A young man was looking for a job. He was called on this job interview.

Trying to be at his best, the man arrived on time on the day of his interview.

And he was asked this question at the end of his interview:

Read the question in yesterday’s post here.

This young man took his time before answering and he told them:

“I am going to ask my long-lost friend to take the car. And I am going to ask for the old lady to go with him. And then I am going to take a walk to the city with the young woman.”

When the interviewers heard this, they asked him:

“Even though you are going to be late for your business meeting, you are going to help others?”

“Yes.” He told them.

Do you think he got the job?

Yes he did.

According to Wikipedia: Thinking outside the box is a metaphor that means to think differently, unconventionally, or from a new perspective.

This thinking often refers to creative thinking.

Questions like the above are asked in job interviews not because what you answer could be seen as right or wrong answer.

It is not about right or wrong.

It is about how far you are willing to think far ahead.

It is about leaving your comfort zone.

It is about thinking differently.

It is about not what you want but what you think they might need in your answer.

It is about trying to see the big picture.

It is about imagination.

It is about thinking something you have not thought of before.

It is about thinking outside the box.

The greatest enemy to our progress is the limit of our thoughts.

 We lose sight of what we could be because we are thinking small.

We get sucked back into problems again and again because we do not see beyond the problem. We are standing on our own way.

To grow and progress we have to think beyond the problem, beyond the here and now, beyond the box.

Be a little more. Do a little more.

To progress further, we have to make thinking outside the box our daily habits!

To Your Inspirations,

Banchi