Stephan Miller just wrote a great post about keeping track of your ideas and making them real. He uses a Moleskine and used to use a notebook. It’s funny how great minds think alike because I use a voice recorder that is built into my mobile phone/PDA and used to use a sticky pad I carried around in my pocket (yes, a sticky pad – stop laughing). I used to take the sticky pad that I wrote the idea on and stick it on my desk where I couldn’t work until I paid attention to it. Now, I have a voice recorder that I sit down and listen to every Friday afternoon when I plan out my next week.

I never, ever, get my best ideas sitting in front of the computer. Like Stephan, when I come across boring times (aka nuclear power school or the 25 years of formal schooling I’ve gone through), my mind wanders. That is when genius strikes, and I am prepared to remember it! I attribute this one habit as one of the ones that has lead me to great success online.

It doesn’t stop there, though. I then go to bubbl.us and brainstorm. I set aside a half hour or so and come up with different types of products, promotions, giveaways, potential partners, related industries, etc… all the things necessary for beginning a successful internet business.

Stephan says this habit was responsible for his first $1,000 month. It is responsible for my first $1, $1,000, and $10,000 month, because once you find something that works, you grow it BIG! (then I sell it)

Do you have any habits that foster this encourage mental greatness? Or do you come up with great ideas then let someone else figure them out?

Steven Lohrenz just created an Article Submission Software. Marketing using articles should be a big part of your marketing strategy. Few things will send you more qualified traffic if done correctly, AND it’s free!

Drop by his blog and tell him thanks. He usually has great stuff to say. I haven’t tried out the script myself yet, but I plan on making this my preferred way of sending articles. There are about a billion article submission software suites out there, some good, some bad. I think this one has exactly what you’ll need.

Thanks Steve.

He charges for help to install it. If you need help, pay him or donate to him.

Even better, learn PHP. It’ll be a skill that you will use over and over. Who knows, you could even make your own scripts. Few things provide a better margin.