Throw the Box Away…

“Where did that phrase ‘Think outside the box’ come from?” –Innovation speaking in an unimpressed monotone voice…

“I hate (yes…Hate) that phrase ‘Think outside the box’.”-YOUR Dreams

“I was just trying to make you think outside the norm…you know, what is expected…(womp, womp, womp)”-The Box pleading its case

Someone ever give you instructions for what he/she wanted you to do,

Then… you ask for more details (to make sure that you get it right and don’t mess it up)…

And their response is “Think outside the box”???

[Please note: This is not a post about not following instructions or whatever…YOU know that I am too deep for that… “Girl YOU Crazy”]

BUT…

----Why say “that” when you can just answer my question…

Right??? Right….

Side Note: This topic can go in many directions about many things…as do my thoughts so it is written accordingly…but do know that it will involve YOU, Me, We accessing our dreams by putting them into our reality.

First…

(I’m saying “first” here but more than likely there will not be a “second or thirdly, etc.”---Just so you know)

What does “’think outside the box’ even mean????”

1.    That there are actual instructions in place for you, me, we to follow…

2.     We should think beyond what it written/expected…even though the instructions should already say what is expected…

3.    Seems like it means to make up your own instructions…from the instructions---or what is expected…or read the mind of the person who said it…?

4.    I don’t know… does the person who said that even know?…Maybe that’s why there are SO many articles on this…

Hmmm…

WHAT????????????????????

Forget this, I’m throwing away the instructions/box…and figuring this out on my own!!! I do not need this craziness!!!

GYC Personal Story—that will have many “…” so that YOU can feel my pause for frustration:

Some of you may know that I graduated from Parsons The New School for Design…yes the school on Project Runway (that seems to be the fastest way to locate)…

Anyway,

Many of the assignments involved no “box” at all…

Which means there were instructions…well more of a description that WE were expected to…

Interpret the way we see it…and turn in a finished product.

However,

I was new to this process in a school setting, where there is an unknown right or wrong…

Quick GYC Rant about this (you know the drill, run-on sentences and all are expected and excepted here…):

I would get so frustrated because they would not say what was expected and if I was not excited about the possibilities of the assignment, I turned in “whatever”… and it was just a big hot diggidy (yes diggidy) mess!

But after I was continuously put in these situations of frustration, I began to realize the different ways that I think, and understand what my professors were preparing us to do/be…

But why throw out the “box”???

My real moment of “throwing out the box” came from my last design class. There was this one assignment that had nothing to do with the “instructions” my professor gave…the only things I knew for sure was the due date and that it involved sneakers…everything else…up in the air! And he (my professor) thought that was completely normal…figure it out…and turn it in!

After I shared my feelings with everyone that would listen…

I went to the computer lab and stared at the computer for about 3 hours thinking “WHAT, WHY, WHAT, HOW, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO!!!???”

Then I said “you know what…???

FORGET THE INSTRUCTIONS/DESCRIPTION/Whatever he thought he gave us!!!”

I let any and all expectation hit the wayside (also, because I didn’t know it) and allowed my imagination to do what it does best…and I turned in the dopest/flyest/coolest/freshest/insert “awesome word” here sneaker advertisement...he thought it was awesome as well (just saying)!

And

My assignments after that involved my own instructions…called let my imagination do what it was designed to do…“show me the unseen so I can create it in my reality.”

And I was graded accordingly…

Best decision I ever made!---HELLO!!!

Let me say this:

When you try to “think outside the box”…YOU are trying to customize something that was already given to you…your ideas don’t come in a box they come from your imagination…the difference is the time and place for when it is used.---Hopefully for living out YOUR OWN Dreams…

*My sneaker ad and presentation did not look anything like anyone else’s…we all came up with something completely different…I mean completely…but we did have a good laugh!!!*

But doesn’t “think outside the box” just mean think beyond what is in front of you, the norm, what people expect?

When you get to Know Yourself…EVERYDAY…

YOU will realize that there is no “box” to think outside of…

The moment you need to discuss…well, compare with someone’s thoughts to create your own thoughts concerning your dreams being in your reality…now you’re inside of their “box”.

Last Thoughts…maybe...

Throw the box away, step outside of what is expected from you…by just being YOU!!!

There is no box to think outside of when there is no box to be compared to…

NOT Keeping Your Eyes on your own paper…that’s when you start having to “think outside the box”

Why???

Because you’re trying to recreate what you have “seen” be successful for someone else…

Versus…

Living out your own dreams that have their OWN path to manifesting success!

More GYC Quotes to think on:

“Don’t try to customize your dream when it was already designed for you to achieve …you just need to submit to the process.”-The Steps

“Don’t ask or tell me to think outside the box, I already threw it away! Okay? Okay.”-GYC Girl YOU Crazy

“I learned to be versatile by throwing the ‘box’ away.”-Lauren Alicia

“Throw the ‘box’ away if you want to live out your dreams, YOU have to create them!”-GYC Girl YOU Crazy

Ps. I’m ready when you are

------Signed: Your Imagination & Dreams!