You need a bigger pot

I have a favorite pot. Am I odd?

There’s this pot in my kitchen that I find to be perfect. It’s the exact size I need to cook everything I really want in just the right quantity.

So imagine my annoyance when I got into the kitchen this morning and realized I needed to cook more than usual. Which meant my favorite pot wasn’t going to cut it. I had to use a bigger one.

But I didn’t want a bigger one. I wanted my pot.

That’s when I heard in my spirit: this attitude is what’s hindering you in life too.

The pot wasn’t the problem

I had outgrown the things I was hanging on to, but I didn’t want to let them go.
I liked my old container - with its habits, its beliefs, and its comforts.

It was safe. Familiar. Just enough discomfort to feel like I was “pushing myself,” without really pushing myself.

But in reality? I was doing everything I could to stay small enough to keep my small pot.

When you outgrow your container

Growth requires expansion.

If your life, your brand, your work is calling for more - you cannot keep pouring it into the same small structures.

You can’t hold new capacity with old rhythms.
You can’t reach new opportunities with outdated beliefs.
You can’t embrace expansion while clinging to containers that were only ever meant for a season.

Sometimes the reason we feel “stuck” is not because we don’t have what it takes, it’s because we’ve outgrown the pot we’re insisting on using.

Here’s what this moment reminded me:

1. Comfort can be deceptive.
   Just because something “works” doesn’t mean it’s still right for you. What served you in one season can quietly become a limitation in the next.

2. Growth demands new structures.
   Your bigger vision won’t fit into your old routines, your old mindset, or your old capacity. To expand, you need containers that can actually hold your expansion.

3. Letting go is part of moving forward.
   It’s not enough to dream of more - you have to release the small comforts that keep you playing safe.

How does this apply to you?

Think about it:

• You say you want a bigger business, but are you still operating with the habits of a beginner?

• You say you want deeper relationships, but are you still approaching them with the walls you built in your past?

• You say you want to grow spiritually, financially, emotionally but are you still clinging to beliefs that only fit your yesterday?

Maybe the frustration you feel isn’t about your ability.
Maybe it’s about your container.

Time to Expand

This morning in my kitchen, I realized: the pot wasn’t the problem. My refusal to switch pots was.

And I wonder, what “favorite pot” have you been clinging to? What familiar comfort are you holding on to even though it no longer fits the version of you you’re becoming?

Because here’s the thing: you’re not small.
Your dreams aren’t small.
Your calling isn’t small.

So why keep cooking in a pot that was only ever meant for a meal, not a feast?

The question isn’t whether you’re ready to expand.
The question is whether you’re willing to let go of the pot you’ve outgrown.

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