Breaking Boxes

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>What Boxes Define You?</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>I thought I'd figured out boxes early in life. From the anticipation of the puppet leaping out of my wind-up jack in the box to constructing castles from oversized cardboard containers I thought I understood their boundaries. Yet as life unfolded I realized boxes aren't always square and some are cleverly designed to keep us confined.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Boxes are a part of our lives following us wherever we venture whether we acknowledge them or not. They provide structure safety and security and often help identify similarities between us. We live in boxes (houses) receive boxed gifts and pack our belongings into boxes to move into a new box. We use boxes to express things: Think outside the box She's boxed into a corner or Be sure to check all the boxes. Some people base their identity on the box they put themselves in.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Boxes can also be scary. By nature they divide and separate. Unseen metaphorical boxes of expectations of our families religions communities employers and others can evoke intense emotions and trap us.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Serial real estate entrepreneur Betsy Pepine has lived in her share of boxes. From growing up with the expectation of becoming a doctor through creating a successful real estate business-one of </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Inc.</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>'s 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in the USA multiple times-her compelling stories shared in </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Breaking Boxes </em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>will help you:</span></p><p><br></p><ol><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Understand the labels</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> and stereotypes associated with boxes so you can step outside societal expectations</span></li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Recognize the boxes</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> that contain you so you can unpack what's keeping you stuck</span></li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Discover your true identity</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> so you can live free of the expectations of others</span></li></ol><p><br></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Whatever box you are in it's time to unpack and step into your authentic self today! </strong></p>