Outside the Box or Something by angela

Outside the Box or Something by angela - October 2018 Scholarship Essay

"Thinking outside the box." The most cliche yet powerful phrase most students or employees get on a daily basis when being told to create just about anything. Think outside the box, when I was told this I was always dumbfounded at what to create or even think about next. I never believed myself to be a creative person in anything. I usually just get things done last minute with zero creative thought added to the task. But to think outside the box isn't just a means of being creative, it is a way to get motivated to do something different, something no one else is doing.
The people at the top of their game are thinking outside the box because to get to the top takes doing something, whatever that may be, that no one else has done or said. Thinking outside the box can be as simple as saying you are going to be the millionaire or as complicated as creating a Picasso like painting. To me thinking outside the box is a motivating factor in achieving ones goals. A way to brainstorm new or crazy ideas that no one has tried yet. I also think it can apply to ones daily life and not just used in ones professional or school career. It can be used in ones everyday life when you are with a group of friends and you are looking for something different do with them. Like maybe instead of staying in and watching a movie, be daring and plan a skydiving or out of town trip. It is also as simple as thinking outside the box with what to wear everyday. Be daring and wear something no one else has tried and who knows maybe you will set a new trend. Ultimately thinking outside the box is all about being daring and bold in ones everyday life.