Trying to make an idea happen can be one of the most frustrating experiences. I guess when you have a lot of ideas, it’s tempting to  keep too many alive. After you’ve decide that you must make a difference, you have to pick and focus, as described by Rebecca Lieb at ClickZ:

Faith and a Value Proposition

Fr. Bernard is steward of temporal affairs at the Cistercian Abbey in Sparta, WI. He is, in other words, in charge of coming up with ways to support the abbey, its seven monks, and their charitable works.

His eureka moment came when he needed a new printer cartridge and realized the markup can run as high as 2,000 percent. Fr. Bernard spoke with some manufacturers and LaserMonks.com was born. The business grossed $2,000 its first year, and $2.5 million two years later. Customer retention rate: 90 percent.

Laser Focus: Fr. Bernard and I chatted this week and let me tell you, he is one laser-focused monk.