What's in your "Box of Possible"?

Several different sources in the last few days have made me again revisit just how much we're capable of when we have a clear vision to move towards and we have the belief that we can achieve that vision.

In fact, the formula for achieving whatever we want in our lives essentially could be simplified to -

success = vision + self-belief + action

As creative people, we usually find it relatively easy to have great ideas, dreams and visions for what could be achieved. But when it comes to actually doing them, we're often overwhelmed with negative inner voices, self-doubts and reasons why they can't be achieved.

We may completely believe that the things we envision are entirely possible to achieve for someone with the necessary talent, drive, commitment and confidence. It's just we're not that someone.

So think for a moment about your own "Box of Possible".

What's a Box of Possible? Think of it as a box in your mind where you store all the things you know you can comfortably be, do or have, either because you've been/ done/ had them before or because they're very similar to things you've been/ done/ had before.

Take some time with this, write or map it out if you wish to. When you're done, think about the following -

How big is your Box of Possible? Maybe it's the size of a aircraft hangar? Maybe it's the size of Africa? Or maybe it's the size of a matchbox...

What does it look like? What colour is it? What is it made of? How heavy is it?

Is it transparent and amorphous? Maybe it's made of rubber, tough yet flexible. Or is it made of bulletproof 4 inch thick titanium?

Think about all the different aspects and characteristics of your box. Remember this is what contains - in your mind - all the things you completely believe you can be, do or have.

Once you get a good feel for your Box of Possible, you can begin to expand it...

So what single thing could you do today - something that you've never done before - that you could then put in your box and therefore instantly expand it?

What if you did something like this every day for a week? How much bigger would your box be then? What else about it's structure and dimensions would be different?

Commit to this for just 7 days, and at the end of this period, review your Box of Possible and notice how it's changed...