The Power of Ideas - Nintendo

Mr. Shigeru Miyamoto, the founder of Nintendo, one of the most profitable companies in the world defines an idea as the following: "something which solves multiple issues at once". His entire business is based on ideas. Using quick-fix schemes to focus in on one issue at a time usually yields side-effects and even more problems that weren't there before. An idea should fix multiple things at once. Miyamoto's ideology is that everything he comes up with should fit this criteria for an "idea".

There is always a trade-off, whether it's one person or a company, there is only a limited amount of resources of time or money that one can give. When everybody does the same thing, there is no competition. In order to succeed, you must have these ideas, which are solutions bringing together different problems that can be solved at once. This is what produces uniqueness, and gives value.

I would say that most psychological disorders stem from lack of confidence. When you have depression, or anger management issues, or avoidant personality disorder, or panic attacks, it comes from a place of non-faith in oneself.

I have frequented different types of messageboards or forums with mental health, and the one thing I realized, struggling myself at times, was that most of these problems are not going to be fixed by attacking it individually. When a person solves other aspects of their life, such as being grounded, or learning about themselves in a meaningful way, or enjoying a new perspective on what life has to offer, then everything else will fall into place.