The Magic of Great Business Ideas
There are many people in this world who you can look to for business inspiration but one of my all-time favorites was Paul Newman.
Here’s a guy who took a simple idea (his salad dressing recipes) and turned it into one of the most successful philanthropic ventures we’ve ever seen.
Paul is a wonderful example of why I love great business ideas because he demonstrates that with a single idea you can have a massive impact on the world.
For him, it started by selling his popular recipes which grew into a wildly successful business. The inspiring part of this story is how he then took that success and turned it into a well of contribution.
Recently while visiting Don’s Brain Blog I came across the YouTube video that was published on the NewmansOwn.com website as a tribute to Paul.
Watch the video and then ask yourself…
“How Can My Ideas Help More People?“
A sad loss of a great man. But I’m sure he left knowing he made a real difference in the world and that must be a wonderful feeling. Thanks for the video.
Angela
@Angela - it certainly is sad but he made a HUGE impact on thousands of people and my hope is that he inspired enough people who will carry forward his business ideals (I know I’m trying to).
Thanks for reposting this important message, Stu. Paul Newman’s example is certainly one we can all strive to follow when creating new ideas. What does it hurt to add a bit of “do some good” to our innovations. (More importantly, who can we help?)
The spirit of Newman’s Own was certainly present when I worked up this idea for a client — http://www.DrinkPinkDay.com. Would love to hear what you think.
@Don - your Drink Pink Day is wonderful. I wish more businesses would come together for things like this - it gives a lot more meaning to everything we do as entrepreneurs.
It reminds me of when I came home from our trip to Ghana for my wife’s charity (http://www.WorldTeacherAid.org). After that trip I came back more determined and more focused to grow my business because I realized how it can act like a tool that supports a TON of kids in the communities we are working with.
It just gives everything you do in your business a greater purpose. That’s when it gets exciting!
Hopefully we can collaborate on a project down the road… just think of the possibilities of bringing together two “Idea Guys”