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It is said that a goldfish when placed in a fishbowl, or larger watery space, will grow to a size that is suitable for that particular swimming environment. The larger the amount of available water volume, the greater the opportunity for the goldfish to increase in size.
This got me thinking….
Many employees have worked for quite a while in the same job role where they have fully mastered their position and are now regarded as the expert within their business organization. In essence, they are the “goldfish in the fishbowl” where they have grown to their maximum size potential.
However, what if they were moved into a new role, or transferred into another business division, or leave and join another company? They would still have the experiences that they had established and fine-tuned in their previous role, but they would now have greater opportunity to expand their vision, skills and learnings in the next one. This would be like the small goldfish being placed into a much larger bowl where they could now grow into a more impressive and bigger fish.
The key is to not let your current fishbowl size limit your thinking and career potential, but to always looks for the many free flowing streams that will lead you to a larger and more impressive fishbowl or pond (or even an ocean) where you can swim freely and get bigger!
Thoughts that might just be useful in the future 
BigE
/ July 11, 2013Perhaps goldfish need to keep outgrowing their fishbowls in order to reach their maximum potential?
Steven Cramer
/ July 11, 2013Yes indeed! Thanks for the feedback…but…..just how big can a goldfish get? A goldfish-whale!?
Houda
/ July 11, 2013I like, I’m stealing :p
Steven Cramer
/ July 11, 2013OK….I’m sure that the Goldfish will be very large by the time it swims all that way to the Northern Hemisphere!
Maggie Goldie
/ July 14, 2013Hmmmmmmm – a very poignant point – I think can relate to the fishbowl situation.!!
MaggieG