We all live in a box. The box is our comfort zone. It includes the things we do and only the things we do. The things we don’t do are all outside the box.
You can be successful inside your box but your success will be limited. You will only be able to go so far. If you want to go farther, get bigger, and achieve at a higher level, you have to step outside of your box.
You start by thinking outside of it.
Everything starts with a thought. An idea. And you can train yourself to have more ideas by asking yourself questions.
For example, “What if I did X?” or “What if I stopped doing Y?” “How could I do ABC better? Faster? More often?” “What would I have to do to get [whatever]?”
Of course, most of your ideas won’t pan out. Many will be absurd. But if one in 100 ideas causes you to try something different, or think about something in a different way, it might open a gateway to a brighter, richer future.
I’d argue that the crazier the questions you ask, the more likely those questions will lead to something. Or cause you to think something that leads to something.
Oh, you want examples? Okay, a few:
“If I could replace all my clients with new ones, what would they be like?”
“If I had a million-dollar advertising budget, how would I allocate it?”
“What’s one thing I could do that could triple my referrals?”
“How could I cut my workday to five hours and simultaneously increase my income?”
“What are ten ways to get one new client each month?”
“What would I have to do to implement a ‘client of the month’ program?”
“What (else) could I send or give new clients to get them interested in X?”
“What would happen if I quit Facebook?”
One for the road: “How much additional increase could I earn if I spend five minutes each week asking myself outside-the-box type questions?”
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