Expand Your Vision and Unlock Your True Potential

Last updated: 29.04.25

Go outside your comfort zone

Imagine this: You’re relatively successful. You’ve got a comfortable wage and a decent job you enjoy. You’re happy where you are right now. Sounds good, right?
It’s very good. The problem is that’s where most people stop. It’s a comfortable place to be, after all. But stopping is that fatal flaw that stops you from achieving your full potential.
If you’re an entrepreneur or thinking of starting your own venture, working with a business coach can help you shift your mindset, break through self-imposed limits, and think on a much bigger scale.

Most people don’t fail because they lack intelligence, resources, or even luck. They fail because they stay trapped in the invisible prison of their current thinking. It’s comfortable. It’s familiar. It feels safe. But it’s also the fastest way to guarantee that you never reach your full potential.
If you want real growth, you have to get brutally honest with yourself: Where are you still playing small because it’s easier than facing the fear of expansion?

I learned this early from one of my greatest mentors, John—a sharp, no-nonsense mentor who once worked alongside Steve Jobs. John used to say, “The comfort zone is where ambition goes to die.” And he was right. Every time I thought I was aiming high, John would show me how my vision was still limited by fear, comfort, or outdated beliefs. It wasn’t always easy to hear. Some days it pissed me off. But deep down, I knew he was right.

Without someone challenging my assumptions, I would’ve stayed stuck at a fraction of what I was capable of. This is why expanding your vision isn’t a “nice to have” — it’s survival. In a fast-changing world, if you’re not growing, you’re shrinking. The good news?

You’re one decision away from thinking—and living—10x bigger than you are now.

And that’s exactly where a professional life coach can help you bridge the gap between the life you’re living and the life you’re truly capable of building.

Why do people quit before they reach their dreams? Because they don’t expand their vision. Don’t make that mistake. From now on, start thinking big!

Building a big life or business isn’t about wishful thinking — it’s about disciplined action and relentless belief. When you start thinking bigger, you’ll realise that your old goals were just warm-ups for what you’re truly capable of. Most people never stretch their vision far enough because they’re scared of the work, the risks, or simply dreaming too big. The truth is, expanding your vision demands both courage and the right strategies to back it up.

Whether you’re launching a new business or simply striving for more personal growth, a professional life coach can help you bridge the gap between where you are and where you truly want to be.

If you’re starting your own business, you will be hellbent on survival for the first few years. You put all your efforts into becoming relevant and staying relevant. So once your business is established and making enough for you to support your lifestyle, you might decide to count your blessings and stick with the status quo.

There’s nothing wrong with living your life this way; you should remember how far you’ve come and remember to be grateful for what you have. But is it really enough? Do you want to live the rest of your life cruising along, so afraid of losing what you have that you never reach for more? To reach your full potential and to continue to grow your business, you need to adapt your mindset and change your vision to match your new reality.

If someone earns £40k per year, their goal might be to ramp that number up to £80k. If they start making that £80k, they have to expand their vision and continue growing. What was your dream is now your reality, so you need to find a new dream. You have to think BIG.

Big Dreams – step by step

Dreaming big isn’t just for motivational posters and Instagram quotes. It’s a practical necessity if you’re serious about building a life or business that actually excites you.

The problem is that most people are terrified of dreaming bigger because it forces them to confront their own self-imposed limitations. It’s safer to aim for “realistic” goals, fail quietly if things don’t work out, and never risk public embarrassment. But safe goals don’t transform lives. Safe goals keep you average.

Here’s the brutal truth: If your current goals don’t scare you even a little, they’re not big enough. Thinking bigger isn’t about being reckless or arrogant. It’s about respecting your own potential enough to stop playing small.

When you give yourself permission to aim 10x higher, something powerful happens—you start operating at a higher level, almost by necessity. You start making different decisions, taking smarter risks, surrounding yourself with better people. You expand your vision… and you expand yourself in the process.

But dreaming big without structure? That’s just fantasy.

Dreams without systems become disappointments. Big goals without a step-by-step plan turn into anxiety.

That’s why learning how to structure and scale your big vision matters just as much as having the courage to imagine it.

The beauty of business is that saying ‘I want to be a millionaire’ isn’t aiming too high. It’s thinking BIG. Consider your future; what do you want from it that you don’t already have? Having that vision and allowing it to change as you do is the first step. You must learn how to think big!

But thinking big isn’t about throwing out random huge goals and hoping for the best. It’s a skill—and like any skill, it can be learned, trained, and mastered.

Thinking bigger starts by upgrading the questions you ask yourself. Instead of asking, “What can I realistically achieve next year?” start asking, “What would it look like if I achieved 10 times my current goal?”

At first, this will feel uncomfortable. Your mind will try to shrink your vision back down to what feels “safe” or “possible.” That’s normal. It’s not a sign to quit. It’s a sign that you’re stretching beyond your old limits—and that’s exactly where real growth begins.

One of the simplest ways to train yourself to think bigger is to expose yourself to bigger environments, bigger thinkers, and bigger possibilities. Who you surround yourself with massively shapes what you believe is possible for yourself. If you’re only around people who play small, thinking bigger will feel impossible. But if you start studying people who built empires from nothing, who took wild ideas and turned them into realities, your own sense of possibility will expand. Big thinking isn’t magic. It’s a discipline. And like any discipline, it rewards those who practice it daily.

Wanting to have a million pounds is a good dream. But if you’re currently making, for example, £38k per year, it’s not really a great goal. That’s because the gap between £38k and a million is huge. You need to break it down into smaller goals, things you can actually achieve in a short space of time. It’s better to move into earning a 6-figure income before planning to make a 7-figure one!

Remember: The secret to accomplishing big goals lies in breaking them into Flexible, Bite-Sized Chunks.

Breaking Big Goals into Actionable Steps

It’s easy to get overwhelmed when you set huge goals. If your dream is to earn seven figures, launch a global brand, or completely reinvent your career, it can feel impossible when you’re standing at the starting line. That’s why the smartest way to think big is to also plan small.

Big goals don’t get accomplished all at once—they get broken down into clear, manageable steps. You’re not climbing Everest in one leap. You’re putting one foot in front of the other, again and again.

Start by reverse engineering your dream: If your goal is five years away, what needs to happen this year? This month? This week? Today?

Most people fail not because they lack ambition, but because they never break their vision into concrete daily actions. And when a goal feels vague or too distant, procrastination creeps in. Excuses take over.

Clarity kills excuses. When you know exactly what action you need to take today to move closer to your bigger vision, momentum builds. One win leads to another. Progress compounds. And before you know it, the impossible becomes inevitable.

That being said, continue to think BIG. Don’t be afraid of asking for more. To quote Norman Peale,

“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.”

Achieving big ambitious goals requires more than just motivation—it demands the right high performance mindset, strategy, and accountability. This is where high-performance coaching comes into play. It helps individuals unlock their full potential, sharpen their focus, and push past self-imposed limits.

High-performance coaching isn’t about cheerleading you through your comfort zone. It’s about demanding more from you than you would ever demand from yourself.

True high performance starts when you stop negotiating with your excuses. It’s the moment when “good enough” is no longer acceptable—not in your work, not in your mindset, and not in your results.

Building a high-performance mindset means rewiring how you respond to challenges. Average thinkers see obstacles and slow down. High performers see obstacles and accelerate. They use resistance as fuel.

But here’s the brutal truth: mindset alone isn’t enough. Without the right strategies and systems backing it up, even the most motivated person will eventually burn out or stall. That’s why combining mindset, strategy, and accountability is the real game changer.

When you’re serious about leveling up, you realise you can’t do it all alone. High performers don’t just rely on willpower—they build the right support systems around them to accelerate growth.

Coaching isn’t about needing someone to “fix” you. It’s about working with someone who sees the bigger version of you—even when you can’t fully see it yet.

That’s what separates those who keep growing from those who plateau.

Of course, I’d love to be the coach who helps you on that journey, but I also believe in understanding different perspectives. Learning about other approaches to high-performance coaching can give you a broader view of what’s possible. To see how other experts approach it, you can check out my dear friend and top high performance coach Michael Serwa, who has helped many high achievers reach their full potential.

Building Daily Momentum With “No 0% Days”

Big dreams are exciting. But the people who actually achieve them aren’t just dreamers—they’re relentless executors.

One of the mindsets I teach my clients is the idea of No 0% Days. It’s brutally simple: never let a day pass without making some kind of progress toward your goals. Even a tiny step forward is a win. Zero progress days aren’t allowed—not because of guilt, but because momentum is everything.

It’s not about intensity. It’s about consistency.

You don’t need to have massive breakthroughs every day. You just need to move. One email. One decision. One small action.

Because once momentum builds, it changes your identity. You stop thinking of yourself as someone who “wants to” achieve big things, and start acting like someone who does. When you stay in motion, even imperfectly, the dream that once felt impossible starts pulling closer and closer.

If you’re aiming for something, even if you don’t achieve it, you’ll still be somewhere better than where you started. Once you’re there, start aiming again. It’s easy to sit among the stars and remember when you’re down below looking up. But now you’re in the stars, don’t forget that you were aiming for the moon. Aim again.

Never stop aiming. There is always something else to learn or achieve. If you manage to reach the moon and don’t know where to go next, ask someone else. Business coaches exist not only to help you reach your dream but help you find where to go next. If you don’t know your next step, an expert can help you find it and keep you from stalling where you are.

Once you’ve got your next dream, think about how to achieve it. Take a step back and look at what achieving your dream really means. If you want your brand to go global, take a look at the global market. If you want to get your business online, look at how this can happen. A big vision requires hard work. Take every opportunity that comes your way.

Make a Plan

Dreams without a plan are just wishes.

If you’re serious about expanding your vision, you have to treat it like a project, not just a fantasy. Big goals are exciting, but they demand big structures underneath them to actually happen.

Planning is where vision meets execution.

The bigger your dream, the more critical it is to map out your next moves clearly. You don’t need a perfect roadmap. You need a flexible, evolving plan that gives your ambition real-world traction.

Whether you’re aiming to scale your business, change your career, or build a brand online, success starts with converting ideas into actionable steps. The people who win aren’t always the most talented—they’re the ones who know how to break massive goals into manageable, daily actions and stick to the path long after the excitement fades.

No matter how big the dream, if you plan it properly and commit to daily momentum, it becomes possible.

Finally, once you’ve got your dream and your plan, write it down. Take your dreams, your ambitions, however big, and put it on paper. Remember that a dream written down becomes a goal. A goal broken down into steps becomes a plan. And a plan backed by action makes your dreams come true because it’s achievable.

It doesn’t matter how big your dream is; if you have it broken down into steps, it is possible. Once you’ve reached your goal, you need to make sure you are aiming for something else. A limited vision will only deliver limited results.

There’s an opportunity all around you. The path to greatness starts with you recognising your potential and planning to make it happen.
So, if you want to finally build a successful business or find the perfect job, start with a massive dream, create a plan, and take action every day that will bring you closer to your dream!