How to Expand Your Capacity
Push through work and personal projects. Here's my tip for clarity & wellness.
By Ken Morico on Something that stood out to me when reading The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz is when he mentions a story about a woman who was forced to return to the workforce after her husband was permanently disabled after a serious accident.
“You know,” she said, “six months ago I never dreamed I could possibly manage the house and work full-time. But after the accident, I just made up my mind that I had to find the time. Believe me, my efficiency has gone up 100 percent. I discovered a lot of things I was doing didn’t need to be done at all. Then I discovered that the children could and wanted to help. I found dozens of ways to conserve time—fewer trips to the store, less TV, less telephoning, less of those time killers.” This experience teaches us a lesson: Capacity is a state of mind. How much we can do depends on how much we think we can do. When you really believe you can do more, your mind thinks creatively and shows you the way.
I think this is a lesson we can all learn.
I'm always looking at ways to expand capacity. But first, you must recognize the need yourself. That's when change happens.
Expand your capacity by reevaluating your routines and beliefs.
When you believe you can do more, your mind finds creative ways to make it happen.
Make it happen.