09-29T09:49:57","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T13:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devwp.davison.com\/blog\/?p=20574"},"modified":"2019-01-10T12:07:28","modified_gmt":"2019-01-10T17:07:28","slug":"the-importance-of-desire-when-pursuing-an-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davison.com\/blog\/the-importance-of-desire-when-pursuing-an-idea\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Desire when Pursuing an Idea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.davison.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Desire..png\" alt=\"invention-desire\" width=\"425\" height=\"356\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You have a goal in mind. You dream about it. It\u2019s a nagging thought. It\u2019s always on the top of your mind. It\u2019s a constant; but, can it become a reality?<\/p>\n<p>We all have dreams and aspirations; however, it takes desire to turn them into reality.<\/p>\n<p>As the popular saying from Eric Thomas\u00a0goes, <em>\u201cWhen you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you will be successful.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the invention industry, desire is what sparks the fire; it\u2019s what helps a person persevere despite the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davison.com\/blog\/how-to-enjoy-the-ups-and-downs-of-the-inventing-journey\/\">ups and the downs<\/a> of the process. Desire keeps an idea person excited and willing to proceed with their dream, urging them to \u00a0do what it takes to make it a reality.<\/p>\n<p>Desire is fueled by your <em>why.<\/em> Everyone\u2019s <em>why<\/em> is different and that\u2019s what makes it unique. What fuels your desire to relentlessly chase after your dreams? What\u2019s the driving force behind why you want this product to succeed?<\/p>\n<p>For our CEO and founder, George Davison, his <em>why<\/em> was fueled by failure and his story of passion and desire has become a great example of how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davison.com\/blog\/fail-your-way-forward\/\">fail forward<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For some, failure is the end of the road. For others, like George Davison, it was a chance to find an alternative path.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nothing happens without establishing a deep desire inside of you. Your first quest should be to understand yourself and what you desire to accomplish,&#8221; said Mr. Davison. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Desire is in the driver\u2019s seat of the invention journey, but before the gas can be applied, you have to determine which map you\u2019ll follow, how you\u2019ll handle roadblocks and how you\u2019ll navigate the unbeaten path.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDesire&#8230; it is the single most important step if you choose to be an innovator, inventor or entrepreneur,&#8221; said Mr. Davison.<\/p>\n<p>Will your desire burn strong and bright enough for you to submit your invention idea, <a href=\"\/submitidea.html?campaign_name=blog\">today?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Copyright Davison, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You have a goal in mind. You dream about it. It\u2019s a nagging thought. It\u2019s always on the top of your mind. It\u2019s a constant; but, can it become a reality? We all have dreams and aspirations; however, it takes desire to turn them into reality. As the popular saying from Eric Thomas\u00a0goes, \u201cWhen you &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,15],"tags":[1922,97,72,61,1950,883,178],"class_list":["post-20574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-innovation-2","category-inventions","tag-fail-forward","tag-george-davison","tag-innovation","tag-inventing-advice","tag-inventing-journey","tag-inventing-method","tag-tips-for-inventing"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Importance of Desire when Pursuing an Idea - Davison<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Davison confidentially works with people to develop their new product ideas. 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