Cups are an everyday thing that we rarely take much notice of. They are a utility that must have a few very simple features. They need to have walls of some sort and a bottom. Without the bottom, it is just a cylinder. The bottom is the essence of the cup. It does not have to sit flush to the table. It can be raised to any height within the walls that the designer wants. Tops are completely optional. Sometimes they are useful but the majority of cups have no need for a top.
It can be helpful to have a bottom in life as well. A set of standards that you will not go below. This bottom should not be a goal but a mental barrier that as you approach it, you start to build back up. Upward movement creates space and the possibility of raising the bottom. Cap the downside first.
In life and cups, tops are optional. If you’ve put a limit on what you can be, do or accomplish, flip your perspective and use that top as your bottom. Cap the downside first. Perhaps you’ve already done this or maybe you just think that you have. Regardless having a bottom to your cup is much more important than putting a top on it. Stay away from the bottom and keep testing if there is a top.
Redefine the top today!
Pete
Huryk Unlimited 