If you want to expand your potential and therefore your capacity, you must first change your thinking. However, if you change only your thinking and neglect to change your actions, you will fall far short of your potential.

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To start expanding your capacity, take the following three steps:

1. Stop Doing Only Those Things You Have Done Before and Start Doing Those Things You Could and Should Do.

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The first step towards success is becoming good at what you know how to do. But the more that you do what you know, the more discover additional worthy things you could do. When this occurs, you have a decision to make. Will you continue doing what you have always done, or will make the leap and try new things? Doing new things leads to innovation and new discoveries, and among those discoveries is the realization of things you should do on a consistent basis. If you do those, you will continue to grow and expand your potential. If you don't, you will plateau.

A master didn't become a overnight. There was a process. First, one must become an apprentice, then a journeyman, and finally a master.

Apprentice. Journeyman. Master. These three words illustrate the important of going through fundamental and necessary steps to acquire the kind of humility that is commensurate with true leadership.

In earlier times,apprentice was the name for someone who would select a trade, then find a master in his village to teach him the skills necessary for his chosen Vocation. After learning all he could from the local master, the apprentice would then travel elsewhere to broaden his education. Launching forward on such a journey turned apprentice into a journeyman. A journeyman would often travel long distances for the privilege of working under the master who could best help him further hone his craft. Over time, a journeyman could eventually a master himself---and be in a position to start the cycle all over again.

The process of expanding one's potential is on going. It ebbs and flows. Opportunities come and go. The standards we must set for ourselves are constantly changing. What we could do changes as we develop. What we should do also evolves. We must leave behind some old things to take on new ones. It can be difficult work,but if we are willing, our lives are changed. Expansion would meaning leaving my comfort zone. I would have to start business to produce teaching materials. I would have to develop people who could work alongside me. I would have to learn to write books so I could reach people I'd never get to speak to. I would need to travel and learn the customs and cultures of those who lived in other countries to be able to communicate. All these changes took time.
The process of adaptation and expansion has continued for me and still does. More recently, I've had to learning how to use steemit to expand my reach.

2. Stop doing what is expected and start doing more than is expected.

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We live in a world that award trophies to people for simply showing up,regardless of their contribution. Because of that many people think they are doing well if they do what is expected of them. I don't believe that helps people reach their potential or expand their capacity. To do that,a person has to do more. To distinguish yourself, get noticed,and advance your career, you need to do and be more. You have to rise above average. You can do this by asking yourself more than others ask, expecting more from yourself than others expect, believing more in yourself than others believe, doing more than others think you should have to do,giving more than others think you should give,and helping more than others think you should help.
Doing more than is expected does more than just separate you from your colleagues by eating you a reputation for performance. It also trains you to develop a habit for excellence. And that compounds over time. Continued excellence expands your capability and your potential.

3. Stop Doing Important Things Occasionally and Start Doing Important Things Daily.

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Have you ever heard the expression "life is a great big canvas and you should throw all the paint on it that you can"? I like the intent and exuberance of those words,but I don't think that advise is very good__unless you want a mess. A better thought Is to make your life a masterpiece,which require much thought,a clear idea,and selection when it comes to what paint you put on the canvas.
I believe advancing confidently in the direction of one's dreams means doing what is important everyday. To do what's not important every day does nothing for you. Its merely uses up your time. To do the right thing only occasionally does not lead to consistent growth and the expansion of your life. Both components are necessary. Daily growth leads to personal expansion.